
A string of absentees including Wilshere, Podolski and Sagna, have made Arsenal's already huge task that much bigger. ...

05:24 AM, Mar 13, 2013

The Frenchman has endured a series of back-page headlines to forget this week after a 3-1 home defeat by Bayern Munich in Champions League. ...

06:05 PM, Feb 22, 2013

Bayern Munich seized on the uncertainty sweeping through Arsenal to claim a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match . ...

03:24 AM, Feb 20, 2013

Substitute Podolski scored with a deflected free kick to give Arsenal a much-needed 1-0 victory against Stoke. ...

11:27 PM, Feb 02, 2013

Arsenal threw away a winning position to draw 2-2 with Premier League rival Swansea following a late goal flurry in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. ...

10:09 PM, Jan 06, 2013

Arsenal, under pressure following their humiliating League Cup defeat at Bradford last week, produced an impressive attacking performance. ...

08:42 AM, Dec 18, 2012

Arsenal will be without striker Giroud for Tuesday's League Cup quarter-final against League Two Bradford City. ...

08:19 AM, Dec 11, 2012

London: Jack Wilshere's first goal in two years and a sumptuous volley by Lukas Podolski earned Arsenal a 2-0 win over Montpellier in the Champions League on Wednesday, clinching the English team's passage to the knockout stage for the 13th straight year. Montpellier were knocked out of Europe by two fine second-half strikes that maintained the host's proud record in the competition, although Arsenal still have work to do to...

02:38 AM, Nov 22, 2012

London: Arsenal wasted a two-goal lead for the second time this week, with a 3-3 draw against Fulham prolonging the team's worst Premier League start under Arsene Wenger. The Gunners appeared to be cruising when Olivier Giroud headed them in front and Lukas Podolski fired in another in the 23rd minute. Arsenal shot into the lead through Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski efforts though were pegged back by Dimitar Berbatov...

11:08 PM, Nov 10, 2012

London: For Arsenal it seemed their chickens came home to roost as their proud record of never having lost to foreign opposition at the Emirates Stadium ended with a whimper on Wednesday. Their 2-0 defeat by Schalke 04 may not prove terminal to their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League but the manner of it left a pall of gloom hanging over the under-achieving north London...

06:35 PM, Oct 25, 2012

Berlin: Germany's Mario Goetze and Lukas Podolski are nursing minor injuries but will be fit for Friday's World Cup soccer qualifier against Ireland in Dublin, assistant coach Hansi Flick said on Wednesday. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Goetze was rested towards the end of training on Wednesday, feeling the effects of a minor muscle injury. Arsenal winger Podolski is recovering from an ankle injury and both players missed training on Tuesday. "Today...

07:44 PM, Oct 10, 2012

London: Arsenal maintained its perfect start to the Champions League on Wednesday, with Gervinho, Lukas Podolski and Aaron Ramsey scoring in a 3-1 victory over Olympiakos. Gervinho's 43rd minute-opener was quickly canceled out as Kostas Mitroglou headed the Greek champions level before halftime, but Arsenal was back in control after the break to ensure it stayed top of Group B. Gervinho turned provider in the 56th, picking out Podolski in...

03:24 AM, Oct 04, 2012

Liverpool: Arsenal claimed their first victory of the Premier League season and compounded Liverpool's problems with a 2-0 win at Anfield courtesy of goals by their two big summer signings. Santi Cazorla slipped in Lukas Podolski for the Germany forward's opener in the 31st minute before the roles were reversed, with the Spain midfielder finding the net with a low 68th-minute shot that deflected in off goalkeeper Pepe Reina's elbow....

08:18 PM, Sep 02, 2012

London: Germany forward Lukas Podolski confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in European football when he announced on Monday that he will be leaving Cologne to join Arsenal this summer for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old Podolski will add proven, international class to an Arsenal strikeforce that has been reliant on the goalscoring exploits of Robin van Persie in a turbulent campaign this season. "The transfer gives me the possibility...

05:51 PM, Apr 30, 2012

Karachi: Pakistan express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar Saturday paid tribute to pace rival Brett Lee who has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying the Australian was a fierce competitor. The 35-year-old Lee said Friday he was quitting, ending a glorious career that was marred by injury problems. Lee sent down the second-fastest delivery on record at 99.9 miles per hour (160.8 kph) at Napier in New Zealand, only surpassed...

09:16 AM, Jun 09, 2008