Sports / Football

Sunderland grab draw 22 Oct 2012 - 08:30 am

Sunderland’s Irish midfielder James McClean (left) vies with Newcastle United’s James Perch during an English Premier League match at the Stadium of Light,...

Messi hits three goals as Barca win thriller 22 Oct 2012 - 08:29 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi scored a brilliant hat-trick as Barcelona survived Javier Mascherano’s red card to claim a thrilling 5-4 win at Deportivo Coruna...

Age-old Asian rivalry takes centre stage 22 Oct 2012 - 08:26 am

SINGAPORE: Saudi giants Al Ittihad take on city rivals Al Ahli in the AFC Champions League semi-finals today as one of Asia’s oldest...

Bayern Munich set to launch Arabic website 22 Oct 2012 - 08:16 am

A view of the front page of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. The club is shortly going to add Arabic language content to their...

Mata’s double inspires Chelsea; Man United win 21 Oct 2012 - 06:31 am

LONDON: Chelsea cemented their position on top of the Premier League as a superb double from Juan Mata clinched a 4-2 win over...

PSG go top with home victory 21 Oct 2012 - 06:30 am

PARIS: Paris St Germain went to the top of Ligue 1 yesterday after a Kevin Gameiro header clinched a hard-fought 1-0 home victory...

Qatar SC prevail over Al Arabi 21 Oct 2012 - 06:28 am

Al Arabi’s Mousa Al Baraka Wahad (centre) and Qatar Sports Club’s Qusai Munner (left) and Mousa Majid Al Allag vie for ball possession...

Al Sadd eye fourth successive win 21 Oct 2012 - 06:26 am

Action from the QSL match between Umm Salal and Al Kharaitiyat at Al Khor Stadium, yesterday. The match ended in a one-all draw....

Bayern Munich to train in Doha 21 Oct 2012 - 06:20 am

The players of Bundesliga club and Champions League runners-up, FC Bayern Munich train at Aspire Academy grounds during their winter training camp in...

FIFA says ‘four stadiums will do’ 20 Oct 2012 - 04:31 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Football’s world governing body FIFA said yesterday four stadiums would suffice for Brazil to stage the 2013 Confederations Cup in...

Al Arabi get set for fresh start 20 Oct 2012 - 04:28 am

Umm Salal coach Bertrand Marchand is seen chatting with Lekhwiya coach Eric Gerets after Marchand attended a media briefing at the QSL headquarters...

Villas-Boas seeks revenge 19 Oct 2012 - 04:55 am

LONDON: Andre Villas-Boas can become the first opposition coach to plot Chelsea’s downfall in a Premier League match this season when his old...

Qatar in Group A of 2013 Gulf Cup 19 Oct 2012 - 04:44 am

Qatar national team Brazilian coach Paulo Autuori relaxes in Manama, Bahrain, along with national team manager Abdulrahman Al Mahmoud, ahead of the draw...

Poland hold England 18 Oct 2012 - 07:48 am

England’s Wayne Rooney celebrates his goal against Poland during their World Cup 2014 qualifying football match at the National Stadium in Warsaw, yesterday....

Wake-up calls for Spain, Germany in Cup qualifiers 18 Oct 2012 - 07:47 am

French player Franck Ribery (left) tries to beat the challenge from Juanfran Torres of Spain during their FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying match...

Serbia, England charged over ‘racism’ clash 18 Oct 2012 - 07:45 am

LONDON: Serbia and England will face disciplinary action over their stormy European Under-21 match which sparked claims of racism and ended with players,...

Australia edge Iraq 2-1 17 Oct 2012 - 06:55 am

Australia’s Archie Thompson celebrates against Iraq during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Al Arabi Stadium in Doha yesterday. Australia won...

Russia beat Azerbaijan to keep perfect record 17 Oct 2012 - 06:54 am

MOSCOW: Russia continued their perfect start to qualification for the 2014 World Cup, extending their winning streak to four matches with a hard-fought...