Sports

Heat earn 18th straight win 12 Mar 2013 - 07:24 am

MIAMI: The Miami Heat extended their franchise-best winning streak to 18 games by beating mistake-prone Indiana 105-91 yesterday, avenging two one-sided losses to...

USA, Dominicans win WBC pools 12 Mar 2013 - 07:22 am

LOS ANGELES: The United States and the Dominican Republic both posted come-from-behind victories yesterday to win their respective pools and advance to the...

We took drugs for an ‘adventure’: Indian boxer 12 Mar 2013 - 07:21 am

Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab): Boxer Ram Singh, who is under detention in the multi-million dollar drug racket, has said that he and Olympics bronze...

Oilers hand Blackhawks another loss 12 Mar 2013 - 07:21 am

Chicago: The combination of being shut out the last two games and an opponent that looked like imposters rather than the NHL’s top...

ExxonMobil Qatar to sponsor Chi Al Shaqab 11 Mar 2013 - 12:03 am

Al Shaqab Vice-Chairperson H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani (right) and ExxonMobil Qatar President and General Manager Bart Cahir (second...

Chelsea fight back to earn replay with United 11 Mar 2013 - 12:02 am

Manchester United’s Shinji Kagawa (right) challenges Chelsea’s Cezar Azpilicueta during their English FA Cup quarter-final match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England,...

Rooney to be offered new deal: Ferguson 10 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

LONDON: Manchester United’s England striker Wayne Rooney will be offered a new contract before his deal ends in 2015, the club’s manager Alex...

Late Gerrard penalty gives Liverpool win 10 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

Liverpool: Steven Gerrard rocked Tottenham as the Liverpool captain’s late penalty clinched a 3-2 win over the Champions League hopefuls at Anfield yesterday...

England salvage draw 10 Mar 2013 - 11:56 pm

Dunedin, New Zealand: A determined England batted through the final day to salvage a draw from the first Test against New Zealand at...

Ashraful and Rahim boost Bangladesh 10 Mar 2013 - 11:55 pm

Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim (right) and team-mate Mohammad Ashraful run between the wickets during the third day of the opening Test match at...

Ingram sets up South African win 10 Mar 2013 - 11:54 pm

BLOEMFONTEIN,South Africa: Colin Ingram hit an unbeaten century to set up a comfortable 125-run win for South Africa in the first one-day international...

Ganguly sees Dhoni hand in Sehwag’s exclusion 10 Mar 2013 - 11:54 pm

Kolkata: Expressing surprise over the dropping of dashing India opener Virender Sehwag, former captain Sourav Ganguly said current team skipper MS Dhoni had...

Alexis and Messi goals see Barca past Depor 10 Mar 2013 - 11:53 pm

Madrid: A much-changed Barcelona side warmed up for their Champions League clash with Milan on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Deportivo la...

Games star Rudisha set to join Blake at Doha event 10 Mar 2013 - 11:52 pm

Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) President Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad (centre), flanked by Mohammed Al Kuwari, Secretary General, QAF, and Fahad Al Hajri, Media...

All eyes on Games hero Barshim 10 Mar 2013 - 11:51 pm

DOHA: All eyes will be on Qatar’s London Olympic Games hero high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim who will lead the home athletes at...

Japan’s Kizaki wins Nagoya marathon 10 Mar 2013 - 11:50 pm

NAGOYA, Japan: Japan’s Ryoko Kizaki won the Nagoya International Women’s Marathon yesterday after a shoulder-to-shoulder battle with Berhane Dibaba of Ethiopia in the...

Top athletics official unveils new logo in Doha 10 Mar 2013 - 11:50 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) yesterday unveiled its new logo and acronym. Formerly Qatar Association of Athletics Federation (QAAF), the new logo...

Qatar’s Tamimi reigns supreme 10 Mar 2013 - 11:49 pm

The prize winners at the Doha Junior Open Squash Championship pose with their trophies along with Qatar Squash Federation (QSF) President Nabeel Ali...