Sports / Football

Guardiola not using European ban to motivate his players 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

MADRID: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola isn't using the team’s European ban as extra motivation for his players to win the Champions League...

Lyon-Juventus gets green light despite virus concerns 25 Feb 2020 - 04:16 pm

LYON, France: French club Lyon says its sold-out Champions League home game against Juventus will go ahead as planned on Wednesday despite the...

Coronavirus forces fan ban at Italian football games 25 Feb 2020 - 10:21 am

Rome - Upcoming matches in Italian Serie A and the Europa League will be played behind closed doors to combat the spread of...

Fernandes on the spot as Man United beats Watford 3-0 in EPL 24 Feb 2020 - 12:13 am

MANCHESTER: Bruno Fernandes coolly rolled in a penalty for his first goal for Manchester United to set his new team on its way...

Madrid’s Hazard suffers another fracture to right leg 23 Feb 2020 - 04:57 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid said Sunday that Belgium forward Eden Hazard has fractured his right lower leg, putting him in danger of missing the...

Immobile on target as irrepressible Lazio win again 23 Feb 2020 - 04:42 pm

GENOA, Italy: Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile grabbed his 27th league goal of the season as irrepressible Lazio won 3-2 at Genoa...

Barcelona takes over Spanish league lead after Madrid loss 23 Feb 2020 - 11:25 am

MADRID: Barcelona fans protesting club president Josep Bartomeu were also given reason to cheer as Lionel Messi scored four goals and the team...

Ronaldo matches record in 1,000th game as Juve beats Spal 23 Feb 2020 - 10:48 am

MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 1,000th official match by scoring a record-equaling goal to help Juventus win at Spal 2-1 in Serie A...

PSG's latest player party annoys coach Tuchel 22 Feb 2020 - 07:23 pm

Bare-chested and whooping with joy, Paris Saint-Germain stars Neymar and Edinson Cavani were clearly in festive mood. But they hadn't just won the...

Difficult to prepare for Samp in one day, says Inter's Conte 22 Feb 2020 - 06:16 pm

MILAN: Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte said it was difficult to prepare anything new for Sunday's Serie A match at home to Sampdoria...

Giroud on target as Chelsea claim vital win over Tottenham 22 Feb 2020 - 05:26 pm

LONDON: Chelsea's Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso returned to the starting lineup to stunning effect by grabbing a goal apiece in a crucial...

Guardiola open to extending Man City contract beyond 2021 22 Feb 2020 - 02:19 pm

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has indicated that he is open to extending his stay at the Premier League champions beyond...

Hateboer scores 2 as Atalanta routs Valencia 4-1 in CL 20 Feb 2020 - 10:56 am

MILAN: With roughly a third of the population of Bergamo packed into Milan's San Siro stadium, Atalanta made the journey well worth it...

Neymar criticises injury handling after Dortmund defeat 20 Feb 2020 - 12:47 am

Dortmund, Germany: Neymar has criticised Paris Saint-Germain’s handling of his recent injury after scoring in the 2-1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund, which leaves...

Phenomenon Haaland outshines PSG superstars to confirm arrival on biggest stage 19 Feb 2020 - 10:41 am

Dortmund, Germany: The two most expensive players in the world were unable to outshine the prolific Erling Braut Haaland as the Norwegian sensation...

Mourinho doesn't expect Son to return this season 18 Feb 2020 - 05:21 pm

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho does not expect forward Son Heung-min to play again this season after the South Korean fractured his...

Manchester United win 2-0 at Chelsea amid VAR controvesy 18 Feb 2020 - 10:34 am

LONDON: Headed goals from Anthony Martial and captain Harry Maguire earned Manchester United a hard-fought 2-0 win at toothless Chelsea on Monday amid...