Sports / Football

Last minute goal helps Qatar edge Palestine 1-0 26 Dec 2013 - 04:33 am

Qatar’s Boualem Khoukhi vies for the ball with Palestine’s Raed Fares during the group stage match of 8th WAFF Championships at Al Sadd...

Mourinho plans 12-year Chelsea stay 24 Dec 2013 - 10:13 am

Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho reacts during the English Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Manchester, in this file picture of...

Palacio late show helps Inter stun Milan in derby 24 Dec 2013 - 10:12 am

AC Milan’s goalkeeper Christian Abbiati (left) reacts after Inter Milan’s Rodrigo Palacio (8) shoot to score during their Italian Serie A match at...

Lille battle PSG to capital draw 24 Dec 2013 - 10:10 am

Lille’s Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (second left), looks on as Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (centre) vies for the ball with Lille’s...

Real maintain chase of Barcelona 24 Dec 2013 - 10:09 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Valencia CF during the Spanish Primera Division match at Mestalla Stadium, in Valencia,...

QFA School League to kick off today 24 Dec 2013 - 09:55 am

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) School League in which 20 schools will compete will kick off today. Announced on October 10, the...

Manchester Grammar School win Qatar-UK Challenge Trophy 24 Dec 2013 - 09:52 am

Manchester Grammar School (MGS), winners of the International Hadaf football tournament and the Qatar-UK Challenge Trophy. Doha: Manchester Grammar School (MGS) won the...

Marseille, Bordeaux in 2-2 draw 23 Dec 2013 - 02:33 pm

Bordeaux’s French defender Julien Faubert (left) vies for the ball with Marseille’s French defender Benjamin Mendy during the French L1 match at the...

Bayern win Club World Cup 23 Dec 2013 - 02:28 pm

MARRAKECH, Morocco: European champions Bayern Munich claimed their fifth title of 2013 as they lifted the Club World Cup with a 2-0 win...

Pedro revives Barcelona 23 Dec 2013 - 02:28 pm

MADRID: Barcelona ensured they will finish 2013 on top of La Liga as a Pedro Rodriguez hat-trick helped them come from 2-0 down...

India can qualify for 2022 World Cup: Tendulkar 23 Dec 2013 - 02:27 pm

Kolkata: A month after bidding an emotional adieu to cricket, the game’s legend Sachin Tendulkar yesterday rooted for Indian football saying the country...

Sherwood masterminds Spurs win; Everton fourth 23 Dec 2013 - 02:22 pm

LONDON: Tim Sherwood’s hopes of becoming Tottenham Hotspur’s permanent manager were boosted after his attacking team came back to win 3-2 at stuttering...

Man United reach League Cup semis 20 Dec 2013 - 12:58 am

Tottenham Hotspur’s French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (right) vies for the ball with West Ham United’s English striker Carlton Cole during the English League...

Barcelona to play in Doha: Club website 20 Dec 2013 - 12:57 am

FC Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Valencia CF during the Spanish Liga Primera Division match played...

Ki sinks Chelsea in League Cup thriller 19 Dec 2013 - 09:25 am

Bayern Munich’s midfielder Mario Goetze (right) and Guangzhou’s mildfielder Zhi Zheng vying for ball possession during their FIFA Club World Cup football semi-final...

Bayern edge Guangzhou to reach club world final 19 Dec 2013 - 09:23 am

AGADIR, Morocco: European champions Bayern Munich booked their place in the Club World Cup final with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Asian champions...

European Commission probes aid to Spanish clubs 19 Dec 2013 - 09:21 am

BRUSSELS: The European Commission yesterday launched an investigation into seven Spanish football clubs, including Barcelona and Real Madrid, after complaints they accepted illegal...

Beckham’s Miami stadium search gets green light 19 Dec 2013 - 09:15 am

Beckham’s Miami stadiumMIAMI: Retired soccer star David Beckham and Major League Soccer (MLS) took a step toward fielding a new Miami team as...