Japan’s Mike Havenaar fights for the ball with Iraq’s Ahmed Ibrahim (top) during their 2014 World Cup qualifying football match in Doha, yesterday....
Japan’s Mike Havenaar fights for the ball with Iraq’s Ahmed Ibrahim (top) during their 2014 World Cup qualifying football match in Doha, yesterday....
Qatar football team players Wesam Abdul Majid (left), Ali Afif (centre) and Hamid Khaleefa train at Aspire Academy yesterday. Qatar will face Uzbekistan,...
Chelsea football club’s new manager Jose Mourinho addresses a press conference at Stamford Bridge in London, yesterday. A reflective Jose Mourinho yesterday transformed...
MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez indicated in an interview published yesterday that Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti (pictured) remained his prime target...
BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski will not sign for Bayern Munich this year, Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said in an interview published yesterday,...
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Goals from Chelsea midfielder Oscar, Lazio’s Hernanes and Lucas Moura from the spot saw Brazil beat France 3-0 on Sunday...
LONDON: The England football team is paying a heavy price for the commercial success of the English Premier League former England manager Graham...
Zimbabwe’s striker Knowledge Musona (left) vies with Egypt’s Hegazi Ahmed during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match at the National Sports Stadium in...
MADRID: Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has joined team-mate Xavi Hernandez in criticising Jose Mourinho’s time in charge as Real Madrid manager. Mourinho’s three-year...
MIAMI: Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal winger Santi Cazorla each scored a goal to give reigning World Cup champion Spain a 2-1...
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina and Colombia both finished with 10 men after a stormy 0-0 draw in South American qualifiers for the 2014 World...
PARIS: Scotland caused the upset of the latest round of World Cup qualifiers in Europe with a 1-0 victory at Croatia yesterday. But...
KINGSTON: Brad Evans’ goal in injury time lifted the United States to a 2-1 triumph over Jamaica yesterday in the final round of...
TOKYO: Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa has vowed to step up to the plate for Japan at this month’s Confederations Cup as the...
MADRID: Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani is fully committed to Malaga football club despite recent reports to the contrary, vice-president Moayad Shatat said...
LONDON: Lucrative new television deals starting in August offer English Premier League soccer clubs a “golden opportunity” to strengthen finances undermined by the...
PARIS: Argentina can all but secure their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in neighbouring Brazil with a win in tonight’s qualifier...
Real Madrid’s Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho (back) watches Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo as they take part in a training session at...
