Football

BERLIN (Germany): Male players born in 1997 can play at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics next year although they have officially exceeded the tournament age limit, the ruling football body...

LONDON: The Professional Footballers Association (PFA) chief executive Gordon Taylor said on Tuesday that safety has to be paramount as Premier League waits for the restart. With 92 matches in...

According to La Liga figures professional football accounts for 1.37% of the country's GDP and creates 185,000 jobs. DOHA: Spanish clubs will returning to training this week following the Ministry...

BERLIN (Germany): Former Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou has been suspended by German club Hertha Berlin after posting a video showing him ignoring social distancing by shaking hands with teammates. The Facebook...

Traore, who won the competition’s Golden Ball in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, helped Mali finish third in the tournament. DOHA: Mali playmaker Adama Traore has already left his mark in...

The Australian forward is the current leading scorer with 20 goals with the K League all set to start on Friday. DOHA: Suwon Samsung Bluewings’ striker Adam Taggart is hopeful...

DOHA: The Belgian Pro League said that it had postponed for the third time a meeting which will decide whether to end the season due to coronavirus pandemic. "The Pro...

Koeman, who has coached the Dutch side since 2018, is expected to be discharged from hospital on Monday. DOHA: Dutch national coach Ronald Koeman was taken to hospital after suffering...

BERLIN (Germany): Germany's minister for the interior and sport said he supports a resumption of Bundesliga this month despite the coronavirus epidemic. "I find the schedule proposed by the German league...

BEIRUT (Lebanon): Six months ago defender Hussein Dakik helped seven-time Lebanon league champions Al Ahed after win their maiden AFC Cup title last November. Dakik featured in nine of Ahed’s...