Football

Champions League: Mahrez takes Leicester closer to last 16, Real Madrid win big

PARIS: Riyad Mahrez secured another Champions League victory for Leicester City on Tuesday while big… Read More

Footballer Pique eyes Barcelona presidency

BARCELONA: Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes he can take the unusual route into club politics rather… Read More

Neymar vows to continue showboating despite criticism

BARCELONA: Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar has said he will continue to show off his… Read More

Palestine youths march on Israel settlement in message to FIFA

MAALE ADUMIM: Palestinian children marched on an Israeli settlement to play football there on Tuesday,… Read More

Lady Gaga to perform Super Bowl 2017 halftime show

Grammy-Award winning pop singer Lady Gaga will play the halftime show at the 2017 Super… Read More

La Liga eyes airwaves battle for European supremacy

MANCHESTER:  La Liga may be the dominant championship on the field but now the Spanish… Read More

Real Madrid to host football training camp in Lahore

LAHORE: Football fans can rejoice as the famous Spanish football club Read Madrid will host… Read More

Spanish men held for assault on pregnant Muslim woman

BARCELONA: Two football hooligans have been detained for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman wearing a niqab… Read More

New captain Neuer out to raise Germany’s standards

BERLIN: New captain Manuel Neuer says Germany has room for improvement when the world champions… Read More

Ivanovic not ready to join husband Schweinsteiger in retirement

NEW YORK: Former world number one Ana Ivanovic suffered a fourth successive defeat Tuesday but… Read More

Wayne Rooney to end England career after 2018 World Cup

BURTON-ON-TRENT:  England captain Wayne Rooney announced on Tuesday that the 2018 World Cup in Russia… Read More

Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe

MONACO: Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday… Read More

Neymar’s nerves of steel hand Brazil first football gold

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil superstar Neymar struck the winning penalty as the hosts claimed a… Read More

Argentina coach upbeat after meeting Messi

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's new coach Edgardo Bauza said Thursday he was optimistic he can convince… Read More

Palestinian Cup final delayed after Israel bars visit to Gaza

HEBRON: The final leg of Palestinian football's biggest cup was postponed on Saturday after Israel prevented… Read More

German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger retires

BERLIN: Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday announced his retirement from international duty with immediate… Read More

Fifty years on, England stirs senses with 1966 World Cup win

It was England's first and only World Cup triumph and, not surprisingly, is still recalled… Read More

Saudi Arabia relegates club over match fixing

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's football governing body has relegated a club and penalised several officials over… Read More

Atletico Madrid ‘sign’ film star Matt Damon

MADRID: Atletico Madrid unveiled their latest big summer "signing" -- the Hollywood star Matt Damon. Read More

Joachim Loew stays on as Germany football coach

BERLIN:  Joachim Loew ended speculation about his immediate future when he confirmed Tuesday that he… Read More