Sports / Football

Maccarone late strike stuns Sassuolo 04 Oct 2015 - 04:19 pm

Milan: A late strike by Massimo Maccarone secured a precious 1-0 win over Sassuolo as Empoli moved six places up to to 13th...

Advocaat steps down as Sunderland coach 04 Oct 2015 - 03:55 pm

London: Dick Advocaat has stepped down as head coach of Sunderland, the Premier League strugglers announced on Sunday. Advocaat, 68, was appointed last...

Mourinho all but throws in title towel 04 Oct 2015 - 09:54 am

London: Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea's hopes of defending their Premier League title have all but disappeared. The 3-1 home defeat to Southampton left...

Sevilla send Barca to second straight away defeat 04 Oct 2015 - 09:20 am

Champions Barcelona suffered their second defeat in three matches in La Liga on Saturday with Michael Krohn-Dehli scoring and setting up another goal...

Five-goal Aguero fires City top, Palace soar to 3rd 03 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

London: Sergio Aguero plundered five goals in a dizzying 20-minute spell as Manchester City demolished Newcastle United 6-1 on Saturday to reclaim first...

Lichsteiner facing long spell on sidelines 03 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

Milan: Juventus defender Stephan Lichsteiner could be facing a six-month spell on the sidelines for the Italian champions, according to a leading heart...

Maldini slams Ballon d'Or over Buffon blunder 03 Oct 2015 - 04:53 pm

Milan: AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini joined a chorus of ex-players in slamming Ballon d'Or chiefs after former Italy teammate Gianluigi Buffon was...

Guinea international Constant detained at Istanbul airport 03 Oct 2015 - 03:14 pm

Istanbul: Turkish side Trabzonspor's Guinea international midfielder Kevin Constant was detained on Saturday at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport as he was boarding a flight...

Bale, Ramos fit to return in Madrid derby 03 Oct 2015 - 03:10 pm

Madrid: Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos look set to make their first appearance for Real Madrid since September 13 in Sunday's derby away...

Sterling dismisses "too tired" charges 03 Oct 2015 - 01:35 pm

London: Raheem Sterling has denied telling manager Roy Hodgson that he was too tired to play for England in a Euro 2016 qualifier...

Blatter defiant as top sponsors demand resignation 03 Oct 2015 - 10:42 am

NEW YORK: Top FIFA sponsors joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world...

Mourinho stuck in ‘worst period’ of his career 03 Oct 2015 - 12:45 am

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks dejected during the Champions League match against FC Porto at Dragao Stadium, Oporto, Portugal on Tuesday. London: Jose...

QSL: Al Rayyan maintain unbeaten run 03 Oct 2015 - 12:35 am

Al Rayyan’s Rodrigo Barbosa (centre) attempts to break through Mesaimeer defence during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Gharafa Stadium, yesterday....

Qatari young guns tame Kyrgyzstan 03 Oct 2015 - 12:34 am

Action from AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers match between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan at Grand Hamad Stadium, yesterday.PIC: KAMMUTTY VP Doha: Hosts Qatar displayed a...

PSG, Marseille renew rivalry 03 Oct 2015 - 12:29 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s players pose before the UEFA Champions League group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, in the Ukrainian city...

Al Sadd take off late against Al Ahli 02 Oct 2015 - 02:27 am

Al Gharafa’s Aden Ali going challenging Al Arabi’s Sergio Dutra during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Pictures...

Sheikh Salman weighs entering FIFA race if Platini withdraws 02 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Simon Evans ZURICH: One of Michel Platini's main backers in his bid to head world soccer's governing body, Bahraini Sheikh Salman Bin...

PSG remain unbeaten after comfortable win in Donetsk 01 Oct 2015 - 08:36 am

Lviv: Paris Saint-Germain maintained their unbeaten start to the season on Wednesday as they cruised past Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Champions...