Football

LONDON: Mohamed Salah set a new Premier League record of 32 goals in a 38-game season to guarantee Liverpool´s place back in the Champions League next season by beating Brighton 4-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Victory for Liverpool meant it didn´t matter what fifth-placed Chelsea did at Newcastle, but they failed to put any sort of pressure on the Champions ...

PARIS: With the 2018 World Cup in Russia starting in a month, AFP Sport takes a look at how the biggest names — who between them have won 13 of the last 20 tournaments — are shaping up: Germany Germany´s build-up has been marred by uncertainty as to the fitness of first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. The 32-year-old Bayern Munich man ...

Saudi Embassy ‘B’ team were crowned champions of Diplomatic League football  Islamabad:- The Diplomatic League football, hosted by Leisure Leagues, concluded here with a lavish closing ceremony at a local hotel, which was attended by a number of dignitaries, heads of various corporations and diplomats as well as celebrities. Leisure Leagues, which is an initiative of the Trunkwala Family and World Group, ...

Brazil right-back Dani Alves was ruled out of the World Cup on Friday after suffering a knee injury playing for French champions Paris Saint-Germain, the Brazilian football federation (CBF) said. “All possibilities for his recovery being exhausted, it will be impossible to select Daniel Alves… for the World Cup,” said the CBF in a statement. The 35-year-old suffered the injury ...

BARCELONA: Barcelona defender Sergi Roberto will miss the rest of the Liga season and the first match of the next campaign after being given a four-game ban for striking Real Madrid´s Marcelo in last Sunday´s tension-filled 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced the ban for “assaulting another player” in its weekly disciplinary statement on ...

Rolando’s volley found its way into the corner to send Marseille through to the Europa League final. Photo: AFP Marseille booked a Europa League final meeting with Atletico Madrid after Portuguese defender Rolando struck in extra time to grab a 3-2 aggregate victory over a spirited Salzburg on Thursday. Salzburg produced a rousing second-half performance to wipe out a 2-0 ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne came second with Tottenham striker Harry Kane third. Salah, 25, has scored 31 goals in 34 league appearances for Liverpool this season. The Egypt star – the first African winner of the award – also won the Professional Footballers’ ...

Liverpool return to the scene of two of their most famous European triumphs amid tight security ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg clash in Rome. Jurgen Klopp’s side are on the brink of reaching the final of Europe’s elite club competition for the first time since 2007 as they look to defend a three-goal advantage against AS Roma ...

CORUNA: Barcelona were crowned La Liga champions for the 25th time after beating Deportivo La Coruna 4-2 on Sunday with the help of a hat-trick from talisman Lionel Messi. Barca only needed a draw to clinch the title and complete an eighth domestic double after winning the King’s Cup last week and they marched into a 2-0 lead with goals ...

By Ijaz Ahmad PESHAWAR, April 29 Center striker and skipper of Director General Sports KP XI Ijaz Ahmad’s two quick goals rallies guided his team to a 5-3 thrilling victory against strong Chinese Embassy XI team in a football friendly match played at Army Burn-Hall School and College Abbottabad ground. Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan HE Yao Jing, MPA Nighat Orakzai, ...