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Liverpool keep title bid alive 24 Feb 2014 - 09:22 am

Liverpool’s Jon Flanagan (left) in action against Swansea City’s Wayne Routledge during their English Premier League match at Anfield Road Stadium in Liverpool,...

Gerrard could play at Euro 2016, says manager Hodgson 24 Feb 2014 - 09:21 am

LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson has not given up hope of persuading captain Steven Gerrard to lead the team in their quest to...

QSL attendances hit record high 24 Feb 2014 - 09:20 am

Doha: In round 21 of the Qatar Stars League the fans came out in full force and backed their teams in a record...

Spain face Ukraine and Slovakia in Euro 2016 qualifying 24 Feb 2014 - 09:15 am

NICE, France: Spain will start their campaign for a third successive European Championship in qualifying Group C along with Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia...

Rooney signs blockbuster deal with Man United 23 Feb 2014 - 09:03 am

LONDON: Wayne Rooney (pictured) pledged his long-term future to Manchester United after signing a blockbuster contract extension with the Premier League champions. Rooney...

Al Kharaitiyat upset Al Arabi 22 Feb 2014 - 12:05 am

DOHA: Youssef Kaddioui Idrissi struck a double (35 and 57) after an own goal by Abdullah Maarfee (10) to power Al Kharaitiyat to...

Football: Pellegrini apologises for ref outburst 21 Feb 2014 - 11:53 pm

LONDON: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini apologised yesterday for his virulent verbal attack on the match referee following his side’s 2-0 loss to...

Lekhwiya still in lead; Tabata is Al Sadd hero 21 Feb 2014 - 06:40 am

Al Sadd players celebrate Rodrigo Tabata’s (centre) hat-trick against Al Khor in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match yesterday. Al Sadd won 4-2....

Classy Barca all but end City’s European dreams 20 Feb 2014 - 01:36 am

Barcelona’s Brazilian defender Dani Alves (right) celebrates with team-mates after scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League, last 16, first...

FIFA give Curitiba World Cup reprieve 20 Feb 2014 - 12:25 am

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil: FIFA handed a World Cup reprieve to the Brazilian city of Curitiba yesterday, barely one month after threatening to axe it...

PSG must finish the job, insists Ibrahimovic 20 Feb 2014 - 12:25 am

LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has urged Paris Saint-Germain to finish off Bayer Leverkusen after their 4-0 victory in Germany left them on the...

Park’s Cup hopes improve after recall for friendly 20 Feb 2014 - 12:25 am

SEOUL: Park Chu-young is back in the frame to make the cut for South Korea’s World Cup squad after head coach Hong Myung-bo...

Barca beat Manchester City 19 Feb 2014 - 02:37 am

Manchester City’s goalkeeper Joe Hart fails to save a penalty kick from Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the teams’ UEFA Champions League...

Arsenal need perfection against Bayern Munich 19 Feb 2014 - 12:36 am

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger looks on as his players take part in a team training session at their training ground in London yesterday....

Coach Seedorf looking to lift Milan in Madrid 19 Feb 2014 - 12:36 am

Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger warms up during a training session in Munich yesterday. Bayern Munich will play Arsenal in a Champions League match...

Hodgson says England must take the heat 19 Feb 2014 - 12:19 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: England coach Roy Hodgson said yesterday his side would have to rise above the World Cup heat when they tackle...

Football: Bayern ‘best in the world’, says Wenger 19 Feb 2014 - 12:17 am

LONDON: Bayern Munich are currently the best team in the world and favourites to win the Champions League, according to Arsene Wenger. But...

Barcelona offer Man City toughest test to date 18 Feb 2014 - 12:40 am

Manchester City’s Joe Hart dives for the ball during a training session at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England, yesterday. Manchester City...