Football

Neymar back injury healing ‘satisfactorily’

BARCELONA: Neymar's injured back is healing "satisfactorily" although there is no specific date for the… Read More

Suarez biting ban: CAS appeal will be heard on Aug. 8

MADRID: Luis Suarez's appeal against a four-month ban for biting will be heard at the… Read More

Neymar aiming to return to action with Barcelona

MADRID: Neymar's injured back is healing well and he is aiming to return to action… Read More

Lampard joins New York City on two-year contract

NEW YORK: Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has signed for new Major League Soccer (MLS)… Read More

Ecuador sack World Cup coach Rueda, hand reins to Vizuete

QUITO:  Ecuador have sacked World Cup coach Reinaldo Rueda following the team's failure to progress… Read More

Real Madrid sign Colombian Rodriguez

MADRID: Real Madrid have signed Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez from Monaco on a six-year contract,… Read More

World Cup host Qatar agrees some foreign worker reforms

DOHA: Qatar's government has approved some measures to improve the treatment of foreign workers following… Read More

Germany captain Lahm to quit national side – newspaper

BERLIN: Germany captain Philipp Lahm has decided to quit international soccer just days after leading his… Read More

German soccer boss says players’ ‘gaucho’ dance not disrespectful

BERLIN: The head of Germany's national soccer association said on Wednesday that German players celebrating… Read More

World Cup ticket fugitive surrenders to Rio court

RIO DE JANEIRO: Ray Whelan, the fugitive chief executive of a Swiss hospitality company implicated… Read More

FIFA earns $4.5bn, Germany to get $35mn

RIO DE JANEIRO: A record amount of winning prize has been awarded to teams in… Read More

Messi awarded with ‘Golden Ball’, Neuer with ‘Golden Gloves’

RIO DE JANEIRO: Despite of loss in World Cup final, captain of Argentina Lionel Messi… Read More

Hard reality sets in for Brazil fans after world cup flop

BRASILIA: The last place Brazilians expected to be embarrassed in the World Cup was on… Read More

The nine previous finals featuring Argentina and Germany

RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina and Germany have appeared collectively in nine previous World Cup finals… Read More

Brazil face must-win game the Dutch don’t even want

BRASILIA: After Brazil's utter humiliation against Germany, anything less than a win in Saturday's third-place… Read More

Romero tells Argentines to savour the moment

SAO PAULO: Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero told his compatriots to "enjoy the moment" after saving… Read More

Berlin extends fan zone to 1.3 kilometer for Germany vs. Brazil

So popular is the fan zone, organizers have extended it by 500 meters for Tuesday's… Read More

FIFA World Cup: Belgium face Argentina, Costa Rica to face mighty Dutch

BELO HORIZONTE: Twice champions Argentina take on in-form Belgium in the World Cup quarter-finals before… Read More

Algerian football team receive warm welcome on their return

Algerian football team received warm welcome on their return from Brazil after participating in the… Read More

State of the World Cup’s last eight

BRASILIA: Twenty four teams have gone and only eight remain in the hunt to win… Read More