Wijnaldum, Newcastle halt Liverpool surge
NEWCASTLE: Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool resurgence ran aground yesterday as Georginio Wijnaldum inspired Newcastle United to a much-needed 2-0 home win that eased the pressure...
United draw blank in Hammers stalemate
MANCHESTER: Manchester United failed to score at Old Trafford for the second successive game as a 0-0 draw against West Ham United dropped them...
Bayern slump to first Bundesliga defeat
BERLIN: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich lost their unbeaten record in Germany's top tier this season in emphatic style yesterday, going down 3-1 away to...
Giroud atones to move Arsenal up to second
LONDON: Olivier Giroud made amends for a first-half own goal as Arsenal beat struggling Sunderland 3-1 yesterday to move up to second place in...
World soccer legends to play with Kuwait’s all-star team
KUWAIT: Eleven world soccer legends confirmed their presence at the opening of Jaber stadium Dec 18, as Italian defender Alessandro Netsa, Ukrania’s attacker Andre...
World’s best players to play with Kuwait team
KUWAIT: The Higher Organizing Committee of the Jaber International Stadium activities has revealed the names of the first six star legends who will play...
More FIFA officials arrested as scandal widens
ZURICH: The unprecedented corruption scandal engulfing FIFA widened yesterday with the arrests of two more top officials in another dramatic dawn raid at a...
Real red-faced after Cup fiasco – Barcelona beats 3rd-tier Villanovense 6-1
MADRID: Under-fire Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez must rally his players for the visit of Getafe with the possible elimination from the King’s Cup...
Man City, Stoke, Everton in Cup semis
LONDON: The plucky underdogs were brought down to earth as Manchester City, Everton and Stoke City reached the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, ending...
PSG denied 10th straight win in 0-0 draw with Angers
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s nine-match winning run in Ligue 1 was brought to a halt on Tuesday as they were held to a 0-0 draw...
Messi voted ‘La Liga top striker’
MADRID: Barcelona star Lionel Messi, the favorite to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title, was on Monday voted the top striker in the Spanish...
Juventus sink Palermo to confirm Serie A fightback
MILAN: Mario Mandzukic, Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza struck in the second half as champions Juventus moved up to fifth place in Serie A...
