Sports / Football

Kaka surpasses century in Atalanta rout 07 Jan 2014 - 09:51 am

MILAN: Brazilian forward Kaka boosted his World Cup hopes by scoring his 100th and 101st goals for AC Milan in a welcome 3-0...

Brazil’s World Cup work has begun too late, says Blatter 07 Jan 2014 - 09:29 am

BERNE: FIFA president Sepp Blatter cannot remember a World Cup host nation falling as far behind with their preparations as Brazil have, he...

Portugal pays final homage to Eusebio 07 Jan 2014 - 09:28 am

LISBON: Portugal paid final homage yesterday to footballing legend Eusebio, who grew up in grinding African poverty to become one of the world’s...

Bayern Munich training in Doha 06 Jan 2014 - 09:35 am

Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger in action during the team’s training camp at Aspire Academy. Doha: Volkswagen Middle East and the sole Volkswagen dealer...

Portuguese legend Eusebio dies 06 Jan 2014 - 09:34 am

File photo of Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) receiving the “Golden Boot 2011” award from Portuguese football legend Eusebio in Madrid....

Swansea City stun Manchester United 06 Jan 2014 - 09:33 am

Swansea City’s Welsh defender Neil Taylor (right) tries to tackle Manchester United’s Belgian midfielder Adnan Januzaj during the English FA Cup third round...

Fifty One East – Sony to present WAFF awards 06 Jan 2014 - 09:26 am

DOHA: The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) and Local Organising Committee of the 8th WAFF Championship for Men announced that Fifty One East...

Arsenal sink Spurs in FA Cup; Aston Villa crash out 05 Jan 2014 - 12:33 pm

Blackburn Rovers English defender Tommy Spurr (left) vies with Manchester City’s Belgium defender Dedryck Boyata during their English FA Cup third round match...

La Liga: Koke winner takes Atletico clear at top 05 Jan 2014 - 12:32 pm

Atletico Madrid’s midfielder Koke celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league match againsst Malaga CF at Rosaleda Stadium in Malaga, yesterday. MADRID: Spanish...

Lewandowski completes Bayern switch 05 Jan 2014 - 12:28 pm

BERLIN: Polish striker Robert Lewandowski will leave Borussia Dortmund for German rivals Bayern Munich in the summer on a five-year deal, the European...

‘All players cheat,’ claims Pellegrini 05 Jan 2014 - 12:27 pm

LONDON: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has waded into the debate about diving in football by claiming that “players are always trying to...

Hosts Qatar trounce Kuwait 3-0 to reach WAFF final 05 Jan 2014 - 03:49 am

Qatar midfielder Ismail Mohamad (left) vies for the ball with Kuwait defender Mohammad Al Faresi during their 8th WAFF Championship match at Lekhwiya...

WAFF: Hosts Qatar clash with Kuwait in today’s semis 04 Jan 2014 - 04:33 am

Djamel Belmadi (left), coach of Qatar team at the West Asia Football Federation (WAFF) championship during a press conference on the eve of...

Arsenal-Spurs tops bill in FA Cup third round 04 Jan 2014 - 04:32 am

Roland Lamah (front) of Swansea and Pablo Vincent Kompany (rear) of Manchester City vie for the ball during their English Premier League match...

Barcelona first club to reach 50 million Facebook fans 04 Jan 2014 - 04:27 am

MADRID: Barcelona have become the first sports club to reach 50 million followers on social networking website Facebook, the Spanish soccer champions said...

Jese nets winner for Real in Doha friendly 03 Jan 2014 - 06:49 am

Real Madrid stiker Jese (centre) scores past Paris Saint Germain (PSG) golkeeper, Sirgu Salvatore during their friendly match at the Khalifa Stadium in...

Rivals worried by PSG threat, says President 03 Jan 2014 - 06:48 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (Centre) poses for a picture with Aspire Academy students. RIGHT: Zinedine Zidane poses with fans for a picture. DOHA:...

Bayern Munich set for Qatar training camp 03 Jan 2014 - 06:44 am

BERLIN: European and club world champions Bayern Munich head for Qatar on Sunday for a nine-day winter training camp in the Gulf state....