Soccer

Champions League: Bayern Munich beats Roma 7-1

PARIS: Bayern Munich produced a stunning display to demolish Roma 7-1 on Tuesday but they… Read More

Champions League: Neymar, Messi strike to ease Barcelona past Ajax

BARCELONA: Barcelona warmed up for their clash with Real Madrid on Saturday in fine fashion… Read More

France Ligue 1: Paris Saint-German beat nine-man Lens

PARIS: Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain won a stormy encounter at the Stade de France on Friday… Read More

Ghana or S. Africa could replace Morocco as Africa Cup host

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa and Ghana have been asked by the Africa Cup of Nations organisers… Read More

Cape Verde, Algeria qualify for Africa Cup of Nations

JOHANNESBURG: Cape Verde defeat Mozambique 1-0 Wednesday to become the first qualifiers for the 2015… Read More

Albanian PM’s brother arrested after soccer match abandoned

BELGRADE: Olsi Rama, brother of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, was arrested on suspicion of… Read More

Messi double as Argentina put seven past Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Argentina strolled to a 7-0 friendly win over Hong Kong on Tuesday, with… Read More

Spain stunned by Slovakia in Euro Cup qualifier

ZILINA: Holders Spain suffered their first defeat in qualifying for a major tournament in eight… Read More

Argentina, Portugal set up potential Messi-Ronaldo clash

LONDON: La Liga rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo look set to meet in an… Read More

PSG beat Barcelona in five-goal thriller

PARIS: Paris St Germain made light of the absent Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a sub-standard start… Read More

Brazil to lose out in FIFA’s third party ownership ban

SAO PAULO: FIFA's decision to ban third party ownership (TPO) of football players could herald… Read More

FIFA to ban third-party ownership of players

ZURICH: Soccer's governing body FIFA has agreed to ban the third-party ownership (TPO) of players,… Read More

Qatar says it will host 2022 World Cup despite doubts

BERLIN: Qatar remained adamant it would host the 2022 soccer World Cup despite a FIFA… Read More

Five countries in battle to be named African Nations Cup hosts

ADDIS ABABA: The hosts of the 2019 and 2021 African Nations Cup finals will be… Read More

Real Madrid beats Basel 5-1 in Champions League

MADRID: Holders Real Madrid chased away some of their early-season blues when Gareth Bale scored… Read More

NFL’s Vikings reinstate Peterson after child abuse charge

MINNEAPOLIS: Adrian Peterson, a marquee National Football League running back facing charges of child abuse… Read More

Sepp Blatter to seek fifth term as FIFA president

MANCHESTER: Sepp Blatter will stand for re-election as FIFA president next year, he confirmed on… Read More

Germany seek England support to land Euro 2024

BERLIN: Germany want England's support to land the European soccer championship in 2024 and are… Read More

Ivory Coast to host African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will host their African Nations Cup qualifier against Ebola-affected Sierra Leone this… Read More

Arsenal sign Danny Welbeck to long-term deal

LONDON: Arsenal confirmed they had signed England forward Danny Welbeck to a long-term deal from… Read More