ADEN, Yemen — The Gulf Cup football tournament opened in Yemen on Monday amid heavy security and threats of violence from Al Qaeda.
ADEN, Yemen — The Gulf Cup football tournament opened in Yemen on Monday amid heavy security and threats of violence from Al Qaeda.
UAE will meet Japan in the Asian Games football final after the young side knocked out South Korea with the last kick of extra-time in their semifinal.
DUBAI - Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Honorary President of the UAE Football Association, congratulated the UAE football team for their semifinal victory over South Korea in the Asian Games at Guangzhou on Tuesday.
DUBAI - UAE held the star-studded Iraq to a goalless draw on the second day of the ongoing 20th Gulf Cup at the 22nd May Stadium in Aden, Yemen on Tuesday.
The 20th edition of the Gulf Cup got underway at the 22nd May Stadium in the Red Sea port city of Aden in Southern Yemen on Monday under strict security measures.
DUBAI - The UAE Olympic national team will look to make the nation proud with a victory against South Korea when the two meet in the semifinals of the football competition at the Asian Games at Thian Kha International Stadium in Guangzhou on Tuesday at 3pm (UAE time).
MADRID - New Panathinaikos coach Jesualdo Ferreira will be facing a familiar foe when he makes his debut with the Greek champions against Barcelona in Champions League Group D on Wednesday.
MILAN - Embattled Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez can count his fit first choice players on one hand for Wednesday’s Champions League encounter with Twente Enschede and is desperate for a turnaround in fortunes.
Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o was banned on Tuesday for three Serie A matches for a headbutt during Chievo’s 2-1 win on Sunday after being tried and convicted by league chiefs on television evidence.
It is time for FIFA to give smaller nations a chance to host the World Cup, Ruud Gullit, president of the joint Belgium-Netherlands bid to host the 2018 edition, has said.