MONACO: Rio de Janeiro is making “very good progress” catching up with delays in preparations for the 2016 Olympics, top IOC member Sergey...
MONACO: Rio de Janeiro is making “very good progress” catching up with delays in preparations for the 2016 Olympics, top IOC member Sergey...
Water flows over the FIFA logo in front of the FIFA headquarters during heavy rainfall in Zurich in this July 22, 2011, file...
SINGAPORE: American legend Andre Agassi said Novak Djokovic could be poised for a period of dominance in men’s tennis after showing he can...
SINGAPORE: Founder Mahesh Bhupathi has said the new International Premier Tennis League would add two more cities next year and had been forced...
Indian cricket player Virat Kohli arrives for the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in Macksville in this December 3, 2014, file photo....
Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton at West Indies’ training session, Johannesburg, yesterday. West Indies will play three Tests, an equal number of T20...
ADELAIDE: India’s batsmen gained valuable match practice as their two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw in Adelaide...
ARMAGH, Northern Ireland: Ireland will bid to host the 2023 rugby World Cup, the Irish and Northern Irish governments said yesterday, formally launching...
FIA President Jean Todt (left) and FIA Vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah at the St Regis Doha yesterday. RIGHT: FIA Vice-president Nasser...
Lekhwiya’s Khalid Muftah (right) tries to chase down Al Arabi’s Mashael Abdulla during a Qatar Stars League match at the Al Arabi Stadium...
Doha: Al Sadd face a tough test in round 12 of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) today as they welcome El Jaish to...
PARIS: An own goal by Paris Saint-Germain keeper Salvatore Sirigu held the French champions to a 1-1 draw at Lille on Wednesday in...
LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Galaxy forward Robbie Keane was named Major League Soccer’s 2014 Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, days before his team’s...
LONDON: Chelsea preserved their six-point advantage at the Premier League summit by beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on Wednesday, while Manchester City kept pace...
Yu Yangyi of China (right) is congratulated by Vladimir Kramnik of Russia after their ninth and final round match of the Qatar Masters...
Action from the 17th Asian Clubs League championship match between Lekhwiya and Al Gharafa at Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Sports Hall in Al...
NEW DELHI: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been left out of the Indian squad which will defend the 50-over World Cup title he helped...
In this file picture, members of the Romanian team, winners of the 2014 Qatar Fencing World Cup Team final, pose for with the...