Football

Euro violence shines spotlight on Russia World Cup

MOSCOW: Russia's footballers failed to leave a mark on Euro 2016 but brutal violence by… Read More

Lionel Messi to appeal tax fraud sentence

BARCELONA: Argentina football star Lionel Messi will appeal and vowed to clear his name after a court… Read More

Euro 2016: Ronaldo shatters Wales big night as Portugal reaches final

LYON: Cristiano Ronaldo became the "Dragon-slayer" as his record-equalling ninth European Championship goal helped power Portugal… Read More

Wales battles Portugal for ticket to Euro 2016 final

LYON: Gareth Bale leads Wales into battle against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in the Euro… Read More

Euro 2016: France wary of giant-killers Iceland in Euro quarter-final

PARIS: Hosts France have their sights set on a place in the semi-finals of Euro… Read More

Argentines take to streets, demand Messi return to national team

BUENOS AIRES: Hundreds of Argentines protested in the pouring rain on Saturday, demanding that soccer… Read More

Euro 2016: World-beating Germany face Italian test

BORDEAUX: Joachim Loew's Germany face the acid test of their status as world champions against Italy… Read More

Euro 2016: Portugal’s Ronaldo kicks off quarter finals against Poland’s Lewandowski

MARSEILLE: The Euro 2016 quarter finals start Thursday with Cristiano Ronaldo seeking a new step towards… Read More

Germany’s safe hands Neuer poised for more records

EVIAN: Manuel Neuer could set a German safe hands record in Saturday's Euro 2016 quarter-final… Read More

Messi retires from international football

EAST RUTHERFORD, UNITED STATES: Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football here Sunday… Read More

Messi ready for crowning glory in Copa America final

NEW YORK: Lionel Messi will bid to gild his legacy as the greatest footballer of… Read More

Copa America: Coach Klinsmann thinks US will attack Argentina

HOUSTON: United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann promised his team would go "eye to eye" with Argentina… Read More

Euro 2016: Last chance saloon as stuttering Austria takes on Iceland

PARIS: Marcel Koller's Austria have one "uncomfortable" last chance to salvage their Euro 2016 campaign in… Read More

Euro 2016: Back-on-track Belgium eye progress over goal-shy Sweden

NICE: Reinvigorated by Romelu Lukaku's goals, Belgium take on under-par Sweden on Wednesday with both sides… Read More

Qatar warns of cost overruns, delays in infrastructure works

DOHA: A $200 billion infrastructure programme launched by Qatar could see higher costs and delays because… Read More

Shahbaz Taseer said radio ‘kept me living’ during captivity

Shahbaz Taseer, the son of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, has said the radio had… Read More

Euro 2016: Ronaldo’s Portugal, Belgium looking for spark

PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will attempt to reignite their flagging Euro 2016 campaign against… Read More

‘Sports terrorists’ bring new chaos to Euro 2016

SAINT-ETIENNE: Croatian fans who hurled flares on the pitch to halt their country's Euro 2016 match… Read More

Ramazan-time Euro 2016 fever sweeps Arab world

KUWAIT CITY: From Dubai to Tunis, Euro 2016 football fever is sweeping the Arab world, filling… Read More

Russian far-right agitator among twenty fans expelled from Euro 2016

MARSEILLES: A Russian far-right agitator was among 20 fans to be thrown out of France on… Read More