Sports / Football

Abidal returns to Monaco 09 Jul 2013 - 12:42 am

MONACO: French international defender Eric Abidal has signed a one-year contract with Ligue 1 newcomers Monaco, the big-spending principality club said yesterday. The...

Nigeria crush Ivory Coast; Morocco stun Tunisia 08 Jul 2013 - 01:01 am

Manchester United and England football Wayne Rooney and actor Gerard Butler walk on Centre Court for the men’s final match between Andy Murray...

Hundreds of footballers suffer from depression: PFA boss 08 Jul 2013 - 12:59 am

LONDON: Hundreds of footballers could be suffering from depression, according to players’ union boss Clarke Carlisle. Professional Footballers’ Association chairman Carlisle, who retired...

Bayern Munich stars fined for clothing blunder 07 Jul 2013 - 12:30 am

Bayern Munich’s head coach Pep Guardiola gestures as he talks to his players during a training session in Arco, northern Italy, yesterday. BERLIN:...

Neymar recovering well from tonsil surgery 07 Jul 2013 - 12:29 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian football star Neymaris recovering well after undergoing tonsil and nasal surgery in Rio yesterday, according to a statement signed...

Veteran Giggs handed United coaching role 05 Jul 2013 - 09:20 am

LONDON: Manchester United announced yesterday that long-serving midfielder Ryan Giggs is to take on a player-coach role with the English Premier League champions...

Leonardo gets season ban for shoving referee 05 Jul 2013 - 09:19 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s sporting director Leonardo yesterday had his ban for pushing a referee extended from nine months to 13 months, the French...

Brazil soar, England tumble in latest FIFA rankings 05 Jul 2013 - 09:19 am

PARIS: Confederations Cup champions Brazil climbed up 13 places to ninth in the latest FIFA world rankings released yesterday, while England continued their...

Djokovic praises Vidic for giving up royal box 04 Jul 2013 - 12:53 am

LONDON: Novak Djokovic praised Nemanja Vidic after the Manchester United captain gave up his Centre Court royal box seat to help roar the...

FIFA again bans Iraq from hosting friendlies 04 Jul 2013 - 12:52 am

BAGHDAD: FIFA yesterday barred Iraq from hosting international football friendlies due to a massive surge in nationwide violence, barely three months after world...

Guardiola’s Bayern ready to fight for places 04 Jul 2013 - 12:51 am

BERLIN: New coach Pep Guardiola will take European champions Bayern Munich to their pre-season training camp in north Italy today with a fierce...

Premier League good for England, says Scudamore 04 Jul 2013 - 12:47 am

LONDON: Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has defended the organisation against claims England’s leading clubs are partly responsible for recent poor performances...

Blanc spells out lofty aim for PSG 04 Jul 2013 - 12:47 am

CLAIREFONTAINE-EN-YVELINES, France: New coach Laurent Blanc says his aim in his first season at Paris Saint Germain is to do “as well if...

It’s all happening in London 04 Jul 2013 - 12:32 am

LONDON: Black hearts, messy divorces, mixed doubles blossoming into marriage and a day pass which also ended in a lifetime commitment. At Wimbledon...

Rooney may want a new challenge: Former United coach 03 Jul 2013 - 01:02 am

LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney may wish to leave the Premier League champions in order to seek a “fresh challenge” elsewhere, according...

Union seeks cash cushion 03 Jul 2013 - 12:55 am

French football star Eric Abidal speaks during a press conference in Lima, Peru, on the eve of the exhibition game between Argentine Lionel...

Former England boss McClaren joins QPR backroom staff 03 Jul 2013 - 12:54 am

LONDON: Former England soccer manager Steve McClaren has joined the backroom team at relegated Queens Park Rangers, the club said yesterday. McClaren had...

Ronaldo lauds fantastic Brazil show, protestors 03 Jul 2013 - 12:54 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Former world champion Ronaldo yesterday lauded Brazil’s “fantastic” Confederations Cup triumph over Spain - but also praised protesters who have...