Sports / Football

Gabbiadini can engineer Southampton shock at Wembley 25 Feb 2017 - 08:50 am

London: Manolo Gabbiadini has all the tools to be Southampton's League Cup final hero against Manchester United after completing a remarkable journey from...

Leicester City caretaker manager Shakespeare takes unwanted role as pantomime villain 25 Feb 2017 - 08:41 am

Leicester, United Kingdom: Leicester caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare claims he feels like a pantomime villain after taking over following the shock sacking of...

Manchester United: Mourinho won't let emotion cloud Rooney decision 25 Feb 2017 - 08:36 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: Jose Mourinho won't let his heart rule his head as the Manchester United manager ponders handing Wayne Rooney a start...

Super sub Le Bihan gives Nice precious win over Montpellier 25 Feb 2017 - 08:21 am

PARIS: Second-half substitute Mickael Le Bihan scored twice to give Nice a last-gap 2-1 home win over Montpellier as the Azureans kept their...

Russia's Rostov to meet United in last-sixteen clash 24 Feb 2017 - 11:48 pm

Nyon: Favourites Manchester United were drawn yesterday to face faraway Russian outfit Rostov, who unlike Jose Mourinho were delighted with the Europa League...

Leicester owners condemned over shocking Ranieri sacking 24 Feb 2017 - 11:48 pm

Leicester: The sacking of Claudio Ranieri as Leicester City manager just nine months after guiding the unfashionable club to a sensational Premier League...

Gent knock out Spurs from Europa League 24 Feb 2017 - 10:07 pm

Paris: Unheralded Gent stunned Tottenham at Wembley as their more illustrious fellow Belgians Anderlecht, Ajax and Lyon also progressed to the Europa League...

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla set to miss rest of season 23 Feb 2017 - 05:06 pm

London: Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla's recovery from ankle surgery could see the Spain international ruled out of the rest of the English season,...

Porto win puts vintage Allegri on display 23 Feb 2017 - 04:05 pm

Milan: A perfectly-orchestrated 2-0 win over depleted Porto has put Juventus on the cusp of the Champions League quarter-finals, and underlined Massimiliano Allegri's...

Manchester United: Mourinho fears Mkhitaryan, Carrick out of Cup final 23 Feb 2017 - 03:20 pm

Saint-Étienne, France: Henrkh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick look set to miss the League Cup final after picking up injuries against Saint Etienne, Manchester...

Leicester's Vardy ends goal drought in 2-1 loss at Sevilla 23 Feb 2017 - 02:13 pm

SEVILLE, Spain: Sevilla missed an early penalty in a 2-1 win over Leicester in their Champions League Round-of-16 first leg on Wednesday, with...

Substitutes give Juventus 2-0 Champions League win at 10-man Porto 23 Feb 2017 - 02:08 pm

Struggling to break through 10-man FC Porto in the Champions League Round-of-16 match, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri resorted to two second-half substitutes who...

Big Phil expresses sympathy after feasting on 'beef ball' 23 Feb 2017 - 02:06 pm

Eastern Sports Club coach Chan Yuen-ting was comforted by her opposite number Luiz Felipe Scolari after her Asian Champions League debut at Chinese...

Five-star City edge Monaco in thriller 22 Feb 2017 - 10:18 pm

Manchester: Manchester City came out on top in an epic Champions League battle against Monaco as late goals by John Stones and Leroy...

Atletico ease past Leverkusen 4-2 to take control of tie 22 Feb 2017 - 10:02 pm

Leverkusen, Germany: Atletico Madrid beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in a topsy-turvy encounter on Tuesday to take a firm handle on their Champions...

West Ham seek revenge against Watford: Masuaku 22 Feb 2017 - 10:02 pm

Watford: West Ham United will be seeking revenge for their home loss to Watford in their previous encounter when the London rivals meet...

China plans for 50,000 football academies by 2025 22 Feb 2017 - 09:55 pm

Beijing: China plans to have 50,000 football academies by 2025 as part of an ambitious blueprint to grow into a soccer superpower. The...

Gamba Osaka off to a flyer in Adelaide 22 Feb 2017 - 09:55 pm

Adelaide: Japan's former winners Gamba Osaka dominated their AFC Champions League Group H match outclassing Australia's Adelaide United 3-0 in Adelaide yesterday. Gamba,...