Sports / Football

    London---Manchester United will attempt to stave off an assault on their third-place position in the Premier League table when they welcome closest pursuers...

Ali Mabkhout   Canberra---United Arab Emirates goal-machine Ali Mabkhout said Saturday he hopes a scoring spree at the Asian Cup could help him win...

Shinji Kagawa   Sydney---Japan playmaker Shinji Kagawa suffered a heart-stopping moment during training at the Asian Cup on Saturday when he came down awkwardly...

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein   Melbourne---FIFA presidential hopeful Prince Ali bin Al Hussein on Saturday called world football's governing body "secretive" and expressed...

Oman coach Paul Le Guen   Canberra---Oman coach Paul Le Guen launched a furious tirade at the referee for not giving a "100 percent"...

Hatem Ben Arfa   Nice, France---France winger Hatem Ben Arfa will not be able to make his debut for Nice in Saturday's Ligue 1...

  Sydney---Goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov's lightning late save spared Uzbekistan's blushes as the 2011 semi-finalists beat North Korea 1-0 in a rain-hit Asian Cup clash...

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz Melbourne---Iran coach Carlos Queiroz expressed confidence on Saturday that his side possessed the "heart and soul" to end their...

Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich giving autographs at Hamad International Airport yesterday. German champions Bayern Munich arrived in Qatar for winter training for...

Qatar football team’s players pose for a group photo following the team’s training session in Canberra, Australia yesterday. LEFT: A Qatari player kicks...

Melbourne: Australia displayed impressive firepower to beat Kuwait 4-1 in their Asian Cup opener yesterday after talisman Tim Cahill kick-started the tournament hosts...

Doha: German giants Bayern Munich arrived in Qatar for the annual winter training camp, to be staged at Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence...

BARCELONA: Neymar’s double helped Barcelona cruise to a 5-0 victory in the first leg of their King’s Cup last 16 tie against Elche...

London: Jose Mourinho will attempt to put a troubled festive campaign behind him when Chelsea resume their Premier League title push against Newcastle...

  Lagos: Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfield star Yaya Toure  on Thursday became the first player to win four successive African Footballer of...

LONDON: A Chelsea deal for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi would be impossible under financial fair play rules, assistant coach Steve Holland said yesterday....

  Cairo---Rival Egyptian teams Al-Ahly and Al-Masry will clash on Saturday for the first time since a 2012 match that ended in deadly stadium...

  Victor Valdes   Manchester, United Kingdom---Louis van Gaal expects new signing Victor Valdes to push fellow Spaniard David de Gea for the goalkeeper's jersey...