Sports / Football

Basket case!: Mourinho admits he hid in laundry to skirt ban 20 Jan 2019 - 07:07 pm

London: Jose Mourinho admitted Saturday that he once got round a two-match ban by hiding in a laundry basket so he could give...

PSG claim record home win with 9-0 thrashing of Guingamp 20 Jan 2019 - 08:45 am

Paris: Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain romped to their biggest-ever home win with a 9-0 Ligue 1...

Manchester United beats Brighton as Solskjaer sets another record 19 Jan 2019 - 08:46 pm

MANCHESTER, England: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking start to life in the Manchester United dugout continued as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford struck against...

Casemiro wonder goal helps Madrid defeat Sevilla 19 Jan 2019 - 08:23 pm

Madrid: Casemiro's stunning long-range strike and a late goal from Luka Modric earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday and...

Liverpool recover from shaky start to beat Palace 4-3 19 Jan 2019 - 08:16 pm

Premier League leaders Liverpool recovered from a poor first-half display as they came from behind to beat battling Crystal Palace 4-3 in a...

Roma edge Torino in five-goal Serie A thriller 19 Jan 2019 - 07:05 pm

ROME: AS Roma survived a second-half fightback to end Torino's unbeaten Serie A away record with a 3-2 win thanks to Stephan El...

Djokovic not the player he was, says hopeful Medvedev 19 Jan 2019 - 03:03 pm

MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev enjoyed a rush of confidence on Saturday after securing his first appearance in the last 16 of a Grand Slam...

Dembele leaves Tottenham to join China's Guangzhou R&F 17 Jan 2019 - 01:22 pm

Shanghai: Mousa Dembele became the latest high-profile name to swap Europe for China when he left English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and...

Son sparks South Koreans to Asian Cup win over China 17 Jan 2019 - 01:18 am

Abu Dhabi: An effervescent Son Heung-min inspired title-chasing South Korea to a comfortable 2-0 victory over China yesterday to finish top of their...

La Liga referees pleased with VAR implementation so far 15 Jan 2019 - 05:33 pm

MADRID: The head of Spain's referee committee on Tuesday hailed the use of video technology (VAR) in La Liga for significantly reducing the...

S. Korea seek to lift 'curse of the fake gold' 15 Jan 2019 - 11:33 am

Seoul: South Korean football officials have presented the children of four dead players with gold medals in what is being seen as an...

Asian Cup: Bahrain beat India 1-0 15 Jan 2019 - 12:29 am

Sharjah: Jamal Rashed’s penalty in added time secured Bahrain a 1-0 win over India to give the West Asians a great chance of...

Messi scores record 400th goal in Spanish League 14 Jan 2019 - 10:12 pm

Barcelona: Lionel Messi's total of 400 La Liga goals is "monstrous", according to Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde, who described his Argentine superstar as...

Capello says players should stage sit-down protests against racism 14 Jan 2019 - 10:12 pm

MILAN: Footballers in Italy's Serie A should stage sit-down protests on the pitch if there is racist chanting during a match, former Juventus,...

Solskjaer basks in win against Spurs but has work to do at Man Utd 14 Jan 2019 - 10:12 pm

London: Manchester United's victory against Tottenham is a statement win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but the team's reliance on David de Gea's heroics...

Syria blame axed Stange '100 percent' for Asian Cup woes 14 Jan 2019 - 06:18 pm

Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates: Syria's Ahmad Al-Saleh blamed axed coach Bernd Stange "100 percent" on Monday for their problems at the Asian Cup...

Maradona undergoes surgery for stomach bleeding in Argentina 13 Jan 2019 - 06:29 pm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has been released from hospital following successful surgery for stomach bleeding. His lawyer Matias Morla said...