Sports / Football

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...

Arsenal go clear at top; United and City slump 29 Sep 2013 - 12:43 am

A) Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey waves to his team’s supporters after scoring a goal during their English Premier League match against Swansea at the...

Lekhwiya register first win of season 29 Sep 2013 - 12:42 am

Al Ahli’s Fredoon Zandi shows his pain after suffering an injury. RIGHT: Al Shahaniya’s Omer Ibrahim attempts to tackle Al Gharafa’s Otman Hlavi...

Messi injured as Barcelona beat Almeria 29 Sep 2013 - 12:41 am

FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (left) celebrates with team-mate Cesc Fabregas after scoring the opening goal against UD Almeria during the Spanish Liga Primera...

Cavani scores as PSG go top 29 Sep 2013 - 12:39 am

PARIS: Striker Edinson Cavani came off the bench to score a controversial penalty as Paris St Germain went top of the Ligue 1...

Qatar’s Rizq honoured before QSL clash 29 Sep 2013 - 12:36 am

DOHA: Experienced Qatari midfielder Wisam Rizq celebrated his 100 appearances for club football in the country with a unique ceremony ahead of Eljaish’s...

Hawks soar past Fremantle to AFL title at packed MCG 29 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

MELBOURNE: The Hawthorn Hawks made up for the disappointment of losing last year’s final with a 77-62 (11.11 to 8.14) victory over the...

Old allies Villas-Boas, Mourinho to collide 28 Sep 2013 - 04:59 am

Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas (left). RIGHT: Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho. The two coaches, who were together during Mourinho’s first spell at Chelsea,...

Jose hits back at Andre’s claims 28 Sep 2013 - 04:59 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to discuss the breakdown of his friendship with Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas but could not resist...