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Germany see off battling Saudi to end winless run
Munich: World champions Germany survived a late scare to see off Saudi Arabia 2-1 and end their five-game winless run in the build up to the World Cup in Russia.
Germany looked to be heading for a comfortable win at Bay Arena of Bayer…
England and Portugal impress in Pre-World Cup friendlies
LEEDS: England beat Concacaf side Costo Rica 2-0 to conclude their World Cup preparations in impressive style at Elland Road in Leeds.
Manager Gareth Southgate’s rotation policy proved to be effective as the Three Lions with 10 changes…
Palestine score as Argentina abandon Israel friendly
Buenos Aires: Argentina has cancelled their final World Cup warm-up match with Israel, apparently under political pressure over Israel's apartheid regime and inhuman treatment of Palestinians under military occupation.
Argentina’s…
Ronaldo 120% fit to play against Liverpool
Madrid: Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says his talisman Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for the Champions League final against Liverpool in a week's time.
Ronaldo, 33, has been sidelined from the Los Blancos squad after spraining his…
Ozil and Gundogan under fire for meeting Turkish President Erdogan
LONDON: Germany stars Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan have come under heavy criticism from German politicians for posing in photos with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Premier League players along with Everton’s Turkish player…
Brazil name injured Neymar in World Cup squad
RIO DEJANEIRO: Brazil have announced their 23-man provisional squad for the World Cup in Russia including the injured Paris St-Germaine forward Neymar Jr.
Neymar, currently the most expensive footballer in the world had undergone an…
Levante spoil Barcelona’s unbeaten season record
Madrid: Barcelona's pursuit of an unbeaten La Liga season came to end in spectacular fashion on Sunday evening as bottom side Levante stunned the Catalans in the penultimate match by winning the 9 goal thriller, split 5-4.
Emmanuel…
Bale denies 10 man Barca as feisty El Clásico ends 2-2
BARCELONA – Gareth Bale scored a stunning equalizer for Real Madrid to deny La Liga champions Barcelona victory in a fierce El Clásico which ended 2-2 at the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona.
In a pulsating match, the Catalans whose Sergi…
Sir Alex Ferguson undergoes emergency surgery for brain haemorrhage
LONDON: Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone an emergency surgery and is battling for his life after suffering a brain haemorrhage yesterday.
The former Manchester United manager reportedly fell at home in the morning and was taken to…
Maradona quits Fujairah job after failing to promotion
FUJAIRAH, UAE: Football legend Diego Maradona has been sacked by UAE second division club Al Fujairah along with his entire coaching staff after they failed to make automatic promotion to the UAE Pro League.
Following the 1-1 draw at…