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Neymar has no preference over Spanish move 09 Mar 2013 - 03:21 am

Madrid: Brazilian striker Neymar has confirmed his intention to move to European football, but said he would have no preference on whether he...

Rutherford stars as NZ build lead 09 Mar 2013 - 03:20 am

DUNEDIN: Hamish Rutherford’s century on debut helped New Zealand to a 235-run first innings lead over England yesterday before rain and fading light...

Sangakkara feasts on Bangladeshi attack 09 Mar 2013 - 03:19 am

GALLE, Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara smashed a superb 142 to put Sri Lanka on course for a big first-innings total in the opening...

Pakistani women hail breakthrough event 09 Mar 2013 - 03:18 am

LAHORE: For Sana Mir (pictured), the captain of the Pakistan women’s cricket team, the successful and peaceful completion of a national Twenty20 event...

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Haseeb Ahsan dies 09 Mar 2013 - 03:18 am

KARACHI: Former Pakistan off-spinner and selector Haseeb Ahsan, credited with picking legend Wasim Akram in 1984, died yesterday after prolonged illness, a family...

We can level the series, says Clarke 09 Mar 2013 - 03:17 am

New Delhi: Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke (pictured) believes that his team can make a comeback in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India...

Woods grabs share of lead 09 Mar 2013 - 01:22 am

MIAMI: World No. 2 Tiger Woods fired a six-under-par 66 to seize a share of the lead yesterday as Rory McIlroy struggled again...

Qatar’s Abdulla grabs pole position at Losail 09 Mar 2013 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar’s Abdulaziz Abdulla grabbed pole position in yesterday’s qualifying session in the second round of the Qatar National Road Racing Championship (QNRRCH)....

Alonso can make the difference for Ferrari 09 Mar 2013 - 01:19 am

Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah and his co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini of Italy in action during the Mexico Rally in Guanjuato, Mexico, yesterday. Rome: Fernando...

Qatar’s Al Kuwari holds WRC 2 lead 09 Mar 2013 - 01:18 am

LEÓN, Mexico: Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al Kuwari holds the lead in the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2 category after two stages at the Mexico...

Federer happy to see Nadal back 09 Mar 2013 - 01:17 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland responds to questions during a press conference at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, USA,...

Al Rayyan level series; Eljaish take 2-0 lead 09 Mar 2013 - 01:15 am

Al Gharafa’s Hakim Victor Thomas Victor attempts to score a basket during his side’s Heir Apparent Cup semi-final against Al Rayyan at Al...

Los Angeles interested in 2024 Olympic bid 09 Mar 2013 - 12:14 am

NEW YORK: The mayor of Los Angeles has notified the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) that the city is interested in bidding to...

Six new doping cases revealed by the IAAF 09 Mar 2013 - 12:13 am

PARIS: The International Athletics Federation (IAAF) yesterday announced that a re-testing of samples from the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki has revealed six...

PSG, Juventus in last-eight 08 Mar 2013 - 11:52 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Lucas (left) vies with Valencia’s Argentinian midfielder Ever Banega during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg...

People ‘waiting for Barca to fail’, says striker Messi 08 Mar 2013 - 11:51 am

Madrid: World Player-of-the-Year Lionel Messi believes many people are hoping that Barcelona crash out of the Champions League next week so they can...

PSG’s form delights Ancelotti 08 Mar 2013 - 11:51 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his players after they battled past Valencia to join the continent’s elite in the quarter-finals of...

Ronaldo’s damaged Ferrari ‘to sell on eBay’ 08 Mar 2013 - 11:51 am

STRASBOURG, France: A damaged Ferrari once belonging to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is to be sold on eBay, after its new owner...