Sports / Football

Weather disrupts match 19 Dec 2013 - 04:08 am

The players leave the pitch due to bad weather during the English League Cup Quarter-Final football match between Stoke City and Manchester United...

Gattuso under investigation for alleged match-fixing 18 Dec 2013 - 12:44 pm

ROME: Gennaro Gattuso (pictured), a member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning side, was placed under investigation while four people were arrested yesterday in...

Roma, AC Milan share the spoils 18 Dec 2013 - 12:40 pm

AS Roma forward Francesco Totti (left) vies for the ball with AC Milan defender Daniele Bonera during the Italian Serie A at the...

United’s Fletcher reveals agony of illness 18 Dec 2013 - 12:39 pm

LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has revealed he did not know whether he would be able to live normally again as he...

Man City to face Barca in Champions League 17 Dec 2013 - 09:43 am

Champions League’s final ambassador Portugal’s Luis Figo holds up the name of Borussia Dortmund during the draw for the last-16 of the UEFA...

QSL: Al Sadd drop points; Lekhwiya win 17 Dec 2013 - 09:42 am

Al Sadd’s Ibrahim Khalfan (right) vies for the ball during his side’s Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Kharaitiyat at Al Sadd...

Tottenham Hotspur sack coach Villas-Boas 17 Dec 2013 - 09:40 am

LONDON: Andre Villas-Boas (pictured) has been sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur after 17 months in the role, the English Premier League club...

PSG-Real tickets now available at shopping malls 17 Dec 2013 - 09:39 am

DOHA: Paris Saint-Germain will take on Real Madrid in an eagerly anticipated friendly match at Khalifa International Stadium on January 2, 2014. Tickets...

English big guns eye League Cup last four 17 Dec 2013 - 09:14 am

LONDON: Improbably kept apart in the League Cup quarter-final draw, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will have eyes on the...

Liverpool crush Tottenham 5-0; Man United win 16 Dec 2013 - 09:04 am

Liverpool’s Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring a goal against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in London, yesterday. LONDON: Manchester United and Liverpool...

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour: Fans flock to Al Arabi Stadium 15 Dec 2013 - 12:28 pm

Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Coca-Cola officials unveiling the FIFA World Cup Trophy at Al Arabi Stadium on Friday night. The FIFA World...

PSG trounce Rennes 3-1 15 Dec 2013 - 12:27 pm

Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (centre) vies for the ball with Rennes’ French midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko (right) during the French L1 match...

Man City humble Arsenal; Chelsea move second 15 Dec 2013 - 12:25 pm

Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez shoots as he is challenged by Newcastle’s Cheick Tiote during their English Premier League match at St James’ Park Stadium...

Guangzhou set up Bayern clash 15 Dec 2013 - 12:23 pm

Marcello Lippi, coach of China’s Guangzhou Evergrande, gestures during their FIFA Club World Cup soccer match against Egypt’s Al Ahly, at Agadir Stadium...

Ten-man Real Madrid salvage draw at Osasuna 15 Dec 2013 - 12:23 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid fought back from 2-0 down with 10 men to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw at lowly Osasuna yesterday...

Germany to use tailor-made training base in Brazil 14 Dec 2013 - 05:49 am

BERLIN: Germany have kept things in the family and will set up their Brazil 2014 World Cup base at a German-built resort under...

Van Persie ruled out for one month 14 Dec 2013 - 05:49 am

LONDON: Robin van Persie will play no part in Manchester United’s busy holiday programme after being ruled out for a month with a...

Arsenal reach last sixteen stage 13 Dec 2013 - 09:16 am

FC Barcelona’s Brazilian Neymar gestures with the ball in his hand after scoring a hat-trick against Celtic Glasgow at the end of the...