A mountain to climb for Ettifaq

Kuwait City: Al Ettifaq coach Maciej Skorza was despondent after his team’s 4-1 defeat by Kuwait Sporting Club on Tuesday, which leaves the Saudi club with a mountain to climb for the second leg of their semi-final in Dammam in three weeks’…

NATO Reckless Policy!

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Emotional Alfakeer praises players

Tehran: Syria coach Muhannad Alfakeer has urged his players to keep their head high despite the bitter 2-1 defeat at the hands of AFC U-16 Championship 2006 champions Japan. Muhannad’s boys were able to keep the Japanese threat at bay till…

Heavyweights hit the road

Most of the UEFA Champions League’s big hitters face away ties on Matchday 2 of this year’s competition, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich travelling to Benfica, Ajax, CFR Cluj, Nordsjaelland and BATE…

Shorta boss praises Sharks

Zarqa: Al Shorta coach Tita Valeriu praised the determination shown by Chonburi as the Thai club overcame a first-leg deficit by beating his team 4-2 after extra-time to reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup. The Syrian side looked to be in…

Brazil hosts tenth Match Against Poverty

Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are among the legends who will take to the pitch in the tenth UEFA-backed Match Against Poverty on 19 December 2012 at the Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are inviting some of…

Laura Robson knocked out of the China Open

Laura Robson has been knocked out of the China Open after being defeated by Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino. Robson went into the second-round match as the higher-ranked player but a late break in the first set proved vital as Dominguez Lino…

The roots of football coverage

Until the arrival of television, radio was the first method of mass communication that allowed football fans to follow their team’s matches live. What many people do not realise, however, is that the first radio transmission of a game was…
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