Sports / Football

Real coach Solari plays down Bale rift talk 26 Feb 2019 - 04:32 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari sought to play down any talk of a rift with Gareth Bale, saying the Welshman is "100...

Tottenham boss Pochettino charged with improper conduct by FA 25 Feb 2019 - 08:47 pm

The English Football Association (FA) has charged Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino with improper conduct for confronting the referee after Saturday's shock 2-1...

Donnarumma at root of Milan's impressive form 25 Feb 2019 - 05:58 pm

MILAN: While AC Milan's forward line has been garnering most of the plaudits, young goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been at the heart of...

Can Sarri recover authority at Chelsea after Kepa incident? 25 Feb 2019 - 04:47 pm

London: Kepa Arrizabalaga's extraordinary refusal to be substituted by Maurizio Sarri in Sunday's League Cup final heaps the pressure on the beleaguered Chelsea...

Sarri still has respect of Chelsea players after Kepa incident, says Luiz 25 Feb 2019 - 02:29 pm

London: David Luiz says Kepa Arrizabalaga's refusal to be substituted during the League Cup final against Manchester City does not show that Maurizio...

Kepa defies coach as Chelsea loses to City in final shootout 25 Feb 2019 - 12:33 am

LONDON: Watching goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga appearing to struggle with cramp, and with a penalty shootout looming to settle the League Cup final, Chelsea...

Del Piero reveals ownership in small Los Angeles football club 24 Feb 2019 - 06:12 pm

Former Juventus and Italy standout Alessandro Del Piero has decided to disclose that he is an owner of a small football club based...

United's Matic out for two weeks after missing Liverpool clash 24 Feb 2019 - 05:20 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic will be sidelined for two weeks after being ruled out of Sunday's clash against Liverpool....

Struggling Leicester fires Puel after winless run 24 Feb 2019 - 02:08 pm

Leicester, England: Leicester has fired manager Claude Puel after losing six of his last seven games. The latest was a 4-1 loss to...

Schalke sporting director Heidel to step down 23 Feb 2019 - 09:26 pm

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany: Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel is stepping down at the end of the season, the club's worst Bundesliga campaign in 36...

Mbappe scores again as runaway leader PSG beats Nimes 3-0 23 Feb 2019 - 09:22 pm

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe scored twice to take his league-leading tally to 22 goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nimes 3-0 on Saturday to move...

Messi hits half century of hat-tricks to down Sevilla 23 Feb 2019 - 08:19 pm

SEVILLE, Spain: Lionel Messi scored a 50th career hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-2 win at Sevilla on Saturday after the champions...

Bayern turns heat on Dortmund at top of Bundesliga 23 Feb 2019 - 07:56 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich turned the pressure on Borussia Dortmund with a 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin to move level on points with the...

Allegri insists Juve have 'real chance' of Champions League quarters 23 Feb 2019 - 05:23 pm

Rome: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted Saturday that his side can still qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals despite being 2-0 down after...

Solari questions Barcelona's extra day off ahead of cup Clasico 23 Feb 2019 - 05:08 pm

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has described as "curious" Barcelona having an extra day's rest before next week's Copa del Rey clash...

I've learned from Old Trafford mistakes: Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold 23 Feb 2019 - 04:41 pm

Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last season proved to be a turning point in Trent Alexander-Arnold's fledgling career as it gave him...

Harry Kane starts for Tottenham in return from injury 23 Feb 2019 - 03:33 pm

LONDON: Tottenham striker Harry Kane started Saturday's Premier League game at Burnley after making a quicker-than-expected recovery from an ankle injury. Kane only...

Laporte signs two-year contract extension with Man City 23 Feb 2019 - 02:34 pm

Manchester City centre back Aymeric Laporte has signed a two-year contract extension to extend his stay with the Premier League champions until the...