Football

News Hour: The Premier League’s most high-profile referee Mark Clattenburg is quitting to take up a position in Saudi Arabia, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said on Thursday. “The PGMOL would like to wish...

News Hour: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Tuesday he would not risk Gareth Bale in Wednesday’s Champions League match against in-form Napoli, as he seeks to ease the Wales international back into action following...

News Hour: Liverpool will seek atonement for their wretched form this year by fulfilling manager Juergen Klopp’s dream of winning all of their remaining Premier League matches this campaign, captain Jordan Henderson has said. Klopp said...

News Hour: Real Madrid’s record signing Gareth Bale is nearing his return following a long layoff after the La Liga leaders announced on Sunday that he completed his first training session since undergoing ankle surgery in...

News Hour: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claims his side’s attacking efforts would be hailed more if someone else was in charge at Old Trafford. United completely outplayed Watford in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win as...

News Hour: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp have their backs to the wall as their teams go in search of restorative victories in the Premier League this weekend. Arsenal have fallen 12...

News Hour: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez will miss the King’s Cup final against Alaves in May after being banned for two games following his sending off in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. The suspension was...

News Hour: Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body FIFA. “Now it’s official,” the 1986 World Cup winner said on his Facebook page on Thursday. “Finally...

News Hour: Holders Bayern Munich will face Schalke 04 in the German Cup quarter-finals while last season’s finalists Borussia Dortmund are away to third division giant-killers Sportfreunde Lotte. The quarter-finals will be played on February 28...

News Hour: Luis Suarez scored and was sent off as holders Barcelona reached a fourth successive King’s Cup final after drawing 1-1 with a resilient Atletico Madrid in an action-packed semi-final second leg on Tuesday, reports...