Sports / Football

FIFA turn down Drogba loan request 23 Nov 2012 - 01:09 pm

PARIS: FIFA have turned down a request from Ivorian striker Didier Drogba to be allowed to leave Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on loan...

QSL: Al Sadd look to extend unbeaten run 23 Nov 2012 - 01:08 pm

Eljaish coach Razvan Lucescu (right) and Al Wakra coach Mohammad Bazadarevic are seeen chatting, on the eve of their Qatar Stars League (QSL)...

Chelsea sack manager Di Matteo 22 Nov 2012 - 01:23 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has been sacked after the European champions were left facing elimination at the group stage of the...

Leeds announce Bahrain takeover 22 Nov 2012 - 01:14 am

LONDON: Bahrain-based investment bank GFH Capital will complete a 100 percent takeover of Leeds United on December 21, the club’s current owner, Ken...

Racism is a devil, says FIFA President Blatter 22 Nov 2012 - 01:13 am

LONDON: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has described racism in football as “a devil” a year after sparking outrage with controversial remarks that appeared...

Benfica edge past Celtic 22 Nov 2012 - 12:53 am

LISBON: Celtic missed out on a chance to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday night with a game...

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...