Sports / Football

Barcelona deliver masterclass, plucky Galatasaray go through 13 Mar 2013 - 11:43 pm

PARIS: Barcelona completed a remarkable comeback against AC Milan to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday, while Galatasaray eliminated Schalke....

Sir Bobby tips Bayern to win Champs League 13 Mar 2013 - 11:10 pm

BERLIN: England’s World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton has tipped German giants Bayern Munich to win this season’s Champions League title. “If I...

Australia’s Cahill returns for World Cup qualifier 13 Mar 2013 - 11:10 pm

SYDNEY: Attacking midfielder Tim Cahill was recalled to the Australia squad for this month’s World Cup qualifier against Oman yesterday having missed his...

Who said what after Messi’s brilliant show 13 Mar 2013 - 11:09 pm

BARCELONA: Following is a selection of reactions to Barcelona’s 4-0 Champions League victory against AC Milan on Tuesday. World Player of the Year...

Messi’s double dispels Barcelona doubts 13 Mar 2013 - 11:09 pm

MADRID: Two goals from Lionel Messi led a stunning Barcelona fightback as they overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit against AC Milan with a...

Barcelona reach last eight 13 Mar 2013 - 03:28 am

FC Barcelona’s players celebrate their third goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match against AC Milan at...

Arsenal seek to make the ‘impossible possible’ 13 Mar 2013 - 12:31 am

Arsenal’s Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin warms up during a training session at the club’s complex in London Colney on the eve of their...

Eljaish held by Tractorsazi 13 Mar 2013 - 12:11 am

Wagner Renan Ribeiro (in white) of Qatar’s Eljaish kicks the ball past Iran’s Tractorsazi’s goalkeeper Mehdi Sabeti to score a goal during their...

Qatar’s Al Gharafa, Al Rayyan chase wins in ACL encounters 13 Mar 2013 - 12:10 am

DOHA: After losing their first match of the Asian Champions League (ACL), Al Gharafa’s coach Habib Sidek insists his team must pick up...

Rooney is staying at United: Charlton 13 Mar 2013 - 12:10 am

LONDON: Manchester United great Bobby Charlton has dismissed concerns about the future of striker Wayne Rooney by declaring there is “no way he...

Barca bids for comeback over Milan in Champions League 12 Mar 2013 - 08:05 am

LONDON: Barcelona face a crossroads in their season today when they attempt to overturn their Round of 16 first leg defeat at AC...

Qatar’s Eljaish looking for first victory in ACL 12 Mar 2013 - 08:04 am

Dame Traore (left) of Qatar’s Lekhwiya fights for the ball with Hassan Safar of UAE’s Al-Shabab during their AFC Champions League match at...

FIFA suspends Executive Committee member Manilal 12 Mar 2013 - 08:04 am

PARIS: Sri Lankan Fernando Manilal, a member of world governing body FIFA’s Executive Committee member, has been provisionally suspended from all football-related activities...

Ronaldo double sees Madrid past Celta Vigo 12 Mar 2013 - 08:03 am

Madrid: Real Madrid registered their sixth consecutive victory in all competitions as two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo led them to a 2-1 win...

QFA, Qatar Shell launch Il’Ab We’Yana programme 12 Mar 2013 - 07:56 am

Officials of Qatar Football Association (QFA), Qatar Shell, and FC Barcelona Foundation during the launch of the Il’Ab We’Yana, an extra-curricular school programme...

Chelsea fight back to earn replay with United 11 Mar 2013 - 12:02 am

Manchester United’s Shinji Kagawa (right) challenges Chelsea’s Cezar Azpilicueta during their English FA Cup quarter-final match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England,...

Rooney to be offered new deal: Ferguson 10 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

LONDON: Manchester United’s England striker Wayne Rooney will be offered a new contract before his deal ends in 2015, the club’s manager Alex...

Late Gerrard penalty gives Liverpool win 10 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

Liverpool: Steven Gerrard rocked Tottenham as the Liverpool captain’s late penalty clinched a 3-2 win over the Champions League hopefuls at Anfield yesterday...