Sports / Football

Beckham seeks new ground for curtain call 22 Nov 2012 - 12:50 am

LOS ANGELES: Former England captain David Beckham believes he still has a lot left in the tank and that wherever he ends up...

Magical Messi nets two as Barca reach last sixteen 21 Nov 2012 - 01:43 am

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Spartak Moscow during their Champions League Group G match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, yesterday. MOSCOW:...

Beckham set for final LA Galaxy match 21 Nov 2012 - 01:41 am

LOS ANGELES: Football legend David Beckham says he will play his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy when the Major League Soccer...

Crunch match for Man City 21 Nov 2012 - 01:36 am

PARIS: Manchester City’s first tilt at Champions League glory ended in a heartbreaking group stage exit a year ago having been drawn in...

O’Brien ends goal drought to rescue Hammers 21 Nov 2012 - 01:35 am

LONDON: West Ham rescued a 1-1 draw against Stoke at Upton Park on Monday night thanks to Joey O’Brien’s first ever Premier League...

Boateng signs for Malaysian football club 21 Nov 2012 - 01:35 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian football club has made a rare signing of an ex-English Premier League star by snapping up Dutch midfielder George...

Domenech slams ‘diva’ Ribery in memoirs 20 Nov 2012 - 01:25 am

PARIS: Former France coach Raymond Domenech has branded international winger Franck Ribery as a “diva” whose influence pwoisoned the national side in his...

Tricky away test awaits Chelsea 20 Nov 2012 - 01:15 am

Barcelona’s Daniel Alves controls the ball with his head during a training session ahead of the Champions League match against Spartak Moscow, at...

Aussie chiefs hail TV deal as clubs eye Beckham 20 Nov 2012 - 01:14 am

SYDNEY: Australian football chiefs yesterday hailed a bumper US$166m television deal as they refused to give up on bringing former England captain David...

Houston, Galaxy to clash in repeat MLS final 20 Nov 2012 - 01:14 am

Seattle: LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo will meet in the MLS Cup final for the second straight year after clinching their Conference championships...

Hearts reject Massone takeover bid 20 Nov 2012 - 01:13 am

Edinburgh: Financially-troubled Hearts have rejected a bid by former Livingston owner Angelo Massone to buy the club, the Scottish Premier League team said...

Ajax appoint Van Der Sar as marketing director 20 Nov 2012 - 01:12 am

ROTTERDAM: Former goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has joined the board of Ajax Amsterdam as marketing director, the Dutch club said yesterday. In...

Al Sadd edge Al Wakra to remain unbeaten in QSL 20 Nov 2012 - 01:11 am

DOHA: Powered by goals from Khalfan Ibrahim and Nadir Belhadj, Qatar Stars League (QSL) points leaders Al Sadd yesterday edged past Al Wakra...

Eljaish crush Al Arabi 3-0 19 Nov 2012 - 03:43 pm

Mohammed Ali (left) of Lekhwiya attempts to pass the ball despite the challenge of his Qatar SC opponent during their Qatar Stars League...

Messi scores twice as Barcelona march on 19 Nov 2012 - 03:42 pm

MADRID: Barcelona pulled six points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga when Lionel Messi netted his seventh double of...

PSG are not a team yet, says coach Ancelloti 19 Nov 2012 - 03:41 pm

PARIS: Paris St Germain have a lot of work ahead of them to play as a team rather than just a collection of...

Lyon go top with victory over Reims 19 Nov 2012 - 03:41 pm

PARIS: Lyon moved provisionally out in front in the French league title race yesterday after a 3-0 home win over promoted Reims and...

Sunderland find scoring touch to beat Fulham 19 Nov 2012 - 03:41 pm

LONDON: Sunderland registered their first Premier League away win since February and ended a run of five games without victory by overcoming 10-man...