Asian Cup: Syria shock Saudi Arabia, Japan draw with Jordan

Two deflected strikes from midfielder Abdulrazak Al Husein handed Syria a surprise 2-1 win over Gulf giants Saudi Arabia in their Asian Cup Group B opener in Qatar on Sunday. The Syrians,......

Goalkeeper Paul shines as India win Nehru Cup

Goalkeeper Subrata Paul emerged hero as India beat Syria 5-4 in sudden-death in the final to win the five-nation Nehru Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar stadium on Monday. The teams were......

Nehru Cup: Syria crush high-flying Lankans

A rampaging Syria crushed Sri Lanka 4-0 in their second round-robin match as the West Asians bolstered their favourites tag in the Nehru Cup international football tournament in Delhi on Monday.......

AFC Cup: Bagan go down to Al Karama

A missed penalty from midfielder Marcos Pereira in the first half proved expensive as Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan went down 0-1 to Al Karama in the opening Group D encounter of the AFC Cup......

Japan thrash Saudis to qualify, Jordan through

Japan romped into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup as Shinji Okazaki scored a hat-trick to demolish Saudi Arabia 5-0 on a wet and windy Monday at the Al Rayyan Stadium on the edge of the Qatari......