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BUENOS AIRES: Strikers Falcao, Alexis Sanchez and Edinson Cavani all scored as Colombia ate into Argentina’s lead, Chile notched a second successive win...

RIO DE JANEIRO:Four-time world champions Italy were held to a surprise 2-2 draw against unfancied Haiti on Tuesday night as the Caribbean islanders...

SEATTLE, Washington: Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in three matches on Tuesday  night to help the United States to a 2-0 victory...

GLASGOW: Scottish Football League (SFL) clubs voted yesterday to join an expanded Scottish Premier League system, Britain’s domestic Press Association said. The vote,...

Japan’s Mike Havenaar fights for the ball with Iraq’s Ahmed Ibrahim (top) during their 2014 World Cup qualifying football match in Doha, yesterday....

Qatar football team players Wesam Abdul Majid (left), Ali Afif (centre) and Hamid  Khaleefa train at Aspire Academy yesterday. Qatar will face Uzbekistan,...

Chelsea football club’s new manager Jose Mourinho addresses a press conference at Stamford Bridge in London, yesterday. A reflective Jose Mourinho yesterday transformed...

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez indicated in an interview published yesterday that Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti (pictured) remained his prime target...

BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski will not sign for Bayern Munich this year, Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said in an interview published yesterday,...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Goals from Chelsea midfielder Oscar, Lazio’s Hernanes and Lucas Moura from the spot saw Brazil beat France 3-0 on Sunday...

LONDON: The England football team is paying a heavy price for the commercial success of the English Premier League former England manager Graham...

Zimbabwe’s striker Knowledge Musona (left) vies with Egypt’s Hegazi Ahmed during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match at the National Sports Stadium in...

MADRID: Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta  has joined team-mate Xavi Hernandez in criticising Jose Mourinho’s time in charge as Real Madrid manager. Mourinho’s three-year...

MIAMI: Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal winger Santi Cazorla each scored a goal to give reigning World Cup champion Spain a 2-1...

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina and Colombia both finished with 10 men after a stormy 0-0 draw in South American qualifiers for the 2014 World...

PARIS: Scotland caused the upset of the latest round of World Cup qualifiers in Europe with a 1-0 victory at Croatia yesterday. But...

KINGSTON: Brad Evans’ goal in injury time lifted the United States to a 2-1 triumph over Jamaica yesterday in the final round of...

TOKYO: Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa has vowed to step up to the plate for Japan at this month’s Confederations Cup as the...