2023 Asian Cup: Who will win the continent's most prestigious prize?
As the highly anticipated AFC Asian Cup kicks off on January 12, the football world's attention is once again back on the Middle East.
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Bento looking to extend winning start as UAE kick off 2026 World Cup qualifiers
DUBAI: Another ticket to the World Cup after more than three decades away, or another false dawn?
Chelsea boss Hayes confirmed as US women’s soccer coach
LOS ANGELES: Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has been appointed as the new head coach of the US in a record deal that will make her the world’s highest paid women’s football coach, the United States Soccer Federation said Tuesday.
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez face off in World Cup qualifying; Brazil could field teenager Endrick
SAO PAULO: Lionel Messi and Luiz Suarez, close friends and former teammates at Barcelona, will renew their on-the-field rivalry on Thursday in World Cup qualifying.
Salem Al-Dawsari is 6th Saudi footballer to be named AFC Player of the Year
BEIRUT: Saudi superstar Salem Al-Dawsari on Tuesday became the sixth player from the Kingdom, and the fifth from Al-Hilal, to be crowned Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year. Earlier in the evening, Australia and Chelsea forward Sam Kerr took the women’s title. They were honored during the glitzy 2023 AFC Annual Awards ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha. “I am very happy with this achievement and I would like to thank the leadership in Saudi Arabia for their keen interest in athletes and support for sport,” 32-year-old Al-Dawsari said, according to a report on the AFC website. “I also want to thank the Saudi Football Federation, Al-Hilal, the Saudi national team, as well as the fans.
Rublev hoping nine times is the charm at the US Open
NEW YORK : Andrey Rublev dispatched the last Briton Jack Draper 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals and then go back to the drawing board to figure out a way to clear the next hurdle.
Draper defies odds as British old guard exit US Open early
NEW YORK : Young Jack Draper has emerged as the unlikely hero of British men's tennis at the U.S. Open this week, reaching the fourth round of the year's final major as established names from his country crashed out.
Chris Paul says he found out on flight to New York he was traded
Chris Paul has a new book coming out — “Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court” — that details the impact CP3’s grandfather had on his life and the Winston-Salem community. Paul was flying to New York on Sunday for a guest appearance on Good Morning America to promote his book.