Football

PARIS: Holders Liverpool safely negotiated Tuesday’s trip to Salzburg to take their place in the last 16 of this season’s

MILAN: Carlo Ancelotti’s reign at feuding Napoli came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as the veteran coach was sacked

LAUSANNE: Fifa is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return two

LONDON: Arsenal caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg believes a weight has been lifted off his players’ shoulders after a three-goal blitz

MADRID: Diego Simeone has called it a transition season for Atletico Madrid but while he was the best man before,

KUALA LUMPUR: Defending champions Al Hilal were on Tuesday drawn against UAE’s Al Ahli and Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor for the start

LAUSANNE/MOSCOW: Russia’s national team will not be able to play at the 2022 World Cup as an official Russian side

Doha, Dec 9 – Bahrain imprinted their name finally in the history of the Arabian Gulf Cup after 49 years

MUSCAT, DEC 9 – Mohammed al Rumaihi’s smart leg-flick put Bahrain in the elite list of winners ending their 49-year

Doha, Dec 8 – Mohammed Saad al Rumaihi’s smart shot sealed history for Bahrain as they edged Saudi Arabia 1-0

Despite their weak start in the tournament, they suffered a 3-1 shock defeat against Kuwait, Saudi Arabia managed and controlled

London: Manchester United’s midweek win over Tottenham Hotspur has lifted sagging spirits at the club ahead of Saturday’s derby against

Bahrain advanced to the final of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup after beating Iraq 5-3 in penalty shoot-out after the

LONDON: Jose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to Manchester United as Marcus Rashford struck twice in a 2-1 defeat for

HONG KONG: Bert Van Marwijk has been sacked as head coach of the United Arab Emirates, the country’s football federation

Akram Afif (Qatar) Qatari star Akram Afif, who was named the best Asian player for 2019, is living special moments

The 24th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup will enter to the crucial knockout rounds on Thursday as Asian champions

Qatar went all out for a win against the UAE and was rewarded in the final group match with the

Oman head coach Erwin Koeman affirmed that he is committed to take the team forward and is not afraid about

Al Janoub Stadium will be the venue for the crunch semifinal between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the organisers announced on