Sports / Football

Hat-trick for Ronaldo as Real Madrid rout Deportivo 03 Oct 2012 - 02:36 pm

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept on the trail of leaders Barcelona with a 5-1 rout of Deportivo La...

Qatar-owned Malaga on track, says club director 03 Oct 2012 - 02:35 pm

MADRID: Champions League debutants Malaga are on track to become financially viable after a troubled summer for the Qatar-owned club, new director general...

Raul stars as Al Sadd crush Umm Salal; Al Rayyan win 29 Sep 2012 - 10:05 am

Al Sadd’s defender Ibrahin Majed heads the ball clear during the Qatar Stars League match against Umm Salal in Doha yesterday. Al Sadd...

Terry in Chelsea squad for Arsenal clash today 29 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

COBHAM, England: Chelsea captain John Terry, handed a suspended four-match ban and fined on Thursday for using racially abusive language, could play against...

FIFA plays down health fears at 2014 World Cup 29 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

ZURICH: FIFA said yesterday that their decision to play 2014 World Cup matches in the early afternoon in Brasilia, where the dry winter...

Kean resigns as Blackburn’s manager 29 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

LONDON: Steve Kean quit as Blackburn Rovers manager yesterday, saying he’d been “forced to resign” with immediate effect due to his position becoming...

Real can’t afford more slip-ups, says Xavi 29 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

MADRID: Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez (pictured) feels their eight-point lead over Real Madrid has piled the pressure on their bitter rivals ahead of...

World Cup 2018 to be held in eleven cities 29 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

MOSCOW: Eleven Russian cities will host the 2018 World Cup, head of the local organising committee (LOC) Vitaly Mutko said yesterday following FIFA’s...