England cruise past Estonia
LONDON: England, who reached Euro 2016 last month, comfortably beat Estonia 2-0 at Wembley on Friday to stay on course to complete a qualifying...
Kuwait threatened with FIFA ban
KUWAIT: Kuwait has been threatened with a ban by FIFA because of government interference in the running of the local football association. World governing...
South Korea worsen Kuwait’s misery
SINGAPORE: Jordan stunned Asian champions Australia 2-0 yesterday to throw open their World Cup qualifying group after handing the Socceroos their first loss of...
FIFA suspends Blatter, Platini; World soccer rocked by suspension; Hayatou takes charge
ZURICH: World soccer chief Sepp Blatter and European boss Michel Platini were suspended yesterday, engulfed by a deepening corruption scandal as their sport faces...
Messi, Neymar out as S America 2018 World Cup journey begins
MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi and Neymar will be absent as Brazil and Argentina set out on the road to Russia-and redemption-when South American qualifiers for...
FIFA tribunal to decide Blatter’s fate
ZURICH: Scandal-tainted FIFA’s ethics watchdog was locked in talks yesterday to decide the fate of world football president Sepp Blatter as attacks on the...
Five-goal Aguero fires City on top
MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero turned in a remarkable goal-scoring performance by netting five times in 20 minutes as Manchester City came from behind to rout...
West Ham end City’s winning streak _ Man City 1 West Ham 2
MANCHESTER: Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho ended Manchester City's 11-match run of consecutive Premier League victories as West Ham recorded a stunning 2-1 success...
Liverpool, Celtic held in Europa League
PARIS: Liverpool conceded a late equaliser as they began their Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw at Bordeaux, while 10-man Celtic drew 2-2...
15-goal Qatar lead routs in Asia – Kuwait ease to 9-0 win over Myanmar
SINGAPORE: Qatar smashed 15 unanswered goals past Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates knocked in 10 against Malaysia in a lopsided round of World...
Ward stars as Palace shock Chelsea
LONDON: Joel Ward proved the unlikely match-winner as Crystal Palace produced one of the shocks of the season to win 2-1 away to Premier...
Bilbao end 31-year trophy wait
MADRID: Athletic Bilbao claimed their first trophy in 31 years as they drew 1-1 with 10-man Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup 5-1...
