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Gasquet survives a scare in Doha 03 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball to Grega Zemlja of Slovakia during their match of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open at the Khalifa...

Dominant PSG crush Lekhwiya in friendly 03 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

Paris Saint Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) of Sweden vies for the ball with Lekhwiya’s Karim Boudiaf during their friendly match in Doha, yesterday....

Proteas take control in Cape Town 03 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

CAPE TOWN: South Africa were in a dominant position after New Zealand crashed to 45 all out on the first day of the...

Australia chase farewell win for retiring Hussey in Sydney Test 03 Jan 2013 - 01:05 am

SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke vowed yesterday to strive for a 3-0 clean sweep against Sri Lanka in the final Test starting today...

Pakistan aim to seal ODI series against India in Kolkata today 03 Jan 2013 - 01:02 am

India’s Virender Sehwag has not fired for a long time with the bat. Kolkata: Struggling with the new rules and batting blues, India...

Don’t want to think of relapse: Yuvraj 03 Jan 2013 - 01:01 am

Kolkata: India’s flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who has returned to the game after a successful battle with cancer, yesterday said he kept the...

Sri Lanka name ODI, T20 squad for Australia 03 Jan 2013 - 01:01 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday announced a 16-man squad to play one-day and Twenty20 matches against Australia starting later this month. The five-match...

PSG hoping to make history, says star striker Ibrahimovic 03 Jan 2013 - 01:00 am

PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) and PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti during a press conference at Aspire Academy, yesterday. PICTURES BY: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH BY...

Hooper scores late winner for Celtic 03 Jan 2013 - 12:59 am

GLASGOW: Gary Hooper scored a late winner after Fraser Forster saved a penalty as Celtic claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Motherwell to...

Djokovic suffers shock loss 03 Jan 2013 - 12:01 am

Bernard Tomic of Australia plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia (not pictured) in the singles match during the Hopman Cup tennis tournament between Serbia...

Tipsarevic advances in Chennai 02 Jan 2013 - 11:54 pm

CHENNAI, India: World number nine Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia opened his campaign in the ATP Chennai Open yesterday with an emphatic win that...

Simon shines in Brisbane 02 Jan 2013 - 11:53 pm

BRISBANE, Australia: France’s Gilles Simon began his fine-tuning for the Australian Open with a hard-fought win over Colombia’s Alejandro Falla in the second...

Aguero injury opens door for Balotelli 02 Jan 2013 - 11:52 pm

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Sergio Aguero’s loss could be Mario Balotelli’s gain, after the Argentine striker went off injured during his side’s 3-0 win...

Nuggets end Clippers’ 17-game win streak 02 Jan 2013 - 11:50 pm

DENVER, Colorado: The high-flying Los Angeles Clippers failed to stretch their 17-game NBA winning streak into the New Year, slipping to defeat against...

League, players return to talks but deal remains elusive 02 Jan 2013 - 11:47 pm

New York: The National Hockey League (NHL) and locked out players returned to the negotiating table yesterday but failed to produce a new...

NFL play-offs offer clash of generations 02 Jan 2013 - 11:46 pm

New YORK: With Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson set to make play-off debuts, the year of the rookie continues in...

Ferrer rallies past Brown; Gasquet cruises through 02 Jan 2013 - 12:43 am

David Ferrer of Spain returning a ball to Dustin Brown of Germany during their match at the Qatar ExxonMobil 2013 played at the...

Doha ready to host Handball event in 2015 02 Jan 2013 - 12:42 am

The Chairman of the Organising Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani (left) and International Handball Federation (IHF) President Dr. Hassan Moustafa pose...