Sports / Football

Guardiola 'lucky' to be given time at Man City, says Chelsea's Sarri 23 Feb 2019 - 01:44 pm

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was "lucky" to be given adequate time to adapt to English football and imprint his philosophy on the...

FIFA bans Chelsea from next two transfer windows 22 Feb 2019 - 01:48 pm

FIFA have banned Chelsea from the next two transfer windows after the Premier League club was found guilty of breaching rules regarding overseas...

France's Diarra hangs up his boots 22 Feb 2019 - 10:32 am

Former France international Lassana Diarra has said he is "hanging up his boots" after his contract with Paris St Germain was terminated contract...

Chilean fans clean toilets after eliminating Chapecoense 21 Feb 2019 - 06:02 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Knocked out of the Copa Sudamericana at home, Brazilian club Chapecoense was comforted by fans of victorious Union La Calera...

Atletico restore belief but Juventus not done yet 21 Feb 2019 - 03:29 pm

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo taunted them with five twiddling fingers, one for each of his Champions League medals, but Atletico Madrid left believing they...

Lassana Diarra released by PSG 21 Feb 2019 - 03:06 pm

Paris: Former French international midfielder Lassana Diarra has been released from the remainder of his contract by Paris Saint-Germain, the club announced on...

Man United not the same team Liverpool beat in December - Wijnaldum 21 Feb 2019 - 10:49 am

Manchester United are a much more confident outfit under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer compared to the team that lost 3-1 at Liverpool...

Late goals give Manchester City 3-2 win at Schalke 21 Feb 2019 - 12:58 am

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany: Late goals from Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling gave Manchester City a 3-2 win at Schalke 04 in their Champions League...

Ronaldo held scoreless in Madrid as Atletico beats Juventus 21 Feb 2019 - 12:57 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid kept Cristiano Ronaldo in check on Wednesday, defeating Juventus 2-0 in a first-leg match in the round of 16 of...

New soccer team gives hope to young cancer patients in Gaza 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm

Gaza: Fourteen-year-old Moatasem al-Nabeeh suffers from a brain tumour. A new youth soccer team set up in Gaza for young Palestinian cancer patients...

'Likes' and chat don't solve problems, Spalletti tells Icardi 20 Feb 2019 - 06:08 pm

Milan: Problems are not resolved by text messages and 'likes' on social media, Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti on Wednesday warned unsettled forward...

Chelsea's Sarri planning for long-term, defends tactics 20 Feb 2019 - 05:36 pm

LONDON: Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is planning for the long-term despite the club's fans booing his side during Monday's FA Cup defeat by...

Khedira sidelined for over a month with irregular heartbeat 20 Feb 2019 - 02:29 pm

Milan: Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira could be out of action for over a month while he undergoes treatment after being diagnosed with an...

Lyon draws 0-0 with Barcelona in last 16 of Champions League 20 Feb 2019 - 12:50 pm

Lyon, France, Lyon kept Barcelona's vaunted attack in check as the sides drew 0-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round...

'The tie is not over': Klopp backs Liverpool to recover from Bayern draw 20 Feb 2019 - 01:46 am

Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are still firmly in contention for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals despite their dour 0-0 draw...

Stalemate leaves Liverpool and Bayern plenty to play for 20 Feb 2019 - 12:45 am

Liverpool: Liverpool's undermanned defence held out for a precious clean sheet but Bayern Munich will also be confident of progress to the Champions...

Maurizio Sarri isolated at Chelsea after fans turn on him 19 Feb 2019 - 06:34 pm

LONDON: The volley of abusive chants from Chelsea supporters were aimed in a different direction this time. Toward the sideline at Stamford Bridge....

Aspire graduate in Barca squad for Champions League 19 Feb 2019 - 03:11 pm

Doha: Barcelona has announced the squad for the Champions League match against Lyon in France tonight. Coach Ernesto Valverde has picked Senegalese player...