Sports

Thunder outlast Rockets 26 Apr 2013 - 05:08 am

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma: Oklahoma City and the San Antonio Spurs held off fourth-quarter rallies for crucial NBA victories yesterday, each club seizing a...

Veteran Jumbo on cloud nine 26 Apr 2013 - 05:07 am

Tokyo: Japanese veteran Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki achieved a rare feat yesterday when the 66-year-old beat his age by shooting a pacesetting nine-under 62...

Early birdie barrage lifts Oosthuizen in Korea 26 Apr 2013 - 05:07 am

ICHEON, South Korea: World number seven Louis Oosthuizen was tucked in one stroke behind the leaders with two holes to go when bad...

Mayweather says jail, ring rust will not weaken him 26 Apr 2013 - 05:07 am

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Unbeaten American boxing star Floyd Mayweather says neither jail time nor ring rust from a one-year layoff will diminish him...

Red Wings pick up crucial win 26 Apr 2013 - 05:06 am

DETROIT: The Detroit Red Wings moved a step closer toward extending their post season streak to 22 with a 3-1 win over the...

Lewandowski nets four as Dortmund humiliate Real 25 Apr 2013 - 01:19 am

Dortmund’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski (right) celebrates after scoring a penalty during the Champions League semi-final first leg match against Real Madrid in...

Tursunov stuns Ferrer, Nadal advances 25 Apr 2013 - 01:18 am

Russian player Dmitry Tursunov returns a ball to Spanish player David Ferrer during the Barcelona Open, yesterday. Tursunov won 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. BARCELONA:...

Suarez gets 10-game ban 25 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

LONDON: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been suspended for 10 matches for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in last weekend’s English Premier League match...

Indonesian handed life ban for punching referee 25 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

JAKARTA: An Indonesian player was handed a life ban yesterday for punching a referee in the face, with officials saying the outburst of...

Haddin recalled for Ashes 25 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

SYDNEY: Veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was recalled to the Australia squad yesterday as vice-captain for the upcoming Ashes tour to England as selectors...

Tendulkar celebrates 40th birthday 25 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar cuts a cake on his 40th birthday, as his wife Anjali looks on, in Kolkata, yesterday. Tendulkar burst...

Pietersen ruled out of Champions Trophy 25 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

LONDON: Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy following a repeat MRI scan on his injured...

English batsman hits six sixes in one over 25 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

LONDON:Lancashire’s Jordan Clark has become only the fifth batsman to hit six sixes in one over during a professional cricket match. The English...

Narrow win for Mumbai Indians 25 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

Kolkata: Dwayne Smith came up with a dazzling knock to carry Mumbai Indians to a thrilling five-wicket win off the penultimate delivery over...

Bougherra sets the bar high for Heir Apparent Cup 25 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

Doha: Madjid Bougherra is ready to use the disappointment of losing the Qatar Stars League (QSL) championship as motivation to win the Heir...

Doping trial verdict next week 25 Apr 2013 - 01:14 am

MADRID: The verdict from the Operation Puerto trial, in which a medical doctor is accused of endangering public health by performing blood transfusions...

US files formal complaint against Armstrong 25 Apr 2013 - 01:14 am

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department filed a formal complaint yesterday against Lance Armstrong, saying the doping-disgraced cyclist and team owners defrauded the US...

Schlesser unstoppable; Al Attiyah knocked out 25 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltstov race ahead in their Schlesser Original during day two of the 2013 Sealine Cross-Country Rally yesterday. ...