Sports / Football

Manchester United captain Vidic to join Inter Milan 06 Mar 2014 - 08:55 am

london: Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic (pictured), will join Inter Milan in the close season after eight years of success with the English...

Manchester United captain Vidic to join Inter Milan 06 Mar 2014 - 08:55 am

london: Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic (pictured), will join Inter Milan in the close season after eight years of success with the English...

Scolari refuses to be drawn on axed Kaka 06 Mar 2014 - 08:55 am

SOWETO, South Africa: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari gave no hints yesterday when asked if out-of-favour veteran midfielder Kaka (pictured), was still part...

Puyol to leave Barca in summer 06 Mar 2014 - 08:54 am

Barcelona’s midfielder Carles Puyol prior to his announcement in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona. BARCELONA: Barcelona captain Carles Puyol announced yesterday that he...

Penalty spares China’s blushes in Asian Cup 06 Mar 2014 - 08:33 am

South Africa’s goalkeeper Ronwen Williams concedes a goal to Brazil’s forward Neymar (right) during a friendly football match at Soccer City Stadium in...

Qatar Stars League launches Qatar Cup 06 Mar 2014 - 08:30 am

Doha: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) will launch the new Qatar Cup tournament which will be a continuation of the Heir Apparent Cup,...

Qatar-Bahrain clash ends in draw 06 Mar 2014 - 04:30 am

Qatar’s Hassan Al Haydos (left) fights for the ball with Bahrain’s Sami Al Hussein during their 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match in...

Lack of match practice no issue for hosts Qatar 05 Mar 2014 - 03:27 am

Qatar players are seen during a training session at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Qatar today take on Bahrain in their final 2015 Asian...

World Cup problems under control: Blatter 05 Mar 2014 - 03:19 am

FIFA President Joseph ‘Sepp’ Blatter with Brazil President Dilma Rousseff with the World Cup trophy after talks on World Cup 2014 preparations at...

Ex-England managers rubbish Campbell claims 05 Mar 2014 - 03:18 am

LONDON: Two former England managers and one of the country’s most famous black players have rubbished allegations by Sol Campbell (pictured), that he...

Cavani scores on return for PSG 04 Mar 2014 - 08:36 am

PSG forward Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 match against Olympique de Marseille (OM) at the Parc Des...

Barcelona inch closer to league leaders Real 04 Mar 2014 - 08:23 am

MADRID: Barcelona moved to within a point of the leaders Real Madrid as they beat Almeria 4-1 on Sunday night. Real remain three...

Loew admits worries for Chile friendly 04 Mar 2014 - 08:23 am

BERLIN: Coach Joachim Loew has admitted having concerns about Germany’s form ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Chile with the Brazil 2014 World Cup...

Pakistan, Afghan officials hail headscarf move 04 Mar 2014 - 08:21 am

KARACHI: Pakistani and Afghan sports officials have hailed a decision by football’s world governing body to lift a ban on head coverings, saying...

Last-minute Brazil vows to be ready 04 Mar 2014 - 08:19 am

SAO PAULO: With 100 days to go before the World Cup starts, Brazil is in the home straight of the countdown and huffing...

Real draw with Atletico; Juventus win at Milan 03 Mar 2014 - 02:19 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo heads the ball between Atletico Madrid’s Gabi Fernandez (left) and Joao Miranda during their Spanish first division soccer match...

Ronaldo strikes late as Real share points 03 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

Atletico de Madrid’s second coach German Burgos (right) argues with referee (centre) past Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian coach Diego Simeone during the La Liga...

Man City win League Cup final 03 Mar 2014 - 01:50 am

Manchester City players celebrates winning the Capital One Cup final against Sunderland at the Wembley Stadium in London yesterday. RIGHT: City’s Yaya Toure...