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2013 AFC Champions League: Qatar’s Lekhwiya in Group B 07 Dec 2012 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Lekhwiya yesterday were drawn in Group B of the 2013 AFC Champions League, the region’s showpiece club...

Crawford sizzles in Clippers’ big win over Mavs 07 Dec 2012 - 12:43 am

LOS ANGELES: Jamal Crawford once again sizzled off the bench as the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the struggling Dallas Mavericks 112-90 with a...

Anderson, Panesar keep India in check 06 Dec 2012 - 12:59 am

Sachin Tendulkar of India plays a stroke against England on the first day of the third Test in Kolkata yesterday. Kolkata: Notwithstanding a...

Ashes 2013: Warne’s ‘comeback’ speculation sets media abuzz 06 Dec 2012 - 12:58 am

SYDNEY: Shane Warne (pictured) yesterday apologised to Australia Test skipper Michael Clarke after comments about a possible dramatic return for next year’s Ashes...

No easy games, says Squash star Willstrop 06 Dec 2012 - 12:56 am

by Armstrong Vas DOHA: World No.1 James Willstrop (pictured) of England says the standard of the game has reached an all-time high and...

Samuels guides WI home 06 Dec 2012 - 12:44 am

MIRPUR: Marlon Samuels hit a fighting hundred to help the West Indies stage a comeback in their One-Day Internationals series against Bangladesh with...

Sri Lanka see backlash from Aussie ‘wounded soldiers’ 06 Dec 2012 - 12:44 am

SYDNEY: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned his team to be wary of a backlash from Australia in their three-Test series after...

Back problem for Aussie captain Clarke 06 Dec 2012 - 12:43 am

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke is suffering from a sore back and has been ordered to miss the opening round of the Big...

Suspended IOA elects tainted official 06 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

NEW DELHI: The suspended Indian Olympic Association announced the election of a tainted sports official as its secretary-general yesterday, rebuffing the world governing...

London Games were ‘value for money’, says watchdog 06 Dec 2012 - 12:41 am

LONDON: Public funding of £9bn ($14.5bn) for the London Olympics was money well spent after a successful Games, Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO)...

Dettori: the Clown Prince of the Sport of Kings 06 Dec 2012 - 12:40 am

PARIS: Frankie Dettori has done for racing what Usain Bolt has for athletics by giving the sport a higher profile than it usually...

FIFA launch goal-line technology 06 Dec 2012 - 12:38 am

YOKOHAMA: Prompted into action by England midfielder’s Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal against Germany at the 2010 World Cup, FIFA will use goal-line technology...

Money talks for big-spending PSG; City count cost of exit 06 Dec 2012 - 12:38 am

LONDON: Big-spending Paris St Germain, struggling to deliver domestically on a huge investment by Qatari owners, showed they mean business in the Champions...

West Ham named ‘first bidder’ for Olympic Stadium 06 Dec 2012 - 12:38 am

LONDON: English Premier League club West Ham United were yesterday named ‘first bidder’ for the right to move into London’s Olympic Stadium by...

Chelsea seek solace in Japan 06 Dec 2012 - 12:37 am

YOKOHAMA, Japan: Chelsea travel 6,000 miles to Japan next week seeking solace at the Club World Cup and a trophy to quell the...

Seema eases to victory at REC 06 Dec 2012 - 12:36 am

Seema, ridden by jockey R French, in action during the QR 150,000 Thoroughbred Derby Trial at the Al Rayyan race track. RIGHT: Jockey...

Defending champs Lekhwiya in Umm Salal test 06 Dec 2012 - 12:35 am

Lekhwiya player Marcello Tavares (left) and assistant coach Dominique Cuperly are seen. Lekhwiya face Umm Salal tomorrow. PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP DOHA: Defending...

Al Kuwari to compete in Qatar National Rally 06 Dec 2012 - 12:34 am

Doha: Qatari rally driver Abdullah Al Kuwari is to participate in the first round of Qatar National Rally on December 8. Al Kuwari...