Sports / Football

Balotelli brings fight against racism directly to fans 04 Nov 2019 - 12:58 am

ROME: Mario Balotelli's most important kick on Sunday had nothing to do with the curling shot that he whipped into the top corner...

Real Madrid held by Real Betis to 0-0 at Bernabeu 03 Nov 2019 - 08:45 am

MADRID: Real Madrid was held at home by Real Betis to 0-0 on Saturday, dropping points for the fifth time in 11 Spanish...

Discriminatory chants mar Roma's 2-1 win over Napoli 03 Nov 2019 - 08:39 am

ROME: A brief suspension for discriminatory chants marred Roma's 2-1 win over struggling Napoli in Serie A on Saturday. Referee Gianluca Rocchi made...

Frankfurt demolish 10-man Bayern 5-1, Gladbach stay top 03 Nov 2019 - 07:54 am

BERLIN: Eintracht Frankfurt crushed 10-man Bayern Munich 5-1 on Saturday to send them tumbling to fourth in the Bundesliga, four points behind leaders...

Real Madrid blow chance to go top after frustrating draw with Betis 03 Nov 2019 - 01:41 am

MADRID: Real Madrid passed up the chance to go clear at the top of La Liga after slip-ups from title rivals Barcelona and...

'No laughing matter': Firmino's 'offside armpit' almost denies Liverpool at Villa 02 Nov 2019 - 09:51 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom: Liverpool maintained their six-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League with a last-gasp win over...

Frankfurt routs 10-man Bayern 5-1 in Bundesliga 02 Nov 2019 - 08:14 pm

BERLIN: Eintracht Frankfurt routed 10-man Bayern Munich 5-1 in the Bundesliga to give visiting coach Niko Kovac an unhappy return to his former...

Barcelona slip to shock defeat after Levante goal flurry 02 Nov 2019 - 06:56 pm

Valencia, Spain: Lionel Messi scored again but was helpless to prevent Barcelona conceding three goals in seven minutes on Saturday as Levante stormed...

King ends Manchester United revival with Bournemouth winner 02 Nov 2019 - 05:29 pm

BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester United's revival came to a disappointing end as Bournemouth forward Joshua King's goal on the stroke of halftime earned a 1-0...

Manchester United's confidence on the rise, says Rashford 31 Oct 2019 - 01:35 pm

London: Three successive away wins have done wonders for Manchester United's confidence following a difficult patch, according to striker Marcus Rashford. Rashford celebrated...

Liverpool reach quarter-finals after 10-goal thriller against Arsenal 31 Oct 2019 - 10:01 am

London: Liverpool reached the League Cup quarter-finals in thrilling style as their incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal was followed by a 5-4 penalty...

Ronaldo's controversial last-gasp penalty sinks 10-man Genoa 31 Oct 2019 - 09:53 am

TURIN, Italy: Cristiano Ronaldo controversially won and then converted a stoppage-time penalty, seconds after having a goal chalked off for offside, as Juventus...

Footballers' 'wives': the interpreters who are a lifeline in China 30 Oct 2019 - 07:01 pm

Shanghai: Rafa Benitez says his Chinese-language interpreter is always by his side and former Barcelona defender Sergi Barjuan joked that his translator was...

Milner backs 'confident' Liverpool for Premier League glory 29 Oct 2019 - 11:02 pm

Last season's triumphant Champions League campaign has given Liverpool the confidence and belief they can win the Premier League this season, midfielder James...

Zidane dismisses speculation over Bale's future at Real Madrid 29 Oct 2019 - 05:52 pm

Madrid: Zinedine Zidane insists Gareth Bale was given permission by Real Madrid to travel to London on Monday, and claims the Welshman never...

Yaya Toure says FIFA 'don't care' about racism in football 28 Oct 2019 - 09:58 am

Shanghai - Yaya Toure says FIFA is not doing enough to stamp out racism and that England should have walked off the pitch...

China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021 24 Oct 2019 - 08:44 am

Shanghai, FIFA has awarded the inaugural edition of its expanded 24-team Club World Cup to China, the association's president Gianni Infantino said Thursday...