Sports / Football

Coaches agree league will help improve quality 19 Sep 2013 - 01:22 am

DOHA: Coaches of the newly-formed Q League believe that the new competition will benefit clubs and football in Qatar. The Q League will...

British trio primed for Europa adventure 19 Sep 2013 - 01:16 am

PSV Eindhoven’s players run during a training session in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, yesterday.PSV Eindhoven will play in the Europa League against PFK Ludogorets...

South Africa, Nigeria to meet at CHAN 19 Sep 2013 - 01:16 am

JOHANNESBURG: Major rivals South Africa and Nigeria were drawn together yesterday in the first round of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Mali...

Manchester United ‘the team to beat’ in EPL this season: Cole 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

Cole during the partnership press conference between Manchester United and Commercial Bank Qatar in Doha yesterday BY DENZIL PINTO DOHA: Twenty-time English Premier...

Platini to decide on FIFA job ‘during or after’ World Cup 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

DUBROVNIK, Croatia: UEFA president Michel Platini said yesterday that he will decide whether to run for the top job in world football at...

Lekhwiya coach optimistic ahead of Guangzhou test 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

Nam Tae-Hee (right) of Lekhwiya vies for the ball with Luiz Guilherme Da Conceical Silva (centre) of Evergrande Guangzhou during their first-leg quarter-final...

Mourinho hatches plans with young team 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, famous for often surreal quotes, returned to a favourite theme yesterday when he described his players as “beautiful,...

Barca welcome Ajax in historic first clash 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

MADRID: For two sides with such a great history in European football, the meeting between Barcelona and Ajax today will remarkably be the...

Dortmund face Napoli without the X-factor 18 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

BERLIN: Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund embark on their third consecutive European campaign today at Napoli fully aware they are no longer dark...

Buoyant Arsenal seek winning start 18 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

MARSEILLE: In-form Arsenal face Marseille today wary of the need to hit the ground running in what was just about the toughest Champions...

Shelvey takes spotlight as Swansea City hold Liverpool 18 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

SWANSEA, United Kingdom: Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey went from hero to zero and back again in a dramatic 2-2 draw against his former...

Ferdinand wants consistency on diving 18 Sep 2013 - 04:22 am

LONDON: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says diving will only be eradicated if authorities from across Europe come together to address the problem....

Rooney double leads United to victory over Leverkusen 18 Sep 2013 - 03:13 am

Real Madrid’s Isco (right) celebrates with his Portuguese team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring during the UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray at the...

Ronaldo goal scoring earns ‘record’ pay: Press 17 Sep 2013 - 02:31 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Gareth Bale take part in a training session at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul yesterday. Real Madrid...

Alves offered to donate his liver to me, says Abidal 17 Sep 2013 - 02:30 am

MADRID: Monaco full-back Eric Abidal has said that his old Barcelona team-mate Dani Alves offered to donate the Frenchman his liver when Abidal...

Lethargic Bayern begin title defence against CSKA Moscow 17 Sep 2013 - 02:27 am

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney (centre) takes part in a training session at the team’s Carrington training ground in Manchester, northwest England,...

Young may not change his diving ways: Moyes 17 Sep 2013 - 02:27 am

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United manager David Moyes has warned his own player Ashley Young to stop diving but said yesterday he could not...

Giant killers Pilsen seek to stun Man City 17 Sep 2013 - 01:50 am

PRAGUE: Czech champions Viktoria Pilsen are looking to add Manchester City to their collection of beaten giants when the two teams clash in...