Sports / Football

Schalke 04 train at Aspire Academy 06 Jan 2013 - 12:39 am

Schalke’s football players take part in a training session at Aspire Academy yesterday. The German team is in Qatar for a week-long training...

German club Schalke 04 train in Doha 05 Jan 2013 - 12:44 am

Schalke 04 players take part in a training session at Doha’s Aspire Academy, yesterday. The German club arrived in Qatar late on Thursday...

Bayern Munich sign Kirchhoff for next season 05 Jan 2013 - 12:43 am

DOHA: Bayern Munich have signed Jan Kirchhoff from Mainz, with the German defender to join up with the Bundesliga giants at the end...

PSG’s advertising deal with Qatar justified, says club president 05 Jan 2013 - 12:43 am

PARIS: A controversial advertising deal designed to help Qatari-backed Paris St Germain meet UEFA’s financial fair-play criteria is justified by the club’s growing...

Cancer-battling Vilanova set for Barcelona return 05 Jan 2013 - 12:42 am

FROM LEFT: Barcelona players Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes, French defender Eric Abidal, Spanish defender Jordi Alba and Argentinian midfielder Javier Mascherano, during a...

Ba completes Chelsea move 05 Jan 2013 - 12:42 am

LONDON: Chelsea yesterday announced that they had signed Demba Ba from Newcastle United, ending an 18-month spell at the Magpies during which he...

Brazil striker Pato to join Corinthians 05 Jan 2013 - 12:41 am

SAO PAULO: AC Milan’s Brazil international striker Alexandre Pato agreed a four-year deal with world club champions Corinthians yesterday, the Brazilian side confirmed...

West Ham await Manchester United as FA Cup begins 05 Jan 2013 - 12:41 am

LONDON: Having established a seven-point lead in the Premier League over the festive period, Manchester United turn their thoughts to the FA Cup...

Gulf Cup 2013: Qatar to face UAE today 05 Jan 2013 - 12:40 am

Qatar national squad train in Bahrain yesterday ahead of their Gulf Cup match against UAE today. RIGHT: Qatar football coach Paulo Autuori, attends...

Wright-Phillips strikes late to stun former club Chelsea 04 Jan 2013 - 05:50 am

Queens Park Rangers’ Shaun Wright-Phillips (left) is mobbed by team-mates after his team defeated Chelsea in their English Premier League match at Stamford...

Real still have a chance of winning La Liga: Ramos 04 Jan 2013 - 05:50 am

Madrid: Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos (pictured) said yesterday that winning La Liga will be difficult but not impossible after the club slipped...

Juventus to start talks with Bilbao striker Llorente 04 Jan 2013 - 05:50 am

ROME: Italian club Juventus is opening talks to buy Athletic Bilbao forward Fernando Llorente after the end of this season, the Spanish club...

Mancini clashes with Balotelli on training ground 04 Jan 2013 - 05:49 am

LONDON: Mario Balotelli’s future at Manchester City was cast into doubt once again yesterday after photographs emerged showing him in an apparent training-ground...

AC Milan storm off pitch after racist chants 04 Jan 2013 - 05:49 am

Milan: AC Milan walked off the pitch during a friendly match at Italian lower side Pro Patria yesterday in protest at racist chanting...

Qatar Airways named official airline of Qatar football team 04 Jan 2013 - 05:43 am

Doha: Qatar Airways and the Qatar Football Association announced a strategic partnership with the carrier being named official airline of Qatar’s national football...

Dominant PSG crush Lekhwiya in friendly 03 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

Paris Saint Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) of Sweden vies for the ball with Lekhwiya’s Karim Boudiaf during their friendly match in Doha, yesterday....

PSG hoping to make history, says star striker Ibrahimovic 03 Jan 2013 - 01:00 am

PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) and PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti during a press conference at Aspire Academy, yesterday. PICTURES BY: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH BY...

Hooper scores late winner for Celtic 03 Jan 2013 - 12:59 am

GLASGOW: Gary Hooper scored a late winner after Fraser Forster saved a penalty as Celtic claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Motherwell to...