Sports / Football

Key clash for Qatar SC today 04 Oct 2013 - 08:15 am

Al Gharafa coach Zico (left) and his counterpart Sebastiao Lazaroni during their press conferences at Al Bidda Tower in Doha yesterday. Points leaders...

Abramovich tried to lure me to Chelsea, says Sir Alex Ferguson 03 Oct 2013 - 08:06 pm

LONDON: Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich tried to lure him to Stamford Bridge in 2003, after the...

Celtic manager Lennon blasts Barca’s Neymar 03 Oct 2013 - 06:35 pm

Celtic’s Scottish midfielder Scott Brown (8) is shown a red card during the UEFA Champions League Group H match against Barcelona at Celtic...

Lippi’s Guangzhou to face FC Seoul in Asian final 03 Oct 2013 - 06:34 pm

BEIJING: Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande stormed into their first AFC Champions League final with a 4-0 rout and 8-1 aggregate win over a...

Villas-Boas calls Torres decision a ‘disgrace’ 03 Oct 2013 - 06:34 pm

LONDON: The FA’s decision not to take action against Chelsea’s Fernando Torres for scratching Jan Vertonghen’s face was “a disgrace” and “farcical”, Tottenham...

Bale has thigh muscle injury: Club 03 Oct 2013 - 06:34 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid’s Wales winger and record signing Gareth Bale has a muscle strain in his left thigh, the La Liga club said...

Beckham faces rival in Miami MLS bid: Report 03 Oct 2013 - 06:34 pm

MIAMI: Retired England football star David Beckham remains in talks to bring a Major League Soccer team to Miami, but has a rival...

Coach Fahad to name Qatar squad soon 03 Oct 2013 - 06:33 pm

DOHA: Coach Fahad Thani is expected to announce the national squad within two days for Qatar’s 2015 Asian Cup qualifier to be held...

Brilliant Bayern Munich crush Manchester City 03 Oct 2013 - 03:58 am

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller (centre) shoots to score his team’s second goal during their Champions League match against Manchester City at the Etihad...

Barca labour to win over Celtic 02 Oct 2013 - 01:05 am

Dortmund’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski celebates after scoring during the Champions League Group F match against Olympique Marseille in Dortmund, western Germany, yesterday....

AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers to begin on October 4 in Doha 02 Oct 2013 - 12:47 am

Doha: Five teams will be competing in the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers that will take place from October 4 until 12 in Doha,...

QFA joins hands with Philippine School to celebrate 21st anniversary 02 Oct 2013 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) celebrated the PSD@21 event organised to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Philippine School Doha (PSD) at Al...

Pellegrini’s Manchester City set for Bayern test 02 Oct 2013 - 12:39 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks on during a press conference at the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, yesterday...

Chelsea’s Torres avoids fresh FA action 02 Oct 2013 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Chelsea striker Fernando Torres (pictured) will not face retrospective disciplinary action for scratching the face of Tottenham Hotspur’s Jan Vertonghen, England’s governing...

Del Bosque hints at Diego Costa call-up 02 Oct 2013 - 12:38 am

MADRID: Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has fuelled speculation that Brazilian-born Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will be called up for the world...

Di Canio denies bust-up with players led to Sunderland exit 02 Oct 2013 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Former Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has denied reports of a bust-up with his players and believes he deserved more time in...

Coach Lippi pledges no let-up from Guangzhou 02 Oct 2013 - 12:37 am

SINGAPORE: Marcello Lippi has pledged no let-up from a rampant Guangzhou Evergrande as the Chinese champions look to sweep into their first AFC...

Finals a distant memory as Ajax face AC Milan 01 Oct 2013 - 12:37 am

Ajax Amsterdam’s players head the ball during a training session in Amsterdam, yesterday, on the eve of their Group H Champions League match...