Sports / Football

Ozil rallies Real to win 10 Dec 2012 - 10:02 am

MADRID: Mesut Ozil grabbed two goals as Real Madrid twice came from behind to defeat Valladolid 3-2 late on Saturday to go eight...

Glowing bails as Big Bash unveils latest gimmicks 09 Dec 2012 - 01:28 am

SYDNEY: Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash season has begun in glitzy style, with LED stumps and bails flashing on impact and helmet cameras on...

Torres double lifts Chelsea 09 Dec 2012 - 01:27 am

Chelsea’s Spanish forward Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring a penalty for his second goal during the English Premier League (EPL) match against Sunderland...

Al Ahly hope tragic year will end on a high 09 Dec 2012 - 01:24 am

Toyota, Japan: A ‘badly scarred’ Al Ahly are aiming to do Egypt proud at the Club World Cup, at the end of a...

Impressive PSG crush Evian 4-0 09 Dec 2012 - 01:22 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 match against Evian at the Parc des Princes...

Al Sadd, Al Rayyan drop points in goalless draws 09 Dec 2012 - 01:20 am

An Al Sadd player holds off his opposing player during his side’s Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Kharaitiyat in Doha yesterday....

Ferguson desperate for win against City 08 Dec 2012 - 01:14 am

A soldier from the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers) is presented an Afghanistan tour medal by Manchester United manager...

Big wins for Lekhwiya, Al Gharafa 08 Dec 2012 - 12:57 am

Al Gharafa’s Diego Tardelli (9) of Brazil, takes a shot during his side’s Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Sailiyah in Doha,...

A night to forget for defending champions Chelsea 07 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

Spain’s national football team coach Vicente Del Bosque (right) and Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo stand side by side during the 2011...

Tough draw for Guangzhou 07 Dec 2012 - 01:03 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande were handed a tough AFC Champions League draw against two former winners yesterday, complicating their bid to...

Hiroshima beat Auckland 07 Dec 2012 - 01:03 am

YOKOHAMA, Japan: Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat part-timers Auckland City 1-0 at the Club World Cup yesterday in a landmark match at which goal-line technology...

Euro 2020 to take place across Europe: UEFA 07 Dec 2012 - 01:02 am

LAUSANNE: UEFA’s executive committee has given the green light to holding the European championships in 2020 across the continent, the ruling body’s secretary-general...

Shehata sacked as Al Arabi coach 07 Dec 2012 - 12:48 am

DOHA: Former Egypt boss Hassan Shehata, who led them to three African Nations Cup titles, has been sacked as Al Arabi coach, after...

2013 AFC Champions League: Qatar’s Lekhwiya in Group B 07 Dec 2012 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Lekhwiya yesterday were drawn in Group B of the 2013 AFC Champions League, the region’s showpiece club...

Anderson, Panesar keep India in check 06 Dec 2012 - 12:59 am

Sachin Tendulkar of India plays a stroke against England on the first day of the third Test in Kolkata yesterday. Kolkata: Notwithstanding a...

Back problem for Aussie captain Clarke 06 Dec 2012 - 12:43 am

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke is suffering from a sore back and has been ordered to miss the opening round of the Big...

FIFA launch goal-line technology 06 Dec 2012 - 12:38 am

YOKOHAMA: Prompted into action by England midfielder’s Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal against Germany at the 2010 World Cup, FIFA will use goal-line technology...

Money talks for big-spending PSG; City count cost of exit 06 Dec 2012 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Big-spending Paris St Germain, struggling to deliver domestically on a huge investment by Qatari owners, showed they mean business in the Champions...