Sports / Football

Jeddah to host next Gulf Cup 09 Oct 2013 - 10:44 am

MANAMA: The Saudi city of Jeddah has replaced Basra in Iraq as host of the next Gulf Cup football championship, the President of...

Poyet named new Sunderland manager 09 Oct 2013 - 10:43 am

LONDON: Premier League strugglers Sunderland have entrusted Gus Poyet with the responsibility of securing their top-flight survival, announcing yesterday that they have appointed...

Ex-United assistant set for QFA post, say British reports 09 Oct 2013 - 10:43 am

DOHA: Dutchman Rene Meulensteen (pictured), who was an assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, is set to join Qatar Football Association...

AC Milan to play behind closed doors over abusive chants 09 Oct 2013 - 10:43 am

ROME: Italy’s football authorities have ordered AC Milan to play their next game behind closed doors and fined the club 50,000 euros ($67,900)...

Bellamy calls time on Wales career 09 Oct 2013 - 10:42 am

Cardiff: Wales striker Craig Bellamy will retire from international football at the end of the World Cup qualifying ampaign next week, the 34-year-old...

Defender Mexes gets four-match ban 09 Oct 2013 - 10:42 am

MILAN: AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes has been slapped with a four-match ban after video footage showed the Frenchman punching Juventus defender Giorgio...

Redknapp feared hair would get in Bale’s way 09 Oct 2013 - 10:42 am

LONDON: Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that he once feared Gareth Bale was too preoccupied with his hairstyle to make...

Leonardo to learn appeal decision next week 09 Oct 2013 - 10:41 am

PARIS: Former PSG sports director Leonardo will learn next week if his appeal against a year-long football suspension is successful, the president of...

Qatar Under-19 hit seven past Turkmenistan 09 Oct 2013 - 04:04 am

Qatar’s Jassim Ahmad Al Jalabi (left) and Turkmenistan’s Seydiyev Yenish vie for the ball during their AFC U-19 Championship qualifier at Al Arabi...

Jagielka backs team-mate Baines to fill Cole’s boots 09 Oct 2013 - 04:03 am

Italian national player Giuseppe Rossi during a training session at the Coverciano training centre near Florence, Italy, yesterday. The 2006 World Cup winners...

Mind the windows, William warns palace players 08 Oct 2013 - 12:55 am

Polytechnic FC (in blue) play Civil Service FC in a Southern Amateur League match in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, in central London,...

New name for Q League as Qatargas, QFA join hands 08 Oct 2013 - 12:52 am

FROM LEFT: Ghanim Al Kuwari, Chief Operating Officer of Administration, Qatargas, Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al...

Brazil line up friendly with Honduras in US 08 Oct 2013 - 12:52 am

SAO PAULO: Brazil will play Honduras in a friendly in the United States next month as long as the Central Americans qualify for...

Players have let Moyes down, says Rooney 08 Oct 2013 - 12:51 am

LONDON: Manchester United’s players have let down new manager David Moyes after making the club’s worst start to a season since 1989, according...

Juventus close gap on Roma 08 Oct 2013 - 12:50 am

MILAN: Champions Juventus overcame conceding a first-minute goal at home to AC Milan to stun their bitter rivals 3-2 and move to within...

Redknapp hits out at Football Association 08 Oct 2013 - 12:14 am

LONDON: Harry Redknapp accused the Football Association of being clueless and said he “would not trust them to show him a good (England)...

U-19 qualifiers: India edge Nepal 07 Oct 2013 - 10:24 am

Indian striker Udanta attempts to score past Nepal goalkeeper Alan Neupane during the AFC Under-19 Championship at Al Arabi SC Stadium in Doha,...

Wilshere rescues Arsenal 07 Oct 2013 - 10:04 am

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere (right) is challenged by West Bromwich Albion’s Billy Jones during their English Premier League match at The Hawthorns in West...