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FIFA urged to allow Brazilian food at Cup 05 Nov 2012 - 07:32 am

SAO PAULO: FIFA is under pressure to allow sales of a native Brazilian sandwich in stadiums at the 2014 World Cup amid allegations...

Steyn sounds Test warning in tour match 05 Nov 2012 - 07:32 am

SYDNEY: South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn sounded an ominous warning before the Test series with Australia with a fiery spell of bowling...

Pujara, Shah defy England in Mumbai 05 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

MUMBAI: England’s bowlers got a taste of what may lie ahead in the Test series against India after they were made to toil...

Ryder Cup hero Poulter tops field at Mission Hills 05 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

DONGGUAN, China: Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter snatched a typically steely victory in the $7m WGC-HSBC Champions yesterday when he shot seven-under-par 65...

China’s Tianlang, 14, wins Masters spot 05 Nov 2012 - 07:31 am

BANGKOK: Fourteen-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang is set to become the youngest-ever player at the US Masters after he held on for a...

QTF-InterContinental Doha Tennis Open to begin today 05 Nov 2012 - 07:29 am

Doha: This season’s Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF)-InterContinental Doha Tennis Open 2012 tennis tournament will begin today at two venues - Khalifa International Tennis...

Qatar’s Flotilla wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 05 Nov 2012 - 07:29 am

California, USA: Two-year-old filly Flotilla, owned by the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, won the prestigious Breeders’ Cup Juvenile...

Sweet success for Al Attiyah 05 Nov 2012 - 07:27 am

Nasser Al Attiyah and Giovanni Bernacchini (left) celebrate their victory at the 2012 Cyprus Rally yesterday. RIGHT: Al Attiyah gives a thumbs-up before...

ASPIRE-MED confirms speakers for conference 05 Nov 2012 - 07:09 am

DOHA: ASPIRE-MED, one of three conferences included in this year’s ASPIRE4SPORT Congress and Expo, has confirmed a range of world-renowned experts and decision...

Britain’s best sets sights on Tour Finals for elusive trophy 05 Nov 2012 - 07:06 am

FROM LEFT: Janko Tipsarevic, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a...

Nets edge Raptors to win on home debut 05 Nov 2012 - 07:05 am

Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Nets baptised their new Barclays Center home with a 107-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday as the first...

Rivera planning return to New York Yankees 05 Nov 2012 - 06:52 am

New York: Baseball’s all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera plans to return next year after missing most of the 2012 season with a knee...

Czechs close to retaining Fed Cup title 04 Nov 2012 - 08:46 am

Jerzy Janowicz of Poland is overwhelmed with emotion after winning his Paris Masters semi-final match against Frenchman Gilles Simon in Paris, yesterday. Janowicz...

Janowicz to meet Ferrer in Paris final 04 Nov 2012 - 08:46 am

PARIS: Jerzy Janowicz is a self-confessed baby, yet he continued to be a thorn on the side of higher ranked opponents as he...

Van the hero as Man United beat Arsenal 04 Nov 2012 - 08:45 am

LONDON: Robin van Persie piled on the misery for former club Arsenal as Manchester United went top of the Premier League with a...

Record-breaking Barca trounce Celta in La Liga 04 Nov 2012 - 08:42 am

MADRID: Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 3-1 to set a new club record start to the season and go eleven points clear of bitter...

Hamilton on Abu Dhabi pole 04 Nov 2012 - 08:27 am

ABU DHABI: A happy and supremely-dominant Lewis Hamilton crushed all his rivals yesterday as he set up a Red Bull party-wrecking race in...

Whatmore denies asking for Hafeez’s removal 04 Nov 2012 - 08:26 am

KARACHI,Pakistan: Pakistan’s head coach Dav Whatmore (pictured) yesterday strongly denied wanting Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez replaced, branding such reports as an attempt to...