Sports / Football

Ferdinand ends racism campaign boycott 28 Oct 2012 - 04:03 am

LONDON: QPR defender Anton Ferdinand ended his boycott of the Kick It Out anti-racism campaign by wearing the equality group’s T-shirt during the...

Al Zaman Exhange sponsors Skia football team 27 Oct 2012 - 03:11 am

Players of South Kerala Islamic Association (Skia) football team pose with their sponsored team jerseys in Doha. Al Zaman Exchange will sponsor Skia...

Stricken Metsu steps down as Al Wasl coach 27 Oct 2012 - 03:06 am

DUBAI: Bruno Metsu (pictured) has stepped down as coach of Dubai first division club Al Wasl and has been hospitalised since October 9...

Liverpool, Newcastle win 27 Oct 2012 - 03:05 am

PARIS: A second half goal from Stewart Downing ensured Liverpool avoided an unwanted record on Thursday night as the English Premier League outfit...

Chelsea not finished article, says Giggs 27 Oct 2012 - 03:05 am

LONDON: Ryan Giggs (pictured) lit the fuse on Manchester United’s potentially explosive clash with Chelsea by claiming the Premier League leaders aren’t the...

Ferguson plans new move 26 Oct 2012 - 04:35 am

LONDON: Manchester United head to Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday with Alex Ferguson (pictured) admitting that not only is he worried about...

Valencia table offer to Chelsea skipper Terry 26 Oct 2012 - 04:35 am

LONDON: Formner England captain John Terry could be on his way out of Chelsea and heading for Spanish club Valencia in the January...

Schalke add to Arsenal’s woes; PSG stroll to victory 25 Oct 2012 - 05:25 am

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) kicks the ball near Josip Pivaric of GNK Dinamo Zagreb during their UEFA Champions league group A...

Joshua to attend Aspire4Sport in Qatar 25 Oct 2012 - 05:23 am

Doha: Anthony Joshua (pictured), London Games 2012 gold medallist in boxing, has confimred his attendance for the Aspire4Sport 2012, it was revealed here...

Al Wakra get set for Qatar SC clash 25 Oct 2012 - 05:22 am

Doha: Wakra’s Bosnian coach Mehmed Bazdarevic sounded optimistic ahead of his team’s encounter with Qatar Sports Club (QSC) in the fifth round of...

Fascinating ‘Fall Classic’ match-up 25 Oct 2012 - 05:16 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Usain Bolt, the world record-holder at 100 and 200 meters, said yesterday he likes his chances at starting up a...

After Rio 2016, Bolt ready to try football 25 Oct 2012 - 05:16 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Usain Bolt, the world record-holder at 100 and 200 meters, said yesterday he likes his chances at starting up a...

London 2012 under budget despite high running costs 25 Oct 2012 - 05:16 am

LONDON: Recognised as one of the best Olympics ever, London 2012 came with a hefty price tag for the British taxpayer despite government...

English players’ union backs tougher racism sanctions 25 Oct 2012 - 05:12 am

LONDON: The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) responded to a spate of racism controversies yesterday by publishing a six-point action plan to combat discrimination...

Hosts Barca strike late to shatter Celtic; Chelsea lose 24 Oct 2012 - 06:45 am

Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez celebrates his second goal against Braga during their Champions League Group H match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern...

Bin Hammam’s suspension extended by FIFA, says lawyer 24 Oct 2012 - 06:44 am

LONDON: FIFA has extended the provisional ban on former presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam for another 45 days, the Qatari’s lawyers have said....

City seek first win at Ajax 24 Oct 2012 - 06:40 am

Arsenal’s German striker Lukas Podolski (centre) attends a training session on the eve of their Champions League Group B match against FC Schalke...

UEFA will come down hard if racism proved, says Platini 24 Oct 2012 - 06:39 am

PARIS: UEFA President Michel Platini hinted yesterday that European football’s governing body would come down hard on Serbia if claims that several England...