Sports / Football

No FA action over Aguero challenge 15 Apr 2013 - 11:07 pm

LONDON: Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero won’t be punished by the Football Association for his ugly challenge on Chelsea’s David Luiz in their...

Al Nahdi Group, QFA sign deal 15 Apr 2013 - 11:06 pm

Jamal Al Nahdi (left), President, Al Nahdi Group and Saoud Al Mohannadi, General Secretary of Qatar Football Association during a sponsorship signing ceremony...

Qatar set for Palestine game; Fahad names squad 15 Apr 2013 - 12:31 am

Qatar coach Fahad Thani is seen with national team player Hassan Al Haydos of Al Sadd club during a team training session in...

Al Sadd play Al Rayyan in HA Cup semis 15 Apr 2013 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Al Sadd will take on Al Rayyan in the first semi-final of the Heir Apparent Cup, it...

United pick up easy points; Sunderland beat Newcastle 15 Apr 2013 - 12:24 am

Manchester City’s French midfielder Samir Nasri (right) celebrates with team-mates after scoring the opening goal during the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at...

FA Cup: City end Chelsea journey in semi-finals 15 Apr 2013 - 12:23 am

LONDON: Manchester City withstood a valiant fightback from Chelsea to win a gripping FA Cup semi-final 2-1 at Wembley Stadium yesterday and knock...

Ancelotti to stay at PSG, says Leonardo 15 Apr 2013 - 12:21 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo intimated yesterday that coach Carlo Ancelotti would be staying at the runaway Ligue 1 leaders next season...

Asian Communities Football Tournament kicks off in Doha 14 Apr 2013 - 11:58 pm

Ambassadors from Malaysia and Indonesia and diplomats from Japan, South Korea and Singapore pose for a picture along with team representatives of the...

Al Sadd crowned QSL champions 14 Apr 2013 - 01:08 am

Al Sadd players and officials celebrate after winning the Qatar Stars League (QSL) title after they beat Al Kharaitiyat in round 21 at...

Arsenal sink Norwich with late comeback 14 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring the 3-1 lead during the English Premier League match against Norwich City in London, Britain, yesterday. Arsenal...

PSG continue march towards French title 14 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain recovered from their midweek Champions League heartbreak as they continued their march towards a first Ligue 1 crown in 19...

Al Sadd eye QSL title glory 13 Apr 2013 - 04:19 am

Al Sadd captain Raul Gonzalez (left) celebrates with team-mates Talal Ali Albloushi (centre) and Nadir Belhadj during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match...

Spanish, Germans kept apart in the semi-finals 13 Apr 2013 - 04:19 am

NYON, Switzerland: The prospect of an all-German or an all-Spanish European Champions League final next month remains alive after yesterday’s semi-final draw. But...

Chelsea reach Europa League last-four stage 13 Apr 2013 - 04:18 am

PARIS: European heavyweights Chelsea and Benfica reached the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night and were joined by lesser lights FC Basel and...

Wounded United face Stoke 12 Apr 2013 - 05:08 am

Former Manchester United and England footballer Sir Bobby Charlton (right) exchanges shirts with former Benfica and Portugal player Eusebio, to commemorate the 1968...

Premier League approves goal-line technology 12 Apr 2013 - 05:07 am

A football is propelled towards Hawk-Eye equipment during a test of the Goal Line Technology (GLT) by EMPA ( Swiss Federal Laboratories for...

Financial controls for EPL clubs 12 Apr 2013 - 05:06 am

LONDON: English Premier League clubs voted yeserday to bring in new financial regulations in a bid to address over-spending. The controls limit increases...

Brazil slump to lowest ever world ranking 12 Apr 2013 - 05:06 am

PARIS: Brazil have slumped to their lowest ever position in world football, according to FIFA’s latest world rankings published yesterday. The 2014 World...