Sports / Football

Messi gets 21 months in jail for tax fraud, unlikely to serve time 06 Jul 2016 - 03:59 pm

Lionel Messi (file photo / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI) By Emma Pinedo and Angus Berwick MADRID: Barcelona's Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was...

Nolito: Why the Spaniard’s arrival sparks uncertainty at Manchester City 06 Jul 2016 - 12:37 pm

(Photo: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann) By Adam Gray At Manchester City, it was an interesting weekend. On Saturday, Nolito was shown around the club’s Etihad...

Michy Batshuayi: What Chelsea fans should expect from the Belgian 06 Jul 2016 - 12:12 pm

Belgium's forward Michy Batshuayi (file photo / AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND) by Mark Sochon Chelsea announced this weekend that they had completed the...

Mourinho to focus on reviving Man United not on duel with Guardiola 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Manchester United's new Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho poses with a football shirt on the pitch during a photocall at Old Trafford stadium in...

Valencia sign Portugal winger Nani 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Portugal's Nani during a training session. (REUTERS/Darren Staples) Madrid: Portuguese international winger Nani has reached an agreement to join La Liga side Valencia...

Fans going for 2018 World Cup don't need visa to enter Russia 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a visa free bill for foreigners visiting Russia for matches of the 2018 FIFA World...

Cheapest tickets for 2018 World Cup priced at $105 05 Jul 2016 - 06:54 pm

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura (R) and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko attend a news conference after a meeting of the management board...

Spurs and Chelsea fines reduced over brawls 05 Jul 2016 - 06:36 pm

London: English Premier League sides Chelsea and Spurs saw their fines for the unseemly brawls that peppered their highly-charged London derby last season...

Berlusconi ready to sell AC Milan to Chinese investor 05 Jul 2016 - 05:23 pm

Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) leaves the hospital after a heart surgery inMilan, Italy July 5, 2016. (REUTERS/Flavio Lo...

Coloccini leaves Magpies for Pope's favoured team 05 Jul 2016 - 05:21 pm

(Reuters) Newcastle, United Kingdom: Veteran former Argentinian international Fabricio Coloccini is to leave relegated Premier League club Newcastle and join Pope Francis' favourite...

Takuma Asano: What Arsenal fans should expect from the Japanese 05 Jul 2016 - 12:34 pm

J-League Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward Takuma Asano poses for the media in Hiroshima on July 4, 2016. (AFP / JIJI PRESS) by Praveen Paramasivam...

Battling teammates and 'ugly' wins keep Ronaldo in Euro hunt 05 Jul 2016 - 10:47 am

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) and teammates take part in a training session at the Portugal's base camp in Marcoussis, in the outskirts...

Wales jibes fire Bale for Euro semi-final 05 Jul 2016 - 10:15 am

A combination file pictures of Portugal's forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo (R) in Lisbon and Wales' forward Gareth Bale in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. AFP /...

Serena retracts threat to sue Wimbledon over court fear 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Serena Williams reacts after slipping while the umpire looks on during her match against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova. (REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge) London: Serena Williams retracted...

Dinard succumbs to charms of Bale and Wales 04 Jul 2016 - 05:15 pm

Wales' Gareth Bale poses with a supporter. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe) Dinard, France: Gareth Bale's Wales have captured imaginations across Europe with their run to...

Manchester City sign Ukrainian Zinchenko 04 Jul 2016 - 03:50 pm

Oleksandr Zinchenko (AFP) LONDON: Manchester City have signed the Ukrainian midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko from Russian team FC Ufa, the English club announced on...

Southampton FC: 3 things the Saints must do to rebuild this summer 04 Jul 2016 - 01:00 pm

Southampton v Chelsea (file photo / Reuters) by Brian Humphrey Southampton is undoubtedly a club in crisis- Ronaldo Koeman left for Everton, Victor...