Sports / Football

Brazil trounce Japan 4-0 in friendly 17 Oct 2012 - 06:54 am

WROCLAW, Poland: Next World Cup hosts Brazil breezed past reigning Asian champions Japan 4-0 in a friendly here yesterday with two goals from...

FIFA doubts Brazil will be ready for Confederations Cup 17 Oct 2012 - 06:54 am

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke voiced doubts yesterday that Brazil will have all six stadiums ready for the Confederations Cup...

England and Poland World Cup qualifier postponed 17 Oct 2012 - 06:53 am

WARSAW: Heavy rain in Warsaw yesterday forced the postponement of Poland’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against England. With the pre-match deluge leaving the...

Uzbekistan stun Qatar 17 Oct 2012 - 02:38 am

Qatar’s Marcone Amaral (rights) fights for the ball with Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Bakaev in Doha yesterday. BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Uzbekistan yesterday rode their...

Qatar eye win in key clash 16 Oct 2012 - 04:33 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Hosts Qatar are banking on their new-found confidence to upstage ‘tough’ Uzbekistan today when the two sides clash in...

Uzbekistan wary of Qatar strike force, early kick-off 16 Oct 2012 - 04:31 am

DOHA: Uzbekistan football coach is wary of the Qatari strike force, saying the home team would be tough to beat when the two...

Quotes of the Qatar players 16 Oct 2012 - 04:31 am

Striker Magid Mohammed: “We know it won’t be an easy game. We have prepared well. Yes, we can beat them. We’ve worked hard....

Misfiring Aussies face tough Iraq test in Doha 16 Oct 2012 - 04:30 am

Spain’s Cesc Fabregas (left) and Benat Etxebarria challenge for the ball during a training session at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Spain...

Bin Hammam makes new CAS appeal 16 Oct 2012 - 04:27 am

BERNE: Former FIFA presidential candidate and executive committee member Mohamed bin Hammam (pictured) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)...

Confident Qatar ready for key qualifier against Uzbekistan 15 Oct 2012 - 06:51 am

The players of Qatar national football team listen to instructions from head coach Paulo Autuori of Brazil during a training session at Aspire...

Spain meet France as World Cup qualifying gathers momentum 15 Oct 2012 - 06:48 am

FROM LEFT: Miroslav Klose, Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus and Mesut Ozil warm up during a practice session with the German national team in...

I do not have a magic wand, says Shehata 14 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

Egypt’s former coach and Al Arab’s new coach Hassan Shehata holds his jersey after signing a one-year contract with the Qatari club, during...

Qatar train at Aspire Academy for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 14 Oct 2012 - 03:38 am

Qatar’s national football team players take part in a training session ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup, Asian Zone, qualification matches, in...

Three-star Pedro lifts Spain 14 Oct 2012 - 03:31 am

PARIS: Defending titleholders Spain and a cluster of former champions coasted to comfortable 2014 World Cup qualifying wins across Europe on Friday night....

Messi keeps Argentina on course for Brazil 14 Oct 2012 - 03:30 am

MONTEVIDEO: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina defeated Uruguay 3-0 on Friday night to remain comfortably on course for the 2014...

QNB Qatar Stars Cup action 13 Oct 2012 - 02:31 am

Al Gharafa’s Afonso Alves (left) and Al Wakra’s Johar Al Kaabi vie for ball possession during their QNB Qatar Stars Cup match at...

Russia claim slender win over Portugal 13 Oct 2012 - 02:31 am

MOSCOW: Alexander Kerzhakov scored early as Russia edged out Portugal 1-0 to earn their third consecutive win at the start of their World...

AC Milan deny plans to sell stake to Qatar 13 Oct 2012 - 02:30 am

MILAN: AC Milan said yesterday there are no plans to sell a stake in the football club to the Qatar sovereign wealth fund...