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Injured Rooney ruled out of Liverpool clash 12 Jan 2013 - 12:15 am

LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash against north-west rivals Liverpool after failing to recover from a knee...

David clinches win in Qatar 11 Jan 2013 - 06:25 am

Oryx Cup action on Doha Bay, yesterday. Florida’s Steve David claimed the 2012 H1 Unlimited National High Points Championship during a dramatic racing...

Qatar needs draw against Bahrain to qualify for semis 11 Jan 2013 - 06:22 am

Qatar national team players Mesaad Al Hamed (left) fights for the ball with Yousef Ahmed (centre) next to Hassan Al Haydous during a...

Sri Lanka look for fresh start 11 Jan 2013 - 06:22 am

SYDNEY: Sri Lanka are banking on the return of slinging paceman Lasith Malinga to give them a fresh start in the one-day series...

New Zealand aim to repel pace barrage 11 Jan 2013 - 06:18 am

Mitchell Starc (right) of Australia stretches at a training session in Melbourne on the eve of their match against Sri Lanka. PORT ELIZABETH,...

India brace up for England ODI challenge 11 Jan 2013 - 06:18 am

RAJKOT: Their egos battered after the debacle against arch-foes Pakistan, India hardly have any time to reflect and plug the loopholes but an...

Nasser slashes Peterhansel’s Dakar lead 11 Jan 2013 - 06:15 am

CALAMA, Chile: Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah slashed 10-time champion Stephane Peterhansel’s Dakar Rally lead by over eight minutes yesterday as the 2011 winner...

Spain to face Uruguay in Doha 11 Jan 2013 - 06:11 am

The Brazilian team celebrates after Jonas (5) scores a goal against Egypt in this file picture of November 15, 2011. DOHA: The Qatar...

Swansea double leaves Chelsea reeling 11 Jan 2013 - 06:10 am

LONDON: Michu’s 16th goal of the season and an added time strike from Danny Graham ensured Swansea will take a convincing lead into...

Azzurri squad named for the Six Nations 11 Jan 2013 - 06:07 am

ROME, Italy: Italy coach Jacques Brunel called on the Azzurri to build on their promising November test campaign as he named his 30-man...

Spurs send Lakers to fifth-straight loss 11 Jan 2013 - 06:06 am

SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Tony Parker scored 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Manu Ginobili had 19 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated...

NHL: League owners approve new labour deal 11 Jan 2013 - 06:06 am

New York: The National Hockey League’s (NHL) board of governors ratified the tentative labour deal yesterday, followed by Commissioner Gary Bettman’s apology for...

Woods to open season in Abu Dhabi 11 Jan 2013 - 06:05 am

Abu Dhabi: Tiger Woods will begin his season next week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, the 14-time major winner said yesterday,...

Bonds, Clemens shut out in Hall induction 11 Jan 2013 - 06:04 am

COoperstown, New York: Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, who starred during the so-called “steroid era”, were both shutout yesterday in their attempt to...

Radwanska, Li in Sydney semis 10 Jan 2013 - 07:34 am

Angelique Kerber of Germany in action during her women’s singles match against Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the Sydney International tennis tournament at...

Rangers slam Scottish restructuring plan 10 Jan 2013 - 07:33 am

LONDON: Rangers have launched a stinging attack on plans to radically alter the format of Scottish football that were approved in principle by...

Johnson wins Kapalua event 10 Jan 2013 - 07:32 am

MAUI, Hawaii: America’s Dustin Johnson captured the PGA Tour’s season-opener yesterday, firing a five-under 68 to win the weather-shortened Hyundai Tournament of Champions....

Ferrer, Kohlschreiber scrape into Auckland quarters 10 Jan 2013 - 07:31 am

AUCKLAND: Top seeds David Ferrer and Philipp Kohlschreiber both survived scares to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP men’s tournament in Auckland today....