Sports / Football

Europa League: Spurs up against it in Lisbon; Italian derby poised 20 Mar 2014 - 09:15 am

PARIS: Tottenham Hotspur are right up against it as they travel to Portugal to face Benfica in the Europa League today, while Fiorentina...

Coach Guardiola reveals of Barcelona frustration 20 Mar 2014 - 09:14 am

MUNICH, Germany: Pep Guardiola told yesterday how a defeat against Chelsea prompted him to end his reign as Barcelona’s most successful coach when...

Liverpool ‘touched’ by message of MH370 crew’s daughter 20 Mar 2014 - 09:14 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Liverpool said yesterday it was “touched” by a Twitter message from the daughter of the chief steward aboard a missing Malaysian...

Al Sadd draw with Al Hilal 20 Mar 2014 - 03:42 am

Abdulkarim Hassan (left) of Qatar’s Al Sadd fights for the ball with Yasir Al-Shahrnai of Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal during their AFC Champions...

Man United try to salvage season 19 Mar 2014 - 05:04 am

Manchester United’s Scottish Manager David Moyes (right) and Manchester United’s French defender Patrice Evra attend a press conference at Old Trafford in Manchester,...

Ibra sets PSG goals record 18 Mar 2014 - 09:01 am

Paris Saint Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores a goal past St Etienne’s French goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier during the French L1 match, at...

Chelsea welcome Drogba; tough task for United 18 Mar 2014 - 09:00 am

Galatasaray’s Ivorian striker Didier Drogba is pictured during a training session in London, yesterday, ahead of the forthcoming UEFA Champions League, round of...

Liverpool sink sorry United 17 Mar 2014 - 10:31 am

Tottenham Hotspurs’ Danny Rose (left) vies for the ball with Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna during their Premier league match at White Hart Lane in...

Seven up for Barcelona as Messi breaks another record 17 Mar 2014 - 10:30 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) vies with Osasuna’s French defender Jordan Loties during the Spanish league football match at the Camp Nou...

Parma put the boot into 10-man AC Milan 17 Mar 2014 - 10:29 am

MILAN: Antonio Cassano scored a brace as Parma stunned ten-man AC Milan 4-2 to drop the Serie A giants to 12th and virtually...

Belmadi named as Qatar coach 17 Mar 2014 - 04:13 am

Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani shakes hand with the newly appointed Qatar national football team’s...

Aston Villa stun 9-men Chelsea 16 Mar 2014 - 09:21 am

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke (centre) vies for ball possession with Chelsea’s Gary Cahill (left) and Nemanja Matic during their English Premier League...

West Brom sack Anelka for gross misconduct 16 Mar 2014 - 09:20 am

LONDON: West Bromwich Albion have given French striker Nicolas Anelka notice they are terminating his contract for gross misconduct, the Premier League club...

Celebration time for QNB Cup winners Qatar Sports Club 16 Mar 2014 - 09:19 am

Qatar SC’s Adriano Ferreira Martins (left) and Al Sadd SC’s Abdelkerem Hassan vie for the ball possession during their QNB Cup final match...

Qatar SC edge Al Sadd 3-2 to clinch QNB Cup victory 16 Mar 2014 - 04:23 am

Salem Al Naimi, Assistant General Manager, Corporate Relations at Qatar National Bank Group handing over the winner’s cup to Qatar SC at Al...

Can Qatar SC stop Al Sadd in the QNB Cup final today? 15 Mar 2014 - 03:14 am

Qatar SC coach Sebastiao Lazaroni during a news conference. BELOW: Al Sadd coach takes a question during a separate press conference. INSET: The...

Lekhwiya pay the penalty 13 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

UAE’s Al Ahli player Grafite Ismail Al Hammadi (right) challenges Qatar’s Al Sadd’s Khalfan Ibrahim (centre) for the ball during their AFC Champions...

Barca, PSG reach quarter-finals 13 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

PSG’s French defender Lucas Digne (right) vies for the ball with Leverkusen’s midfielder Sidney Sam during the UEFA Champions League last 16 second-leg...