Sports / Football

Hiddink backs Conte to lure stars to Chelsea 09 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Guus Hiddink insists incoming boss Antonio Conte will be able to attract top stars to Chelsea even without the lure of Champions...

Baines says sorry for critical Everton comments 07 Apr 2016 - 03:32 pm

Everton full back Leighton Baines has apologised for comments he made questioning the team's chemistry, manager Roberto Martinez said on Thursday. Martinez, however,...

Wolfsburg boss tells Marcelo to 'cut the acting' 07 Apr 2016 - 02:25 pm

Wolfsburg's coach Dieter Hecking reacts during the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Real Madrid at...

Dybala to miss Milan clash: reports 07 Apr 2016 - 02:11 pm

Milan: Injury-hit Juventus star Paulo Dybala is set to miss the trip to AC Milan on Saturday where the champions can take another...

Zidane fuming as Real crash at Wolfsburg 07 Apr 2016 - 10:32 am

Madrid's coach Zinedine Zidane (L) looks on during the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Real...

Ibrahimovic rues missed chances as PSG held by Man City 07 Apr 2016 - 10:28 am

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint Germain sustains an injury during the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain...

PSG score against Manchester City 07 Apr 2016 - 03:38 am

Adrien Rabiot celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal for PSG against Manchester City in UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg...

Al Sadd clash will be tough: Alaa 07 Apr 2016 - 12:28 am

Al Rayyan’s Ahmed Alaa (centre) predicts tough fight with Al Sadd on Sunday. Doha: Qatar’s U-23 star Ahmed Alaa has predicted a tough...

Al Kharaitiyat’s Amann eyes wins in final games 07 Apr 2016 - 12:26 am

Al Kharaitiyat will take on Al Wakrah in their penultimate QSL match on Saturday. Doha: Al Kharaitiyat’s team manager Turki Amann has issued...

Damiani resigns from FIFA ethics committee in Panama Papers fallout 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Geneva: Uruguay's Juan Pedro Damiani has resigned from FIFA's ethics committee after the Panama Papers showed his law firm acted as an intermediary...

Swiss police search UEFA headquarters in 'Panama Papers' case 06 Apr 2016 - 05:37 pm

Geneva: Swiss police on Wednesday searched UEFA's headquarters for contracts linked to a Champions League television rights deal revealed in the so-called "Panama...

Aurier back in PSG squad for Man City tie 06 Apr 2016 - 04:55 pm

Paris Saint-Germain's French defender Serge Aurier arrives for a training session on April 5, 2016 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, western Paris, on the eve of...

Delighted Benfica treat Bayern defeat as moral victory 06 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

Benfica's defender Eliseu (L) and Bayern Munich's French defender Kingsley Coman (R) vie for the ball during the Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football...

Leicester mayor plans 'Vardy Vale' tribute 06 Apr 2016 - 01:43 pm

London: Leicester's mayor wants to rename the city's streets after Leicester City's players if they succeed in winning the Premier League title, he...

Struggling Newcastle announce profits rise 06 Apr 2016 - 01:40 pm

London: Newcastle United may be struggling to avoid relegation from the Premier League, but on Wednesday they announced a rise in annual profits...

Togo appoint Nations Cup king Le Roy 06 Apr 2016 - 11:59 am

File photo Claude Le Roy. REUTERS Beirut: Togo have called on Africa Cup of Nations specialist Claude Le Roy in a bid to...

Asian body wants aid to continue for banned nations 06 Apr 2016 - 10:29 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation called on world governing body FIFA to join them in providing grassroots support for any member associations...

El Jaish inch closer to knockout stage 06 Apr 2016 - 08:14 am

Lekhwiya’s Nam Tae-hee dribbles past Al Nassr players during their AFC Champions League football match at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, yesterday....