Sports

Doha to host All Filipino Cup Championship 01 Mar 2013 - 01:17 pm

DOHA: Four all-star Filipino basketball teams in the Gulf region will slug it out for supremacy in the hardcourt in the 4th GCC...

Thunder roll on with victory over Hornets 01 Mar 2013 - 01:17 pm

New York: Kevin Durant landed a triple double as the Oklahoma City Thunder recorded a 119-74 blowout victory over the outclassed New Orleans...

Bangladesh CC, Al Khor CC register close wins 01 Mar 2013 - 01:16 pm

Doha: Bangladesh Cricket Club and Al Khor Community Club pulled off pulsating three-run victories against their respective rivals in the Qatar Airways Cricket...

Angry Benitez confirms exit 01 Mar 2013 - 01:15 pm

LONDON: Interim manager Rafael Benitez’s patience with the Chelsea fans finally snapped on Wednesday as he confirmed he will leave the club at...

Caretaker AFC chief in shock election pull-out 01 Mar 2013 - 01:15 pm

SINGAPORE: Asia’s caretaker football chief and presumed next president has pulled out of upcoming leadership elections, a source said yesterday, in a shock...

Atletico set up all-Madrid Spanish Cup final clash 01 Mar 2013 - 01:14 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao was delighted with his side’s effort as they set up a Spanish Cup final with Real Madrid...

Ibra brace helps PSG beat Marseille in French Cup 01 Mar 2013 - 01:14 pm

PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to help Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-0 win against Marseille in the last 16 of the French Cup...

lsea sink Boro to set up Man United quarter-final 01 Mar 2013 - 01:14 pm

CheMIDDLESBROUGH, United Kingdom: Holders Chelsea ground out a 2-0 win at second-tier Middlesbrough yesterday to set up an FA Cup quarter-final glamour tie...

Tseng leads in Singapore 01 Mar 2013 - 01:13 pm

SINGAPORE: World number one Tseng Yani eagled her last hole at Singapore’s star-studded HSBC Women’s Champions yesterday as she shot up the leaderboard...

Djokovic, Federer reach Dubai semis 01 Mar 2013 - 01:13 pm

DUBAI: World number one Novak Djokovic and defending champion Roger Federer moved closer to a mouth-watering Dubai Open final showdown when they cruised...

Fichardt leads Tshwane Open after eight birdies 01 Mar 2013 - 01:12 pm

PRETORIA: South African Darren Fichardt birdied eight holes en route to a seven-under-par 65 and a one-shot first round lead in the maiden...

Qatar set to make history 01 Mar 2013 - 08:21 am

QMMF President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah is flanked by Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo (left), and FIM/CMS Director Dr Wolfgang Srb, at a...

Youthstream applauds QMMF role 01 Mar 2013 - 08:19 am

FROM LEFT: Guiseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream, Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of QMMF, and Dr Wolfgang Srb, President of Motocross Commission...

Djokovic, Federer reach quarters 28 Feb 2013 - 09:48 am

Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Spains’ Marcel Granollers during their ATP Dubai Open, yesterday. RIGHT: Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a...

New Zealand XI and England 28 Feb 2013 - 09:43 am

An Air New Zealand jet takes off during day one of the four-day warm-up cricket match between New Zealand XI and England being...

Bell sparkles with a hundred in NZ 28 Feb 2013 - 09:42 am

AUCKLAND: Ian Bell stroked an unbeaten century as England amassed an impressive 357 for seven at the end of the first day of...

Windies sweep Zimbabwe series with 3rd ODI win 28 Feb 2013 - 09:42 am

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: West Indies swept their one-day international series against Zimbabwe 3-0 on Tuesday after making comparatively heavy weather of what should...

Pakistan prepare for new challenge 28 Feb 2013 - 09:42 am

Mohammad Hafeez & Faf du Plessis DURBAN: Pakistan have a chance to hit back after a trouncing in the Test series when they...