Football

Liverpool crush Porto to reach Champions League semi-finals

Liverpool crushed FC Porto 4-1 in Portugal on Wednesday to win their Champions League quarter-final tie 6-1 on aggregate and march on to a last-four showdown against Barcelona.

19 hours ago

Japan rugby chairman quits months before World Cup

Yoshiro Mori announced his surprise resignation as honorary chairman of the Japan Rugby Football Union, officials said on Thursday, just months before the country hosts the World Cup.

10 hours ago

Ramsey in Italy rehearsal ahead of Juventus move

Aaron Ramsey will get an advance taste of life in Italy as Arsenal look to finish off Napoli in Thursday’s return leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie, ahead of his summer move to Serie A giants Juventus.

20 hours ago

Sharjah inch closer to AGL title as Al Wahda stun Shabab Al Ahli

Welliton Soares scored late to hand Sharjah a 2-2 draw with Al Ain at Khalid Bin Mohamed Stadium in matchweek 21 of the Arabian Gulf League on Wednesday.

20 hours ago

Barcelona hammer Manchester United to reach Champions League semis

The five-time European champions will face either Liverpool or Porto in the last four in their first appearance at the stage of the competition since 2015.

17 Apr 2019

Shabab Al Ahli to meet defending champions Flamengo in semis

Shabab Al Ahli will be flying the UAE flag when the four semi-finalists of the 9th Dubai International Football Championship U-16 square off on Wednesday evening at the Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium in Al Mamzar. Shabab Al Ahli, who finished second in Group A behind 2016 champions Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia,

16 Apr 2019

Bayern won’t exceed 100mn euro mark for a player: Hoeness

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness ruled out breaking the 100 million euros ($113 million) mark this summer and said he would buy French striker Kylian Mbappe “immediately” if he had the money. Bayern are planning a major squad overhaul this summer, and have already confirmed the signings of French World Cup winners Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez.

16 Apr 2019

It’s crunch time for City: Coach; Porto eye comeback against Reds

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City’s bid for an unprecedented quadruple will be defined by Wednesday’s Champions League showdown with Tottenham and their following two Premier League games. Guardiola’s side are in contention to win all four major trophies after lifting the League Cup, reaching the FA Cup final and staying in touch with Premier League leaders Liverpool.

16 Apr 2019

Real disappoint again in dreary draw with Leganes

Real Madrid took the Monday night slot reserved for La Liga’s lower teams and never really looked out of place as Karim Benzema’s goal was enough only for a 1-1 draw away to Leganes. Madrid delivered another thoroughly underwhelming performance

16 Apr 2019

Arsenal move into top four with victory over 10-man Watford

Arsenal moved into the Premier League top four, but made hard work of seeing off 10-man Watford 1-0 thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s fortunate early opener on Monday. Aubameyang profited from an error by Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster as he blasted an attempted clearance in off the Gabon international.

16 Apr 2019

Barca look to end quarters jinx; Juventus shift focus to CL

Four years have passed since Lionel Messi last reached a Champions League semi-final and his drought has become a source of unease for Barcelona ahead of their latest attempt on Tuesday.

15 Apr 2019