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Guardiola named as new Bayern Munich manager 17 Jan 2013 - 04:32 am

A file picture dated November 10, 2010, shows FC Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola during the Spanish King’s Cup round of 16 second leg...

Pound urges Armstrong to co-operate 17 Jan 2013 - 04:31 am

LOS ANGELES: The former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Dick Pound, has called on Lance Armstrong to co-operate fully with drug-testing authorities...

Badminton may lose its place in Olympics, says Taufik 17 Jan 2013 - 04:31 am

Singapore: Badminton’s Olympic future is in jeopardy due to the continual mid-tournament retirements of leading players, Athens Games gold medallist Taufik Hidayat said...

Sunderland out of FA Cup; Fulham survive scare 17 Jan 2013 - 04:30 am

LONDON: Sunderland went out of the FA Cup to second-tier Bolton Wanderers after losing their third-round replay 2-0 on Tuesday night, while Fulham...

Pakistan bars stars from Bangladesh T20 league 17 Jan 2013 - 04:30 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket chiefs said yesterday that Pakistan had refused to release any of its players for a Twenty20 competition which begins this...

Sarwan back from Windies exile for Australia tour 17 Jan 2013 - 04:29 am

PARIS: Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the upcoming limited overs tour of Australia while Marlon Samuels was...

Qatar register first victory 17 Jan 2013 - 04:28 am

Sevilla: After three defeats, Qatar took their first points in Spain and can mathematically hope to reach the quarter-finals of the Men’s World...

Beach soccer interest in Qatar builds up with local tourney 17 Jan 2013 - 04:26 am

Doha: Qatar trounced Nepal 5-1 while tournament favourites Portugal demolished the Philippines 7-0 in the opening group games of the Qatar Nations Beach...

Eljaish win thriller against Al Ahli 17 Jan 2013 - 04:25 am

Doha: Muhammad Yussuf lifted Eljaish to a pulsating 75-73 victory over a stubborn Al Ahli in the Qatar Basketball League at the Al...

Sharapova and Djokovic cruise at Australian Open 17 Jan 2013 - 04:11 am

Maria Sharapova of Russia in action during her second round match against Misaki Doi of Japan at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia,...

Serena will play on despite injury: Venus 17 Jan 2013 - 04:10 am

MELBOURNE: Venus Williams said yesterday her sister Serena was a fighter and was determined to play on at the Australian Open, despite rolling...

Berdych and Stepanek to lead Czechs against Switzerland 17 Jan 2013 - 04:09 am

Prague: Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek will lead holders Czech Republic in the Davis Cup first-round tie against Switzerland in Geneva on February...

McIlroy rivalry will take time, says Woods 17 Jan 2013 - 04:08 am

Paul McGinley of Ireland (left) poses with the Ryder Cup while flanked by Rory McIlory of Northern Ireland during a news conference after...

Tour chief hints at change of captaincy process 17 Jan 2013 - 04:07 am

ABU DHABI: The European Tour may change the way future Ryder Cup captains are chosen after an often “unseemly” campaign ended this week...

McGinley to honour Seve, Scotland 17 Jan 2013 - 04:06 am

ABU DHABI: New Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley plans to commemorate the late Seve Ballesteros and pay a special tribute to the ‘Home...

Howard and Bryant lead Lakers to victory 17 Jan 2013 - 04:06 am

Los Angeles: Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant formed a dominant inside-outside combination to maintain the Los Angeles Lakers’ winning momentum with a 104-88...

De Boer to support Qatar Masters 17 Jan 2013 - 04:05 am

Doha: Event overlay specialists De Boer will ensure that hospitality patrons and the general public visiting the 16th staging of the Commercial Bank...

Trestman hired as Chicago Bears’ head coach 17 Jan 2013 - 04:05 am

Chicago: Marc Trestman was appointed head coach of the Chicago Bears yesterday in place of Lovie Smith, who was fired at the end...