Sports / Football

Guinea international Constant detained at Istanbul airport 03 Oct 2015 - 03:14 pm

Istanbul: Turkish side Trabzonspor's Guinea international midfielder Kevin Constant was detained on Saturday at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport as he was boarding a flight...

Bale, Ramos fit to return in Madrid derby 03 Oct 2015 - 03:10 pm

Madrid: Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos look set to make their first appearance for Real Madrid since September 13 in Sunday's derby away...

Sterling dismisses "too tired" charges 03 Oct 2015 - 01:35 pm

London: Raheem Sterling has denied telling manager Roy Hodgson that he was too tired to play for England in a Euro 2016 qualifier...

Blatter defiant as top sponsors demand resignation 03 Oct 2015 - 10:42 am

NEW YORK: Top FIFA sponsors joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world...

Mourinho stuck in ‘worst period’ of his career 03 Oct 2015 - 12:45 am

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks dejected during the Champions League match against FC Porto at Dragao Stadium, Oporto, Portugal on Tuesday. London: Jose...

QSL: Al Rayyan maintain unbeaten run 03 Oct 2015 - 12:35 am

Al Rayyan’s Rodrigo Barbosa (centre) attempts to break through Mesaimeer defence during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Gharafa Stadium, yesterday....

Qatari young guns tame Kyrgyzstan 03 Oct 2015 - 12:34 am

Action from AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers match between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan at Grand Hamad Stadium, yesterday.PIC: KAMMUTTY VP Doha: Hosts Qatar displayed a...

PSG, Marseille renew rivalry 03 Oct 2015 - 12:29 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s players pose before the UEFA Champions League group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, in the Ukrainian city...

Al Sadd take off late against Al Ahli 02 Oct 2015 - 02:27 am

Al Gharafa’s Aden Ali going challenging Al Arabi’s Sergio Dutra during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Pictures...

Sheikh Salman weighs entering FIFA race if Platini withdraws 02 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Simon Evans ZURICH: One of Michel Platini's main backers in his bid to head world soccer's governing body, Bahraini Sheikh Salman Bin...

PSG remain unbeaten after comfortable win in Donetsk 01 Oct 2015 - 08:36 am

Lviv: Paris Saint-Germain maintained their unbeaten start to the season on Wednesday as they cruised past Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Champions...

Morata, Zaza on target as Juve beat listless Sevilla 01 Oct 2015 - 08:33 am

Turin: Alvaro Morata opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time and Simone Zaza hit his maiden Champions League goal at the death...

Late Aguero penalty seals City's win at Gladbach 01 Oct 2015 - 08:30 am

Monchengladbach: Sergio Aguero's 90th-minute penalty sealed Manchester City's 2-1 comeback win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday in the Champions League to continue the...

Ronaldo surpasses 500 career goals, equals Raul record 01 Oct 2015 - 08:26 am

Malmö: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed 500 career goals in Wednesday's Champions League group stage match away to Malmo. Ronaldo, 30, netted...

Mata magic works wonders for United 01 Oct 2015 - 01:07 am

Manchester United’s Spanish midfielder Juan Mata shoots to score from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League Group B match against VfL...

FIFA financial statements raise questions over Platini defence 30 Sep 2015 - 04:40 pm

Lausanne: FIFA's financial reports reviewed by AFP on Wednesday raised questions about claims from Michel Platini that a payment he received from the...

Portugal drops tax fraud probe against Scolari 30 Sep 2015 - 03:33 pm

Lisbon: Portuguese authorities have closed a tax fraud probe into former Brazil and Portgual football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after he paid three...