Sports / Football

Barcelona suffer first Liga defeat of the season 20 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

MADRID: An injury-time strike from substitute Imanol Agirretxe condemned 10-man Barcelona to a 3-2 defeat at Real Sociedad yesterday, their first of a...

Gignac’s late goal gives Marseille win 20 Jan 2013 - 12:56 am

PARIS: A last-gasp goal by Andre-Pierre Gignac gave Olympique Marseille a thrilling 3-2 comeback home win against champions Montpellier in Ligue 1, yesterday....

Walcott agrees new Arsenal deal 19 Jan 2013 - 05:28 am

LONDON: Theo Walcott ended months of speculation yesterday by signing a contract extension with Arsenal. The 23-year-old England forward’s former deal was due...

UAE clinch Gulf Cup title 19 Jan 2013 - 02:47 am

United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Omar Abdul Rahman (centre) celebrates with team-mates during their match against Iraq during the 21st Gulf Cup final in...

Arsenal and United sneak FA Cup wins 18 Jan 2013 - 03:58 am

Jack Wilshere of Arsenal applauds after the FA Cup Third Round Replay match against Swansea City at the Emirates Stadium, London, Britain, yesterday....

Guardiola’s move stuns Spain press 18 Jan 2013 - 03:58 am

Madrid: Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola’s move to Bayern Munich stunned Spain’s partisan sporting press, which marvelled yesterday that he chose the German...

Qatar Stars League action resumes on January 21 18 Jan 2013 - 03:58 am

Doha: Qatar Stars League (QSL) leaders Al Sadd will seek to put behind their disappointing 4-2 loss to Al Arabi in their final...

Qatar’s new coach ready for tough task 18 Jan 2013 - 03:58 am

DOHA: New Qatar coach Fahad Al Thani is ‘ready’ for tough assignments as the football team targets the remaining 2014 FIFA World Cup...

Iraq-UAE Gulf Cup final a boost for local coaches 18 Jan 2013 - 03:57 am

MANAMA: Iraq will take on the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 21st Gulf Cup today after both sides -- the...

Guardiola named as new Bayern Munich manager 17 Jan 2013 - 04:32 am

A file picture dated November 10, 2010, shows FC Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola during the Spanish King’s Cup round of 16 second leg...

Sunderland out of FA Cup; Fulham survive scare 17 Jan 2013 - 04:30 am

LONDON: Sunderland went out of the FA Cup to second-tier Bolton Wanderers after losing their third-round replay 2-0 on Tuesday night, while Fulham...

Trestman hired as Chicago Bears’ head coach 17 Jan 2013 - 04:05 am

Chicago: Marc Trestman was appointed head coach of the Chicago Bears yesterday in place of Lovie Smith, who was fired at the end...

QFA and Autuori part ways 16 Jan 2013 - 12:40 am

Paulo Autuori watches Qatar play Tajikistan in a friendly match in this September 2012 file photo. The Qatar Football Association and Autuori have...

UAE, Iraq reach Gulf Cup final 16 Jan 2013 - 12:25 am

MANAMA: Ahmad Khalil scored a last-gasp goal to guide the United Arab Emirates into the final of the Gulf Cup with a 1-0...

Fergie set to ring changes against Hammers 16 Jan 2013 - 12:23 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson plans to rest a number of key players for today’s FA Cup replay with West...

Barca ease past Malaga 15 Jan 2013 - 03:07 pm

MADRID: Barcelona set a new record for the best-ever start to a La Liga season on Sunday night when a 3-1 win at...

Real under more pressure than United to succeed, says star Ronaldo 15 Jan 2013 - 03:03 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid’s anxiety to win a 10th European Cup puts them under greater pressure to succeed than Manchester United when they meet...

Manchester United hold off Liverpool 14 Jan 2013 - 12:58 am

Manchester United’s French defender Patrice Evra (centre) celebrates his club’s second goal with team-mate Rio Ferdinand (right) during the English Premier League match...