Sports / Football

Minnows Eibar humiliate Solari's dire Real Madrid 24 Nov 2018 - 04:49 pm

MADRID: Rampant Eibar humiliated European champions Real Madrid with an emphatic 3-0 win in La Liga on Saturday thanks to strikes from Gonzalo...

PSG's Neymar and Mbappe expected to be fit to face Liverpool 23 Nov 2018 - 11:24 pm

PARIS: Injured strikers Kylian Mbappe and Neymar will miss Paris St-Germain's Ligue 1 date against Toulouse on Saturday but both could be back...

Former Chelsea striker Drogba announces retirement at 40 23 Nov 2018 - 12:23 am

LONDON: Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announced his retirement on Wednesday, calling time on a 20-year career in which the bullish centre forward...

Griezmann must prove worth to Atletico in Barca clash 22 Nov 2018 - 11:18 pm

BARCELONA: Barcelona's interest in signing Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann was the worst kept secret in football last season and on Saturday the...

Carroll, Wilshere back in squad ahead of Man City test 22 Nov 2018 - 04:35 pm

West Ham United's Andy Carroll and Jack Wilshere have shaken off their respective ankle problems and are available for Saturday's Premier League clash...

Diego Costa in scoring slump before Atletico hosts Barcelona 22 Nov 2018 - 04:25 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: With his imposing frame, aggressive attitude and talent for scoring difficult goals, Diego Costa has rightfully earned his reputation as a...

PSG have nervous wait on Neymar, Mbappe injuries 21 Nov 2018 - 11:49 pm

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are both in a race against time to recover from injuries in time for the...

Goal in each half gives Argentina second win over Mexico 21 Nov 2018 - 10:59 pm

An early goal from Mauro Icardi and a late strike from Paulo Dybala gave Argentina their second win in a row with a...

Mbappe injured as France see off Uruguay 21 Nov 2018 - 09:18 pm

Paris, Nov 20, 2018 (AFP) - A shoulder injury to Kylian Mbappe overshadowed France's 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay at the Stade de...

Croatia wonders who is selling 'cherished' 1998 World Cup medal 21 Nov 2018 - 07:51 pm

Zagreb: Croatia was abuzz on Tuesday with speculation over the identity of an unnamed World Cup bronze medal winner from 1998 who was...

Martin O'Neill out as Ireland coach, Roy Keane also goes 21 Nov 2018 - 02:41 pm

DUBLIN: Martin O'Neill has ended his five-year stint as Ireland coach, taking assistant Roy Keane with him. Under O'Neill, Ireland advanced from the...

Welbeck injury could force Arsenal into January spending 21 Nov 2018 - 09:55 am

Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi has admitted that forward Danny Welbeck's long-term injury could force the Premier League club to recruit in...

Roma midfielder's agent denies Manchester United move 20 Nov 2018 - 06:00 pm

Milan: Lorenzo Pellegrini's agent on Tuesday dismissed speculation that the Italian international midfielder was set for a move from Roma to Manchester United....

Seeing double: Twins score for opposing teams 19 Nov 2018 - 06:08 pm

Milan: Italy's second division was seeing double on Sunday after twin brothers scored for opposing teams in a mid-table Serie B clash between...

Belgium's Lukaku to miss Iceland clash with injury 15 Nov 2018 - 02:31 pm

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has been ruled out of Belgium's Nations League match against Iceland due to a hamstring injury, the Belgian...

Referee suspended as 'rock, paper, scissors' replaces coin toss 14 Nov 2018 - 05:29 pm

London: A football referee in England has been suspended for three weeks after it emerged he had abandoned the standard pre-match coin toss...

Rooney's farewell drives Wembley ticket rush 14 Nov 2018 - 02:26 pm

The Football Association has sold more than 20,000 tickets for England's friendly against the United States since former captain Wayne Rooney's one-off international...