Sports / Football

Relief for Germany after narrow win over 'brave' Northern Ireland 10 Sep 2019 - 12:18 am

Belfast: Germany coach Joachim Loew said his team are still in a "learning phase" after they steered their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign back...

Misfiring Croatia go top as Slovakia stun Hungary 09 Sep 2019 - 11:55 pm

BAKU: Croatia went top of Euro 2020 qualifying Group E despite being held to a surprise 1-1 draw in Azerbaijan as Hungary slipped...

Statue in honour of Ibrahimovic to be unveiled in Sweden 09 Sep 2019 - 07:21 pm

Stockholm: Former Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to unveil a bronze statue of himself in his hometown of Malmo on October 8,...

Martinez backs 'focused' Lukaku to fire for club and country 09 Sep 2019 - 08:52 am

Leaving Manchester United for Inter Milan has reinvigorated Romelu Lukaku and the striker is happy and hungry as he enters an important phase...

Ramos equals Casillas record; Spain, Italy win qualifiers 09 Sep 2019 - 01:36 am

BARCELONA: Sergio Ramos equaled the record for the most appearances for Spain as his team continued its march toward qualifying for the 2020...

Portugal rekindle Euro hopes with 4-2 win in Serbia 08 Sep 2019 - 09:09 am

BELGRADE: European champions Portugal got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign back on track with goals from William Carvalho, Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo and...

Record crowd watch City women win Manchester derby 07 Sep 2019 - 07:33 pm

MANCHESTER, England: A spectacular 25-yard strike by Caroline Weir gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Manchester United in front of a record...

African great Eto'o hangs up his boots for 'new challenge' 07 Sep 2019 - 05:50 pm

Paris: Cameroon's four-time African Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o announced his retirement on Saturday at the age of 38, declaring "I need...

Messi has option to leave Barca next summer 07 Sep 2019 - 04:46 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona's club president has confirmed that Lionel Messi would have the right to leave the club at the end of this...

Netherlands beat Germany in UEFA 2020 qualifier 07 Sep 2019 - 01:44 pm

ANKARA: The Netherlands beat Germany 4-2 in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group C game on Friday. Germany found its first goal with player...

As coach I wouldn't have wanted Neymar back, says del Bosque 05 Sep 2019 - 12:27 pm

Former Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has said he would not have brought Neymar back to La Liga had he been the coach...

Twitter vows to tackle online racist abuse of players in Britain 04 Sep 2019 - 06:49 pm

Twitter said it has taken action on more than 700 cases of "abuse and hateful conduct" related to football in Britain in the...

Inter fans tell Lukaku monkey chants are 'not racist' 04 Sep 2019 - 06:04 pm

Milan: A group of hardcore Inter Milan supporters have written an open letter to Romelu Lukaku telling the Belgian striker that fans making...

Eight countries vying to host 2023 women's World Cup 03 Sep 2019 - 04:54 pm

Lausanne: Eight countries are vying to host the 2023 women's World Cup which will include 32 teams for the first time, FIFA said...

'One of the best' - Germany's Werner eyes Van Dijk duel 03 Sep 2019 - 04:18 pm

Berlin: Germany striker Timo Werner admits he will quite literally be playing in the shadow of Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk when Joachim...

Sanchez has no regrets about joining Man United 03 Sep 2019 - 03:48 pm

Inter Milan forward Alexis Sanchez has no regrets about joining Manchester United despite a disappointing spell at the Premier League club where he...

Van Dijk, Ronaldo and Messi shortlisted for FIFA award 02 Sep 2019 - 08:50 pm

Rome: Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk is on the shortlist to add FIFA's best player award to his UEFA Men's Player of the...

Icardi, Mkhitaryan set for loan deals on deadline day 02 Sep 2019 - 08:50 pm

PARIS: While a blockbuster deal for Neymar seemed unlikely, clubs across Europe completed transfer business before the window shut later Monday. Paris Saint-Germain...