Sports

Toulon put Armitage woes to one side to beat Bayonne 31 Jan 2015 - 10:29 am

PARIS---Toulon put concerns over an upcoming Steffon Armitage court case for assault to one side Friday to notch up a 24-17 victory over...

Arum optimistic of Mayweather-Pacquiao deal - report 31 Jan 2015 - 10:23 am

New York---Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum reportedly is optimistic a mega-fight deal between the Filipino icon and unbeaten US fighter Floyd Mayweather will...

Goodell vows 'thorough' Deflategate probe 31 Jan 2015 - 10:16 am

Roger Goodell Phoenix---NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Friday refused to speculate on the outcome of the league's "Deflategate" probe or potential penalties New England...

Hawks beat Blazers for 18th straight win 31 Jan 2015 - 10:16 am

Atlanta--All-star forward Paul Millsap scored 21 points as the Atlanta Hawks won their 18th consecutive contest with a 105-99 victory over the Portland...

PSG edge Rennes to close gap on Lyon 31 Jan 2015 - 10:14 am

Paris---Ezequiel Lavezzi scored the only goal as champions Paris Saint-Germain edged Rennes 1-0 on Friday to maintain their undefeated Ligue 1 home record...

Bayern suffer shock 4-1 defeat at Wolfsburg 31 Jan 2015 - 10:13 am

Berlin---Wolfsburg breathed life into the Bundesliga title race on Friday with a shock 4-1 hammering of leaders Bayern Munich, who suffered their heaviest...

Fernandez wins third successive European title 31 Jan 2015 - 10:07 am

Javier Fernandez Stockholm---Spain's Javier Fernandez claimed a third successive European men's figure skating title on Friday, thwarting the challenge of Russian duo Maxim...

Russian, Slovak take Australian junior titles 31 Jan 2015 - 10:06 am

Melbourne--Teenagers Roman Safiullin and Tereza Mihalikova took giant steps in firing up their tennis careers by winning the boys' and girls' junior titles...

Pakistan lean heavily on Afridi, Misbah 31 Jan 2015 - 09:59 am

Wellington--Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq lifted an underdone Pakistan to 210 after being sent into bat first against New Zealand in their opening one-day...

Foreign legion set for Six Nations role 31 Jan 2015 - 09:54 am

London--This season's edition of Europe's Six Nations Championship will see fifty percent of the coaches come from New Zealand, the home of the...

Defiant France send Spain out of title race 31 Jan 2015 - 05:00 am

Guillaume Joli of France celebrates during the semi-final match against Spain at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall outside Doha, yesterday. Doha: Olympic and European...

Heavyweights collide in Asian final 31 Jan 2015 - 04:59 am

South Korean players train ahead of their AFC Asian Cup final in Sydney, yesterday. South Korea will play Australia in the AFC Asian...

UAE down Iraq to finish 3rd at Asian Cup 31 Jan 2015 - 04:58 am

NEWCASTLE: The United Arab Emirates overcame a 10-man Iraq 3-2 in an action-packed Asian Cup third-placed playoff yesterday to complete an impressive tournament...

Second round of Qatar International Endurocross 31 Jan 2015 - 04:57 am

DOHA: The second round of the season of Qatar International Endurocross will take place today near Sealine Beach Resort. In the E1 category,...

Ladies Endurance Ride 31 Jan 2015 - 04:55 am

Maria Capdevila De Chopitea celebrates after finishing in first place with the horse Moondrra Maya near Endurance Village, Sealine. RIGHT: Winners pose with...

Spirited Qatar march into final 31 Jan 2015 - 02:00 am

Qatar’s Bertrand Roine in action against Poland during their semifinal match in the Men’s Handball World Championship at Lusail Multipurpose Arena last evening....

Football: Huth banned over Twitter gender game 30 Jan 2015 - 11:51 pm

London - Stoke City defender Robert Huth was given an immediate two-match ban and fined by the Football Association on Friday over social...

Golf: Tiger struggles while Palmer keeps Phoenix lead 30 Jan 2015 - 11:29 pm

Scottsdale, United States - Tiger Woods continued his struggles into the second round of the Phoenix Open on Friday morning while Ryan Palmer...