Sports / Football

Barca labour to win over Celtic 02 Oct 2013 - 01:05 am

Dortmund’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski celebates after scoring during the Champions League Group F match against Olympique Marseille in Dortmund, western Germany, yesterday....

AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers to begin on October 4 in Doha 02 Oct 2013 - 12:47 am

Doha: Five teams will be competing in the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers that will take place from October 4 until 12 in Doha,...

QFA joins hands with Philippine School to celebrate 21st anniversary 02 Oct 2013 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) celebrated the PSD@21 event organised to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Philippine School Doha (PSD) at Al...

Pellegrini’s Manchester City set for Bayern test 02 Oct 2013 - 12:39 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks on during a press conference at the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, yesterday...

Chelsea’s Torres avoids fresh FA action 02 Oct 2013 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Chelsea striker Fernando Torres (pictured) will not face retrospective disciplinary action for scratching the face of Tottenham Hotspur’s Jan Vertonghen, England’s governing...

Del Bosque hints at Diego Costa call-up 02 Oct 2013 - 12:38 am

MADRID: Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has fuelled speculation that Brazilian-born Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will be called up for the world...

Di Canio denies bust-up with players led to Sunderland exit 02 Oct 2013 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Former Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has denied reports of a bust-up with his players and believes he deserved more time in...

Coach Lippi pledges no let-up from Guangzhou 02 Oct 2013 - 12:37 am

SINGAPORE: Marcello Lippi has pledged no let-up from a rampant Guangzhou Evergrande as the Chinese champions look to sweep into their first AFC...

Finals a distant memory as Ajax face AC Milan 01 Oct 2013 - 12:37 am

Ajax Amsterdam’s players head the ball during a training session in Amsterdam, yesterday, on the eve of their Group H Champions League match...

Mancini signs three-year deal with Galatasaray 01 Oct 2013 - 12:36 am

PARIS: Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has signed a three-year deal with Galatasaray to replace Fatih Terim who was sacked as coach...

Venezuela’s Miku signs for Al Gharafa 01 Oct 2013 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Venezuelan striker Miku has signed a three-year with Qatar Stars League (QSL) giants Al Gharafa yesterday. Miku, whose real name is Nicolas...

Coach Gilli set to rejoin QSL side Umm Salal 01 Oct 2013 - 12:35 am

DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) side Umm Salal will unveil their new coach Gerrard Gilli who is set to replace Alain Perrin, it...

Football: Bayern brush off Ibrahimovic’s Guardiola slur 30 Sep 2013 - 11:58 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has branded Zlatan Ibrahimovic an “aggrieved prima donna” after the Sweden star’s latest verbal attack on coach...

Suarez scores twice in Liverpool’s 3-1 victory 30 Sep 2013 - 12:09 am

LONDON: Luis Suarez crowned his Premier League return with a brace as Liverpool won 3-1 at bottom club Sunderland yesterday to climb to...

Messi out for two to three weeks: Club 30 Sep 2013 - 12:08 am

MADRID: World Player of the Year Lionel Messi (pictured) has been ruled out for up to three weeks by a thigh injury he...

Stuttgart hammer bottom-side Braunschweig 30 Sep 2013 - 12:08 am

BERLIN: VfB Stuttgart moved up to sixth in the Bundesliga with an emphatic 4-0 rout of bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig yesterday. After Bosnia...

Bale home bow ends in 1-0 derby defeat 30 Sep 2013 - 12:07 am

MADRID: Gareth Bale’s long-awaited Real Madrid home debut ended in disappointment as Atletico Madrid beat Los Blancos 1-0 to register their first league...

Pogba nets the winner for Juventus 30 Sep 2013 - 12:07 am

FLORENCE, Italy: A second-half header from French midfield sensation Paul Pogba secured a 1-0 derby win for Juventus at Torino yesterday to send...