ABU DHABI - Al Shabab keeper Salem Abdullah made three courageous saves in the penalty shoot-out to help his team reach the final of the President Cup after beating Al Jazira 3-0 in the semifinal at Shaikh Zayed Sports City Stadium on Saturday.
ABU DHABI - Al Shabab keeper Salem Abdullah made three courageous saves in the penalty shoot-out to help his team reach the final of the President Cup after beating Al Jazira 3-0 in the semifinal at Shaikh Zayed Sports City Stadium on Saturday.
Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan will set a new record as Africa’s most-capped international when the defending champions meet Cameroon in the African Nations Cup quarter-final.
CABINDA, Angola - Rusty Ivory Coast face angry Algeria at Chiazi Stadium on Sunday with an Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals place at stake.
DUBAI - The partnership of the UAE Football Association along with the sponsors of the The President’s Cup Etisalat and Al Hilal Bank announced the launch of a special family day-out to entertain football fans during the semifinal games of the competition.
With Chelsea and Arsenal, Man United can steal a march on their rivals and return to the top of the Premier League table with victory over Hull.
GENEVA - Forty past and present footballing greats, including Kaka and Zinedine Zidane, have enrolled for a benefit match next Monday for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the UN said.
ROME - Juventus new-signing Antonio Candreva admitted he is an AS Roma fan but said he will still celebrate if he scores against his boyhood idols on Saturday.
MADRID - Real Madrid’s faltering start to 2010 has put the spotlight on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema ahead of the visit of lowly Malaga in La Liga on Sunday (2000 GMT).
Australia has been given more time to finalise its bid to host the 2015 Asian Cup finals, the Asian Football Confederation said.
JOHANNESBURG - Two more of South Africa’s new World Cup stadiums will open to the public this weekend with matches planned in Cape Town and Polokwane to mark the occasion.