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El Jaish, Al Arabi ready for crunch QSL battle 21 Nov 2015 - 12:32 am

El Jaish’s coach Sabri Lamouchi (centre) speaks at a pre-match press conference in Doha yesterday. Doha: El Jaish are the only side besides...

Benitez promises Madrid on the offensive against Barcelona 21 Nov 2015 - 12:07 am

MADRID: Rafa Benitez promises Real Madrid will come out attacking in the first clasico of the season against Barcelona on Saturday. With all...

Allegri dismisses suggestions of a Juventus injury crisis 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri bombarded reporters with his team's injury statistics on Friday as he dismissed the suggestion that he is overworking his...

Messi return to reunite 'MNS' for the 'Clasico' 20 Nov 2015 - 03:57 pm

Lionel Messi's return from injury looks to be coming at exactly the right time for Barcelona as he gears up for a reunion...

Tensions running high for La Liga 'Clasico' 20 Nov 2015 - 03:51 pm

Tensions will be running higher than ever when Real Madrid host bitter rivals Barcelona for the opening La Liga 'Clasico' of the season...

QVA Super Cup: Al Rayyan to face Al Arabi in final 20 Nov 2015 - 12:47 am

Captains and coaches of Al Arabi and Al Rayyan pose for a group picture on the eve of the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA)...

QSL: Unhappy Al Gharafa fire coach 20 Nov 2015 - 12:45 am

Doha: Unhappy with the results at the ongoing Qatar Stars League (QSL), Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday fired Brazilian coach Pericles Chamusca. The...

Steaming ahead with full vigour 20 Nov 2015 - 12:44 am

Nasser Al Khater DOHA: Qatar is steaming ahead with its preparations to stage what the organizing committee feels will be a ‘memorable 2022...

Minnows Mesaimeer desperate for points 20 Nov 2015 - 12:42 am

Al Wakrah coach Jose Mauricio addresses the media ahead of his team’s QSL game against Mesaimeer today. DOHA: Bottom-placed Mesaimeer seek a change...

Umm Salal seek win as QSL title race hots up 20 Nov 2015 - 12:41 am

Al Ahli coach Zlatko Kranjcar listens to a question during a Qatar Stars League (QSL) pre-match press conference in Doha yesterday. Umm Salal...

Russia 2018 World Cup CEO defends Mutko's reputation 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko gestures speaking at his meeting with the media in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. AP ZURICH: The reputation...

Stadiums on red alert as football resumes after Paris terror 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: Fear and trepidation, rather than excitement and thrills, may grip fans when Europe's domestic soccer leagues resume this weekend in the wake...

'La Marseillaise' to be played before Premier League games 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

LONDON: The French national anthem will be played at all games in the English Premier League this weekend as an act of remembrance...

I won't run away from Milan, insists Japan's Honda 19 Nov 2015 - 09:15 am

Tokyo: Japan superstar Keisuke Honda has promised to fight for his place at AC Milan as speculation grows of an imminent move to...

Bundesliga security under scrutiny after bomb scare 19 Nov 2015 - 08:52 am

Berlin: Hamburg host second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Friday in the first of the weekend's Bundesliga fixtures with security under scrutiny after the Paris...

France on alert for Ligue 1 resumption 19 Nov 2015 - 08:51 am

Paris: Tight security will overshadow the resumption of Ligue 1 action in France on Friday when Nice host Lyon, one week on from...

Neymar breaks out of Messi's shadow ahead of El Clasico 19 Nov 2015 - 08:48 am

Madrid: During Brazilian star Neymar's two-and-a-half year spell at Barcelona, there has been one continuous soundbite from the softly-spoken 23-year-old: "I'm here to...

German clubs stand defiant despite Hanover scare 18 Nov 2015 - 06:17 pm

Berlin: Bundesliga chiefs insist it will be business at German league stadiums across the country this weekend, although security will be tightened in...