Sports / Football

Chelsea football fans banned over Paris racism incident 22 Jul 2015 - 06:17 pm

London: Five Chelsea fans have been banned from all football matches for up to five years over an incident of racism in Paris...

Mourinho rules out transfer splurge 22 Jul 2015 - 10:11 am

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho speaks during a press conference in Montreal, Canada yesterday. Montreal: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists the Premier League champions...

Sterling scores quick debut goal as Man City win 22 Jul 2015 - 10:09 am

Melbourne: Record signing Raheem Sterling took just over two minutes to score his debut goal as Manchester City downed AS Roma on penalties...

Milner scores in Liverpool’s 2-0 win 21 Jul 2015 - 09:23 am

Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant (left) and Barcelona team captain Andres Iniesta Lujan (right) pose with other members of the FC...

FIFA presidential election to be held on Feb 26 20 Jul 2015 - 03:29 pm

ZURICH: The election to select a new president of world soccer's governing body FIFA will be held on Feb. 26 in Zurich, the...

Everton manager frustrated over Chelsea pursuit of Stones 20 Jul 2015 - 09:28 am

Singapore: Everton manager Roberto Martinez expressed disappointment on Saturday following reports that Chelsea were looking to increase their bid for defender John Stones...

Bartomeu re-elected as Barcelona President 20 Jul 2015 - 09:25 am

Barcelona: Josep Maria Bartomeu was re-elected as President of European and Spanish champions Barcelona after seeing off rival Joan Laporta (pictured right). Bartomeu,...

Ex-FIFA official Webb pleads not guilty to U.S. charges 19 Jul 2015 - 01:10 pm

FIFA President Joseph ''Sepp'' Blatter (R) gestures next to CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb during a news conference at the CONCACAF congress in Panama...

Jamaica edge Haiti, face USA in Gold Cup semi 19 Jul 2015 - 09:21 am

Baltimore: Giles Barnes scored the only goal in the seventh minute and Jamaica edged Haiti 1-0 Saturday, advancing the "Reggae Boyz" to a...

Arsenal beat Everton to claim Asia Trophy 18 Jul 2015 - 08:09 pm

SINGAPORE: A full-strength Arsenal added another piece of silverware to their recent FA Cup success by beating Everton 3-1 in the final of...

Milner scores winner for Liverpool in Australia 18 Jul 2015 - 05:10 am

Brisbane, Australia: New recruit James Milner scored the winner as Liverpool recovered from an early goal down to beat Australia’s Brisbane Roar 2-1...

Casilla replaces Casillas at Real 18 Jul 2015 - 05:10 am

Madrid: Real Madrid moved to sign a replacement for departed captain Iker Casillas yesterday, agreeing a deal to buy Kiko Casilla from Espanyol...

Switzerland extradites first official to U.S. in FIFA case 16 Jul 2015 - 04:26 pm

ZURICH: Swiss authorities said on Thursday they had extradited to the United States an official detained in a U.S. corruption investigation into world...

Robinho re-united with Scolari at Guangzhou 16 Jul 2015 - 03:30 pm

Beijing: Brazilian veteran Robinho will join Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese champions announced Thursday, re-uniting the pair after the ex-Real Madrid...

Zola takes ‘calculated risk’ with coaching job in Qatar 16 Jul 2015 - 01:36 am

Al Arabi’s French player Rod Fanni during a press conference held at the club headquarters in the presence of General Secretary Ahmed El...

Real Madrid top Forbes' most valuable teams list 15 Jul 2015 - 07:24 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid controls the ball during a training session. NEW YORK: Spanish soccer club Real Madrid retained top spot on...

Russia sack Capello as national team coach 15 Jul 2015 - 03:05 am

Moscow: Russian’s Football Union (RFU) yesterday dismissed Fabio Capello (pictured left) as national team head coach, ending the Italian’s three years in charge...

US fight back to salvage points against Panama 15 Jul 2015 - 03:04 am

Michael Bradley (left) of the United States kicks the ball during a CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama at Sporting Park in Kansas...