Football

PARIS: PSG forward Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday has been named as the new captain of the France national team. He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football...

DOHA: Al Arabi fought back from a goal down to overcome Al Sailiya 4-1 and regain the top spot at Qatar Stars League on Friday. Al Arabi has 37 points...

MANCHESTER: Erling Haaland equalled a Champions League record with a five-goal haul to ease Manchester City into the quarter-finals at RB Leipzig's expense as a 7-0 win for the English...

KIGALI (Rwanda): The expanded 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of...

MUNICH: France star forward Kylian Mbappe admitted that Paris Saint-Germain had performed to their "maximum" despite slumping to another early Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich on...

Tashkent (Uzbekistan): Australia overcame a poor start to hand Qatar a 9-1 defeat in their Group B encounter at Tashkent’s JAR Stadium on Tuesday as Trevor Morgan’s side advanced to the...

DOHA: The 7th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Conference officially concluded on Monday. Around 600 delegates with a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in sports science and medicine. The...

DOHA: The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 has appointed Jassim Abdulaziz Al Jassim as the Chief Executive Officer of the tournament, the Qatar Football Association...

PARIS: Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single World Cup, has died at the age of 89. Fontaine scored 13 goals in just...

DOHA: Doha will host the 7th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Conference from Thursday until March 6. Themed "Football and Sports Medicine Celebrating Diversity", the conference will attract more than...