Tag: Football
Qatar hosting next two FIFA Club World Cups
The seven-team club tournament, which will include European champion Liverpool this year, will be played in December and in December 2020, FIFA confirmed on...
Islamabad, Malakand win in PFF Inter-City Football Championship
KARACHI: Islamabad and Malakand won their respective matches with contrasting results in Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) National Inter-City Football Championship 2019 underway simultaneously here...
Guardiola sets sights on next season’s quadruple
LONDON: Pep Guardiola will target the quadruple again next season with Manchester City despite the disappointment of this week's Champions League exit against Tottenham.
Spurs...
Chitral footballer Karishma in Forbes list
Pakistani footballer Karishma Ali is among five Pakistanis who have made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list, a local media...
UK’s richest man Ratcliffe wants to buy French club Nice
LONDON: Britain's richest man, Jim Ratcliffe, wants to further expand his sport network by buying French Ligue 1 club Nice after snapping up cycling's Team...
Robben gives up hope of a return against Dortmund
BERLIN: Bayern Munich's veteran Dutch winger Arjen Robben has admitted he is unlikely to make a fairy-tale return from injury in the Bundesliga club's...
Pakistan Football Super League to be held in October
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Football Super League (PFSL), involving foreign players will be held in October, this year at three different venues, FATA Olympic Association President Shahid...
Schulz seals dramatic late win for Germany over the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM: Nico Schulz's 90th-minute winner fired Germany to a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Netherlands in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday, lifting...
Griezmann stars as France hammer Moldova in their Euro qualifying campaign
CHISINAU: World champions France launched their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a no-nonsense 4-1 away win thanks to four different scorers against Moldova in...
Man City owners keen to invest in Indian club this year
MANCHESTER: The owners of Premier League champions Manchester City are considering investing in a club in India as part of an effort to increase...
This isn’t Playstation, grumbles Klopp after derby draw
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp dismissed criticism of his tactics and substitutions in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby in a tetchy...
Messi penalty helps under-par Barca beat Real Valladolid
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 1-0 on Saturday to open up a seven-point lead at the...
Bundesliga revenues up 10% to $5 billion in 2017-18
BERLIN: Revenues for Bundesliga’s top two divisions in 2017-18 rose by over 10 percent year-on-year to €4.42 billion (£3.88 billion), marking the 14th consecutive year...
How a refugee footballer’s honeymoon turned into an extradition nightmare
BANGKOK: The honeymoon that Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi and his wife had hoped to have in Thailand late last year did not go according...
Waiting for a late flourish as transfer window prepares to shut
LONDON: The January transfer window closes on Thursday with a late splurge from the Premier League's biggest clubs unlikely after a month in which...
Rush plays down Liverpool’s lack of title-winning experience
LONDON: Liverpool's record goalscorer Ian Rush is not concerned by the lack of title-winning experience in Jurgen Klopp's side as they seek to fend off...
France centre Fofana to retire from internationals after World Cup
PARIS: France centre Wesley Fofana announced on Thursday that he will retire from international rugby after the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
The 31-year-old has made...
