Sports / Football

Asian Communities Football Tournament kicks off in Doha 14 Apr 2013 - 11:58 pm

Ambassadors from Malaysia and Indonesia and diplomats from Japan, South Korea and Singapore pose for a picture along with team representatives of the...

Al Sadd crowned QSL champions 14 Apr 2013 - 01:08 am

Al Sadd players and officials celebrate after winning the Qatar Stars League (QSL) title after they beat Al Kharaitiyat in round 21 at...

Arsenal sink Norwich with late comeback 14 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring the 3-1 lead during the English Premier League match against Norwich City in London, Britain, yesterday. Arsenal...

PSG continue march towards French title 14 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain recovered from their midweek Champions League heartbreak as they continued their march towards a first Ligue 1 crown in 19...

Al Sadd eye QSL title glory 13 Apr 2013 - 04:19 am

Al Sadd captain Raul Gonzalez (left) celebrates with team-mates Talal Ali Albloushi (centre) and Nadir Belhadj during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match...

Spanish, Germans kept apart in the semi-finals 13 Apr 2013 - 04:19 am

NYON, Switzerland: The prospect of an all-German or an all-Spanish European Champions League final next month remains alive after yesterday’s semi-final draw. But...

Chelsea reach Europa League last-four stage 13 Apr 2013 - 04:18 am

PARIS: European heavyweights Chelsea and Benfica reached the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night and were joined by lesser lights FC Basel and...

Wounded United face Stoke 12 Apr 2013 - 05:08 am

Former Manchester United and England footballer Sir Bobby Charlton (right) exchanges shirts with former Benfica and Portugal player Eusebio, to commemorate the 1968...

Premier League approves goal-line technology 12 Apr 2013 - 05:07 am

A football is propelled towards Hawk-Eye equipment during a test of the Goal Line Technology (GLT) by EMPA ( Swiss Federal Laboratories for...

Financial controls for EPL clubs 12 Apr 2013 - 05:06 am

LONDON: English Premier League clubs voted yeserday to bring in new financial regulations in a bid to address over-spending. The controls limit increases...

Brazil slump to lowest ever world ranking 12 Apr 2013 - 05:06 am

PARIS: Brazil have slumped to their lowest ever position in world football, according to FIFA’s latest world rankings published yesterday. The 2014 World...

PSG praised for ‘promising’ European run 12 Apr 2013 - 05:06 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were hailed in the French press yesterday for their valiant effort against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final. After last...

Pedro fires Barca into semis 11 Apr 2013 - 01:05 am

Juventus’ defender Andrea Barzagli (right) fights for the ball with Bayern Munich’s French midfielder Franck Ribery during their Champions League quarter-final second-leg match...

Al Gharafa trounce Al Nasr 11 Apr 2013 - 01:03 am

Doha: Al Nasr became the first club to exit the 2013 AFC Champions League when the Dubai-based club succumbed to a 3-1 defeat...

UEFA proposes 10-match racism ban 11 Apr 2013 - 12:57 am

LONDON: European football’s governing body on Wednesday outlined tough new sanctions against racism both on and off the pitch, as part of efforts...

Fahad to announce squad for Cup qualifiers at end of QSL 11 Apr 2013 - 12:57 am

Doha: Coach Fahad Thani will announce his squad for Qatar’s remaining two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying games at the end of the...

Maracana meets Olympic standards, says Brazil 11 Apr 2013 - 12:12 am

Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro’s state government has denied that the Maracana Stadium will be shut for more redevelopment work following next...

Real, Dortmund in semis 10 Apr 2013 - 12:53 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal against Galatasaray during their Champions League quarter-final second leg match in Istanbul, yesterday. RIGHT:...