Sports

Spurs’ Bale scoops PFA awards 29 Apr 2013 - 11:44 pm

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gareth Bale became only the third man to be named the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) player of the...

Clubs aim to book spots in AFC knock-outs 29 Apr 2013 - 11:43 pm

SINGAPORE: Asian football officials may be forced to tally yellow and red cards or even hold a special lottery to decide the last...

Twenty years on, Seles still carries attack scars 29 Apr 2013 - 11:24 pm

BERLIN: The knife attack on Monica Seles (pictured), which took place in Hamburg 20 years ago today, not only dictated security at sports...

Horschel seals maiden victory in New Orleans 29 Apr 2013 - 11:23 pm

Avondale, Louisana: American Billy Horschel charged ahead with six consecutive birdies, then held his nerve down the stretch to win his maiden PGA...

Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team excels in Houston 29 Apr 2013 - 11:22 pm

BAYTOWN, Texas: Victory was within the team’s grasp but did not happen. Still, for the Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team, the...

QMMF’s Al Sulaiti grabs first point 29 Apr 2013 - 11:21 pm

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) rider Saeed Al Sulaiti (No.95) negotiates a bend during the Spanish CEV Championship at Montmelo Circuit. Al...

Korea’s Park triumphs at LPGA Shootout 29 Apr 2013 - 11:20 pm

Inbee Park In-Bee of South Korea celebrates with her trophy after winning the 2013 North Texas LPGA Shootout at the Las Colinas Counrty...

Muirfield changes set tough test for Open stars 29 Apr 2013 - 11:19 pm

LONDON: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leading contenders for the British Open title have been set a tough task...

Van Persie scores as Man United draw with Arsenal 29 Apr 2013 - 12:55 am

Manchester United’s Robin Van Persie scores a penalty against Arsenal during the English Premier League match at Emirates Stadium in north London, yesterday. ...

Doha event could boost FIBA’s 3x3 Games push: Official 29 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

Mohammed Ali Al Hobash, Secretary General of QBF and Abdulla Maraafi, Head of Production at Al Kass shake hands after signing deals during...

Wilkinson leads Toulon into Cup final 29 Apr 2013 - 12:41 am

London: Jonny Wilkinson spent half his career ruining French dreams at Twickenham but yesterday it was his club Toulon celebrating as he kicked...

Di Maria leads Real to victory 29 Apr 2013 - 12:41 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid’s 14-year wait for a win over their neighbours continued as Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at the...

Bayern look to complete Barca job 29 Apr 2013 - 12:41 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich defender Daniel van Buyten has said the Bavarian giants head to Spain for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-leg, return leg against...

Swiss referee in hot water over expletive 29 Apr 2013 - 12:41 am

BERNE: Swiss referee Pascal Erlachner faces a fine and ban after using an expletive to verbally abuse a player during a league match,...

Emir Cup: Al Ahli stun Al Wakra 29 Apr 2013 - 12:40 am

Doha: Second division club Al Ahli defeated Qatar Stars League (QSL) club Al Wakra 4-3 in penalty shoot-out to advance to the next...

Too many ‘foreigners’ in Australia league, says coach Arnold 29 Apr 2013 - 12:40 am

MELBOURNE: Australia’s top-flight football competition has too many foreign players and their prevalence is hurting the national team, according to title-winning coach Graham...

Bangladesh close in on victory against Zimbabwe 29 Apr 2013 - 12:39 am

HARARE: Bangladesh will go into the final day of the second Test against Zimbabwe requiring just six wickets to earn a share of...

Team Operations win Doha Bank tournament 29 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

Staff of Doha Bank pose for a picture during a local cricket tournament. The tournament, held at QSports Ground, featured 14 teams in...