Sports / Football

Chinese investors pay $400 million for Manchester City stake 01 Dec 2015 - 12:10 pm

LONDON: A consortium of Chinese investors is spending $400 million to take a stake of more than 13 percent in the group that...

Umm Salal, Al Arabi feel the heat 01 Dec 2015 - 12:14 am

Action from Round 10 of the Qatar Stars League. Doha: Two teams with top four ambitions will face off at Jassim Bin Hamad...

Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar on shortlist for Ballon d'Or 30 Nov 2015 - 04:38 pm

Zurich: Barcelona pair Lionel Messi and Neymar were on Monday named on the shortlist for FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or along with double reigning...

Vardy success will spark hunt for next gem, says Smalling 30 Nov 2015 - 02:58 pm

Gold coloured football boots worn by Leicester City's Jamie Vardy. Jamie Vardy's rise from non-league anonymity to Premier League record-breaker could herald an...

Mourinho denies rift with brooding Costa 30 Nov 2015 - 08:04 am

London: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho denied any rift with Diego Costa despite the striker's unhappy reaction to being dropped to the bench for...

City, Liverpool turn eyes to League Cup prize 30 Nov 2015 - 08:02 am

London: Manchester City and Liverpool head the list of teams coveting a berth in the League Cup semi-finals this week as the competition...

Sharpshooter Khalil bags Asian player of the year 30 Nov 2015 - 07:49 am

Gurgaon, India: UAE sharpshooter Ahmed Khalil stunned compatriot Omar Abdulrahman and China's Zheng Zhi on Sunday as he was named Asian player of...

Mighty Al Rayyan are unstoppable 30 Nov 2015 - 12:47 am

Al Rayyan players celebrate after scoring a second goal against El Jaish during their Qatar Stars League match on Saturday in Doha. Al...

Al Gharafa game crucial for us, says Al Rayyan chief 30 Nov 2015 - 12:46 am

Doha: Al Rayyan’s Head of Football Ali Salem Afifa (pictured) has expressed his delight over his team’s fine start after a resounding victory...

Shell-shocked Roma stunned by Atalanta 30 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Roma's Miralem Pjanic (C) in action during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Atatlanta Bergamo at Olimpico stadium in...

Aubameyang nets twice as Dortmund see off Stuttgart 30 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Dortmund's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (R) celebrates scoring with his teammate Columbian striker Adrian Ramos during the German first division Bundesliga football match...

Bale, Ronaldo hand Real Madrid relief at Eibar 30 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) celebrates a goal with teammate Real Madrid's Portuguese defender Pepe (2ndL) during the Spanish league football...

Arsenal's Sanchez injured at Norwich 30 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Norwich, United Kingdom: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's injury problems worsened on Sunday when key player Alexis Sanchez limped off during the second half...

Costa dropped but Chelsea still toothless in Spurs draw 29 Nov 2015 - 05:03 pm

Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane (R) attempts an overhead kick by Chelsea's Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta during the English Premier League football...

West Indian spinner Narine suspended for illegal action 29 Nov 2015 - 03:22 pm

The West Indian spinner Sunil Narine, the world's top-ranked bowler in both forms of limited-overs cricket, has been suspended from bowling in internationals...

AFC boss 'confident' next FIFA leader will be Asian 29 Nov 2015 - 02:37 pm

From left: The President of the Asian Football Confederation Shaikh Salman, Bollywood actor Johan Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and the President of the All...