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Sprinter Hosking ready to stop Wild in ‘windy’ Qatar 04 Feb 2014 - 02:00 am

Australian rider Chloe Hosking joins her Hitect Products team-mates for a training session with Qatari women’s squad at Losail International Circuit yesterday. Qatar...

Aussie star welcomes Qatar’s ‘bold’ initiative 04 Feb 2014 - 01:58 am

Qatari riders during a training session near Losail Circuit yesterday. DOHA: Australian cyclist Chloe Hosking yesterday spent half an hour with Qatar’s new...

Bangladesh seek revival 04 Feb 2014 - 01:57 am

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan (right) kicks a football as team-mate Tamim Iqbal looks on during a training session at the Zahur Ahmed...

Azarenka in contention for Diamond Ball trophy at Qatar Open 04 Feb 2014 - 01:55 am

Doha: Two-time defending champion and world No. 2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is in contention to win the Diamond Ball trophy in Qatar....

Simoncelli to become MotoGP legend 04 Feb 2014 - 01:50 am

Rome: Italian rider Marco Simoncelli is to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a MotoGP legend. The popular former 250cc World...

India’s Test warm-up ends in draw 04 Feb 2014 - 01:49 am

WHANGAREI, New Zealand: India’s under-fire batting line-up gained valuable match practice yesterday as the tourists’ two-day Test warm-up against a New Zealand XI...

Real held 1-1 as Ronaldo sees red; Atletico go top 04 Feb 2014 - 01:49 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (left) laughs as he receives a red card during their Spanish first division match against Athletic Bilbao at San...

Rule-makers to discuss sin bins, video replays 04 Feb 2014 - 01:47 am

Lille’s defender Dijbril Sidibe (left) vies with Nice’s forward Jeremy Pied during the French L1 match at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice,...

Beckham homing in on Miami MLS deal: Reports 04 Feb 2014 - 01:46 am

MIAMI: David Beckham is homing in on a deal to bring a Major League Soccer club to Miami, local media reported yesterday. The...

Stadler bags first US PGA tour title 04 Feb 2014 - 01:45 am

PHOENIX: Kevin Stadler captured his first US PGA tour title in his 239th start yesterday, firing a final-round 68 for a one-shot Phoenix...

Miller ready to win ‘every race’ in Sochi 04 Feb 2014 - 01:40 am

STMORITZ: Bode Miller (pictured), failed to complete his last race before the Winter Olympics, a giant slalom in St Moritz at the weekend,...

Schmidt expects O’Connell to face Wales 04 Feb 2014 - 01:35 am

DUBLIN: Joe Schmidt was confident captain Paul O’Connell would be fit to face Wales after the lock gave him some awkward moments ahead...

Ian Thorpe in rehab battling depression 04 Feb 2014 - 01:34 am

SYDNEY: Australia’s five-time swimming Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe (pictured), was discovered by police in a Sydney street in the early hours of...

Seattle crush Denver to win first Super Bowl 04 Feb 2014 - 01:32 am

EAST RUTHERFORD, US: With a fierce defense that forced four turnovers, the Seattle Seahawks soared to a first NFL title yesterday with a...

Red Wings beat Capitals in shootout 04 Feb 2014 - 01:31 am

Tomas Tatar of the Detroit Red Wings controls the puck in the second period against Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals in their...

Rondo helps Celtics end four-game slide 04 Feb 2014 - 01:29 am

Boston: Rajon Rondo played his best game since returning from knee surgery to lead the Boston Celtics to a victory over the Orlando...

Age no barrier for coach Carroll 04 Feb 2014 - 01:29 am

EAST RUTHERFORD: Twenty years after he started out coaching in the National Football League, Pete Carroll (pictured), finally climbed the top of the...

Stage set for National Sport Day 03 Feb 2014 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), the country’s governing sport body is preparing to celebrate a unique and exceptional event, the National Sport Day...