Sports / Football

UAE beat Uzbekistan at home 23 Mar 2013 - 04:53 am

Abu Dhabi: Two goals in two second-half minutes saw the United Arab Emirates (UAE) come from behind to register an impressive 2-1 win...

Confident Qatar take on Bahrain 22 Mar 2013 - 04:41 am

Qatar football team players taking part in a training session in Manama on the eve of their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying match against...

Qatar, Turkey share spoils in International Friendly Tournament 22 Mar 2013 - 04:40 am

Qatar’s Mohammed Alaaddin Badr (right) and Turkey’s Omer Bayram vie for the ball during their International Friendly Tournament at Grand Hamad Stadium of...

Defensive dilemma for England 22 Mar 2013 - 04:36 am

England manager Roy Hodgson takes part in a training session at the St George’s Park training complex, near Burton-upon-Trent, central England on Tuesday....

Platini coy about FIFA presidency 22 Mar 2013 - 04:35 am

UEFA President Michel Platini (left) and FIFA President Sepp Blatter pictured before the semi-final match of the Euro 2012 between Germany and Italy...

Former BBC boss Dyke to be new FA chairman 22 Mar 2013 - 04:35 am

LONDON: Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is set to become the new chairman of the Football Association, the English game’s governing body...

Spain eye win before World Cup French test 22 Mar 2013 - 04:34 am

PARIS: With just over a year to go until the World Cup, some of Europe’s leading nations are hoping to take a major...

Qatar yet to make request on 2022 World Cup timing, says Blatter 22 Mar 2013 - 02:15 am

President of FIFA, Joseph Blatter, attendsthe press conference following the meeting of the FIFA executive comittee in Zurich, yesterday. ZURICH: Fifa has not...

EPL will accept winter World Cup: Richards 21 Mar 2013 - 12:32 am

Mohammed Hanzab (right), President of International Centre for Sports Security, and Sir David Richards, Chairman of English Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) shake hands...

Super-fit Beckham has no plans to quit 21 Mar 2013 - 12:29 am

English soccer player David Beckham in action during a game with Chinese students of a middle school in Beijing, China, yesterday. Beckham arrived...

US players critical of Klinsmann coaching, says online report 21 Mar 2013 - 12:29 am

DENVER, Colorado: Three days before the United States plays a key World Cup 2014 qualifying home match, a Sporting News online report yesterday...

2014 World Cup final draw set for December 6: Officials 21 Mar 2013 - 12:29 am

ZURICH: The draw for the 2014 World Cup finals will be made on December 6 at the Brazilian holiday seaside resort of Costa...

Platini accuses Blatter of attacking European soccer 21 Mar 2013 - 12:28 am

BERLIN: Michel Platini has accused FIFA president Sepp Blatter of attacking European soccer while defending UEFA’s decision to stage Euro 2020 across the...

Eljaish edge Lekhwiya to reach Qatar Stars Cup final 21 Mar 2013 - 12:28 am

Ali Sanad Al Nuaimi (centre) of Eljaish is challenged by Lekhwiya’s Ahmad Adel Maksoud during their Qatar Stars Cup match at Qatar Sports...

Germany to burn midnight oil in Kazakhstan 21 Mar 2013 - 12:27 am

German national team head coach Joachim Loew juggles with the ball during his team’s training session in Frankfurt Main, Germany, yesterday. BERLIN: Germany’s...

Brazil a good test for the Confed Cup, says Buffon 21 Mar 2013 - 12:24 am

MILAN: Italy will have one eye on the Confederations Cup this June when the Azzurri take on Brazil in a friendly today, says...

Four-nation International Friendly Tournament begins in Doha today 21 Mar 2013 - 12:17 am

Marcel Van Buuren (centre), coach of Qatar Olympic team speaking to journalists during a press conference in Doha, yesterday, ahead of the Qatar...

Beckham is highest paid football player 20 Mar 2013 - 01:10 am

PARIS: David Beckham is out in front as the highest-paid player in world football, according to a report that appears in yesterday’s edition...