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Football: Indonesian domestic league fails to resume, fears FIFA ban. 25 Apr 2015 - 05:42 pm

Jakarta - The Indonesian league failed to resume on Saturday after being denied a permit to hold matches, the football association chief said,...

Football: Defiant Pellegrini defends City's progress in season to forget 25 Apr 2015 - 12:32 pm

London--Manuel Pellegrini insists Manchester City are still heading in the right direction under his leadership despite surrendering the Premier League title without a...

Football: Arsenal aim to redraw lines of Chelsea rivalry 25 Apr 2015 - 12:25 pm

London--Chelsea's trip to Arsenal this Sunday is being billed as a Premier League title decider, but in reality it is likely to have...

Football: Young calls for rousing finish from United 25 Apr 2015 - 12:22 pm

Liverpool--Ashley Young says Manchester United will aim to secure second spot in the Premier League with five "cup final" displays in their remaining...

Football: De Gea offered big money deal to stay at United - Van Gaal 25 Apr 2015 - 10:53 am

London--Louis van Gaal claims Manchester United have made David de Gea a big-money offer in a bid to persuade the Spain goalkeeper to...

Football: Portuguese league table 25 Apr 2015 - 10:44 am

Lisbon--Portuguese league table after Friday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Benfica 29 24 2 3 73 15 74...

Al Rayyan thrash Al Markhiya as Emir Cup kicks off in style 25 Apr 2015 - 12:07 am

Al Rayyan’s players celebrate a goal against Al Markhiya during the opening match of the Emir Cup at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha. ...

Football: Barcelona v Bayern, Juventus v Real Madrid in Champions League semis. 24 Apr 2015 - 08:57 pm

Paris - Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Juventus will take on holders Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League after...

Football: Italian clubs kept apart in Europe League semis. 24 Apr 2015 - 08:15 pm

Paris - The draw for the semi-finals of the Europe League on Friday kept alive the possibility of an all-Italian final as Serie...

Football: Guardiola return 'special' for all involved - Luis Enrique. 24 Apr 2015 - 07:31 pm

Barcelona - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted the return of club legend Pep Guardiola to the Camp Nou when Bayern Munich face the...

Great prizes announced for 2015 Qatar Cup 24 Apr 2015 - 12:34 am

Doha: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) has announced that at this season’s Qatar Cup matches there will be approximately QR2m worth of fantastic...

Emir Cup kicks off today at Grand Hamad Stadium 24 Apr 2015 - 12:30 am

In this file picture taken on March 31, Ali Hmoud Al Naimi (centre), Head of Competitions of QFA and other officials take part...

Football: Juve need luck after last four draw - Marotta. 23 Apr 2015 - 09:02 pm

Milan - Juventus CEO Giuseppe Marotta says the Italian champions will need luck to make the Champions League final after coming up against...

Football: France rely on PSG, Lyon players for World Cup. 23 Apr 2015 - 08:21 pm

Paris - France coach Philippe Bergeroo has drawn heavily on players fron Lyon and PSG, the two dominant domestic forces, for his 23-woman...

Football: Goal-line technology to make early bow in Germany. 23 Apr 2015 - 07:59 pm

Berlin - Goal-line technology could make its appearance in the Bundesliga as early as the end of the season relegation play-offs, the head...

Football: Juventus 'not afraid' as semi-final looms - Allegri 23 Apr 2015 - 12:00 pm

Monaco--Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri insists his side will not be in the Champions League semi-finals just to make up the numbers after the...

Football: Real will be stronger for semis, warns Ancelotti 23 Apr 2015 - 11:58 am

Madrid--Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti sent a warning to Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus that his side will not relinquish their Champions League...

Football: Federici on losing side again 23 Apr 2015 - 11:14 am

London--Adam Federici's first match after his FA Cup semi-final blunder saw the Australia goalkeeper on the losing side again as Reading suffered a...