Sports / Football

Al Gharafa and Al Wakrah claim wins at Qatar League 08 Jan 2016 - 01:56 am

Action from a match at the Qatar Basketball League in Doha on Wednesday. Doha: Al Gharafa recorded an important 73-60 win over Al...

All eyes on Zidane's first match with Real 08 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Real Madrid's new French coach Zinedine Zidane (L) looks at Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema during his first training session as coach...

Suarez faces ban for 'waste of space' jibe 07 Jan 2016 - 05:32 pm

Barcelona's Luis Suarez (L) and Gerard Pique (C) argue with Espanyol's goalkeeper Pau Lopez. (Reuters /Albert Gea) Barcelona: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez faces...

Bayern Munich team train at Aspire 07 Jan 2016 - 05:27 pm

Bayern Munich's head coach Pep Guardiola at the training session at Aspire Zone. (Baher Amin) Doha: German champions Bayern Munich must hit top...

Milan's problems psychological, says Donadoni 07 Jan 2016 - 08:31 am

Milan: AC Milan are a quality side but are suffering many psychological problems, Bologna coach Roberto Donadoni said after his team's shock 1-0...

Barca not interested in NFL type scrap, says Luis Enrique 07 Jan 2016 - 08:18 am

Barcelona: Barcelona boss Luis Enrique compared Espanyol's roughhouse tactics to the NFL after the visitors had two men sent-off in the second bad-tempered...

Drogba denies retirement report 07 Jan 2016 - 08:12 am

Los Angeles: Didier Drogba denied reports of his retirement on Wednesday, saying he had not yet taken a decision over his future amid...

Messi double eases Barca past nine-man Espanyol 07 Jan 2016 - 08:11 am

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, reacts after scoring against Espanyol during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in...

Inter lead five-way race for Serie A crown 07 Jan 2016 - 07:56 am

Inter Milan's forward from Argentina Mauro Icardi scores against Empoli's goalkeeper from Poland Lukasz Skorupski during the Italian Serie A football match on...

Liverpool sign Serbian midfielder Grujic 06 Jan 2016 - 05:30 pm

London: Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic has become the first player to be signed by Liverpool under manager Jurgen Klopp, the Premier League club...

QSL coach of the month- Djamel Belmadi 06 Jan 2016 - 05:12 pm

Doha: Lekhwiya head coach Djamel Belmadi has been announced as the QSL coach of the month for December 2015. The Algerian tactician has...

QSL player of the month - Youssef Msakni 06 Jan 2016 - 05:10 pm

Doha: Lekhwiya midfielder Youssef Msakni has been announced as the QSL player of the month for December. The Tunisian international picked up the...

Chelsea loanee Perica fires Udinese to Atalanta win 06 Jan 2016 - 04:58 pm

Udinese's Stipe Perica (C) in action against Atalanta players Nicolo Cherubin (L) and Boukary Drame (R) during the Italian Serie A soccer match...

Bale trains for first time under Zidane 06 Jan 2016 - 04:57 pm

Madrid: Gareth Bale trained for the first time under the orders of new Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Wednesday after missing the...

Prince Ali fears 'catastrophe' for FIFA if wrong leader elected 06 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

In a file picture taken on December 19, 2015 FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan answers questions during an...

FIFA ethics committee extends Valcke suspension 06 Jan 2016 - 12:54 pm

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke attends a news conference after the meeting of the Ethics Committee at the Home of FIFA in Zurich...

Zidane to be 'top-class manager' - Houllier 06 Jan 2016 - 09:31 am

Sydney: Zinedine Zidane will be a "top-class manager", former France coach Gerard Houllier predicted Wednesday, saying the football legend had taken all the...