Sports / Football

QSL player of the month - Youssef Msakni 06 Jan 2016 - 05:10 pm

Doha: Lekhwiya midfielder Youssef Msakni has been announced as the QSL player of the month for December. The Tunisian international picked up the...

Chelsea loanee Perica fires Udinese to Atalanta win 06 Jan 2016 - 04:58 pm

Udinese's Stipe Perica (C) in action against Atalanta players Nicolo Cherubin (L) and Boukary Drame (R) during the Italian Serie A soccer match...

Bale trains for first time under Zidane 06 Jan 2016 - 04:57 pm

Madrid: Gareth Bale trained for the first time under the orders of new Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Wednesday after missing the...

Prince Ali fears 'catastrophe' for FIFA if wrong leader elected 06 Jan 2016 - 03:03 pm

In a file picture taken on December 19, 2015 FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan answers questions during an...

FIFA ethics committee extends Valcke suspension 06 Jan 2016 - 12:54 pm

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke attends a news conference after the meeting of the Ethics Committee at the Home of FIFA in Zurich...

Zidane to be 'top-class manager' - Houllier 06 Jan 2016 - 09:31 am

Sydney: Zinedine Zidane will be a "top-class manager", former France coach Gerard Houllier predicted Wednesday, saying the football legend had taken all the...

Injury crisis tilts Klopp toward transfer market 06 Jan 2016 - 09:26 am

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom: Jurgen Klopp has indicated that he may have to enter the transfer market to buy a defender as Liverpool's injury...

Soriano at the double as Samp edge Genoa in thriller 06 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

Milan: Roberto Soriano struck twice as visitors Sampdoria edged Genoa 3-2 in a thrilling city derby on Tuesday that was delayed twice due...

Guardiola would Pep up Premier League, says Gerrard 06 Jan 2016 - 08:56 am

Head coach of FC Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola, speaks on January 5, 2016 during a press conference in Muenchen. (AFP / Peter Kneffel) ...

Totti still not ready for Roma return 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

MILAN: AS Roma stalwart Francesco Totti is still not ready to return to the side following a thigh muscle injury which has sidelined...

Rooney named England Player of the Year 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Wayne Rooney London: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England's Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his...

Five great players who became coaches 05 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

Johan Cruyff Paris: Zinedine Zidane will not find it easy to repeat the success he enjoyed as a player as he becomes a...

Handanovic extends Inter deal until 2019 05 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

Milan: Slovenian international goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has extended his current deal with Inter Milan until 2019, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday....

FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke 05 Jan 2016 - 05:52 pm

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke. (file photo) ZURICH: Investigators for FIFA's ethics watchdog on Tuesday recommended that suspended FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke...

Pep Guardiola wants to coach in Premier League after Bayern 05 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

MUNICH: Pep Guardiola wants to coach in the English Premier League when he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of this season, but...

Real take leaf out of Barca's book with Zidane appointment 05 Jan 2016 - 05:11 pm

Real Madrid's new French coach Zinedine Zidane (C) gives instructions to his players during his first training session as coach of Real Madrid...

Madrid fans allow themselves to dream as Zidane takes charge 05 Jan 2016 - 04:46 pm

Real Madrid's new coach Zinedine Zidane reacts as he arrives to a news conference at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 5,...

Top scorer Aubameyang fuels transfer talk by missing training 05 Jan 2016 - 04:28 pm

Berlin: Bundesliga leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fuelled speculation he is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after missing the club's return to training...