Sports

Karunaratne to open with Dilshan for Sri Lanka 14 Dec 2012 - 12:16 am

HOBART, Australia: Rookie Dimuth Karunaratne was picked to open the Sri Lankan batting with veteran Tillakaratne Dilshan in the first Test against Australia...

Jayawardene to give up Sri Lanka captaincy 14 Dec 2012 - 12:14 am

HOBART, Australia: Mahela Jayawardene said yesterday he will give up the captaincy after Sri Lanka’s current Test and one-day tour of Australia, with...

Crowe torches blazer over Taylor sacking, say reports 14 Dec 2012 - 12:14 am

WELLINGTON: Batting great Martin Crowe has burned his New Zealand Cricket (NZC) blazer in protest at Ross Taylor’s sacking as the team captain,...

Du Plessis named new S Africa T20 captain against NZ 14 Dec 2012 - 12:14 am

CAPE TOWN: Faf du Plessis will lead South Africa in the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand later this month to free regular...

Dhoni still the right choice as captain: Akram 14 Dec 2012 - 12:10 am

New Delhi: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should continue as the India captain but he should be more...

Shorbagy stuns Darwish to reach semis in Doha 13 Dec 2012 - 08:48 am

Mohamed El Shorbagy (right) of Egypt and compatriot Karim Darwish during their quarter-final match of the PSA World Squash Championship at the Khalifa...

Thorpe reveals family regret on depression 13 Dec 2012 - 08:47 am

Retired Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe talks during a chat session on the final day of the three-day Doha Goals Forum at Aspire Zone...

Spitz says calendar switch not possible 13 Dec 2012 - 08:46 am

Doha: Swimming legend Mark Spitz has shot down former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s suggestion of moving FIFA World Cup and Olympic calendars, calling...

Doha Goals Forum draws to a close at Aspire Dome 13 Dec 2012 - 08:36 am

Bangladesh’s star Shakib ‘weds’ 13 Dec 2012 - 08:35 am

In this photo taken on December 10, 2012, Bangladesh’s cricket player Shakib al Hasan and his girlfriend Umme Ahmed Shishir in Dhaka. DHAKA:...

New era for hosts Australia 13 Dec 2012 - 08:33 am

SYDNEY: Australia open the post-Ricky Ponting era with three Tests against Sri Lanka over the next four weeks, desperate to build on the...

NZ apologises to Taylor for captaincy mess 13 Dec 2012 - 08:33 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket chiefs issued a public apology to axed captain Ross Taylor yesterday, as a weakened Black Caps side prepared to...

Cycling: UCI mulls plans for calendar revolution 13 Dec 2012 - 08:32 am

LONDON: The International Cycling Union (UCI) has left the door open for a possible profound reform of the professional calendar but said yesterday...

Athletics: India orders fresh polls in athletics body 13 Dec 2012 - 08:31 am

NEW DELHI: India’s sports ministry yesterday asked the country’s athletics federation to hold fresh elections or face suspension, in the latest crackdown to...

Corinthians reach Cup final 13 Dec 2012 - 08:29 am

Brazil’s Corinthians forward Paolo Guerrero (right) heads the ball to score a goal beside his teammate midfielder Danilo and Egypt’s Al Ahly midfielder...

Sunderland out of drop zone with 3-0 win 13 Dec 2012 - 08:29 am

LONDON: Sunderland moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over fellow Premier League strugglers Reading at the Stadium of Light...

Ibrahimovic’s hat-trick sparks PSG rout 13 Dec 2012 - 08:29 am

PARIS: Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired a superb hat-trick to take his league leading scoring tally to 17 goals as Paris Saint-Germain closed...

Question mark over Del Piero future in Sydney 13 Dec 2012 - 08:28 am

SYDNEY: Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero wants to play another season in Australia but says his discussions with Sydney FC have stalled. The...