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Qatar take on Algeria today 26 Mar 2015 - 12:19 am

Members of the Qatari national football team train ahead of their friendly match against Algeria at Lekhwiya Stadium today. It will be the...

Football: Liverpool's Skrtel to serve three-game ban 25 Mar 2015 - 07:15 pm

London--Liverpool's Martin Skrtel will serve a three-game suspension after losing his appeal against a charge for standing on Manchester United goalkeeper David de...

Oman, Japan, UAE and China in last 8 25 Mar 2015 - 01:09 am

A Chinese player tries to kick the ball during a match of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 – AFC Qualifier Qatar,...

Qatar prepare for Algeria friendly at Lekhwiya Stadium tomorrow: Kick-off time: 7:00pm 25 Mar 2015 - 12:36 am

Qatar football players jog during a training session prior to hitting the gym (right) ahead of their friendly game against Algeria at Lekhwiya...

Football: Platini triumphs at UEFA and launches attack on Blatter 24 Mar 2015 - 06:25 pm

Vienna--Football legend Michel Platini on Tuesday scored a hat-trick of victories for the presidency of UEFA and made an immediate attack on Sepp...

Football: African friendly international fixtures 24 Mar 2015 - 04:23 pm

Johannesburg--Friendly international football fixtures involving African national teams: Wednesday At Curepipe, Mauritius Mauritius v Burundi At Sidoarjo, Indonesia Indonesia v Cameroon At Lobatse,...

Football: Germany's Neuer ruled out of Australia clash 24 Mar 2015 - 04:05 pm

Berlin--Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been ruled out of the world champions' friendly against Australia on Wednesday with a knee injury, coach Joachim...

Football: Under-fire Blatter appeals for 'unity' to soccer chiefs 24 Mar 2015 - 03:51 pm

Vienna--FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Tuesday appealed to his biggest critics to show unity and solidarity ahead of an election in which he...

Football: Platini warns of new 'dark days' of hooliganism 24 Mar 2015 - 03:22 pm

UEFA president Michel Platini Vienna--UEFA president Michel Platini on Tuesday warned of a return to the "dark days" of hooliganism in Europe fired...

Football: UEFA predicts bumper revenue for 2015-2016 24 Mar 2015 - 02:28 pm

Vienna--UEFA expects a bumper revenue of 4.6 billion euros ($5.05 billion) for 2015-2016 when the European Championships in France will more than double...

Brazil investigates German claim of Cup graft 24 Mar 2015 - 12:09 pm

Sao Paulo---Brazil said Monday it has ordered an investigation following allegations that the subsidiary of a German company paid bribes to officials in...

Football: Two-year sentence requested for Barcelona president in Neymar affair 23 Mar 2015 - 08:19 pm

Madrid--Spanish prosecutors are requesting a prison sentence of two years and three months for Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and seven for his...

Football: Portugal manager wins misconduct appeal 23 Mar 2015 - 08:03 pm

Lausanne--Portugal coach Fernando Santos on Monday had his ban for misconduct while in charge of Greece cut in half by the Court of...

Football: French stress test for Brazil work in progress 23 Mar 2015 - 06:40 pm

Rio de Janeiro--Nine months on from their World Cup drubbing by Germany, Dunga's new look Brazil team remains a work in progress but...

Football: Juanmi called into Spain squad for injured Costa 23 Mar 2015 - 06:26 pm

Madrid--Malaga forward Juanmi has been called into the Spain squad for upcoming games against Ukraine and the Netherlands with Chelsea striker Diego Costa...

Football: South African Cup draw relief for sponsor 23 Mar 2015 - 06:20 pm

Johannesburg--The South African FA Cup sponsor was relieved Monday after the quarter-finals draw in Johannesburg kept apart Pretoria clubs Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport...

Football: Socceroo Leckie eyes another upset over Germany 23 Mar 2015 - 06:02 pm

Berlin--Australia's Germany-based striker Mathew Leckie says the Socceroos aim to make life as difficult as possible for the world champions when they chase...

Football: UEFA opposes World Cup compensation for European leagues 23 Mar 2015 - 05:54 pm

Vienna--UEFA will not back any legal action by Europe's football championships seeking compensation for moving the dates of the 2022 World Cup, secretary...