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Hamilton braces for Rosberg fightback 03 Oct 2014 - 01:07 am

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves to fans at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, western Japan, yesterday, ahead of Sunday’s...

Schoolboy racer Verstappen worries driving legends 03 Oct 2014 - 01:06 am

SUZUKA, Japan: The Formula One establishment is nervously watching to see how Max Verstappen -- too young to drive a car on his...

Team change ‘not in my head’ says Vettel 03 Oct 2014 - 01:05 am

SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Sebastian Vettel laughed off persistent speculation about his future yesterday, insisting it was far from his mind in the...

Typhoon threatens Japanese Grand Prix 03 Oct 2014 - 01:04 am

SUZUKA, Japan: A typhoon off the coast of Japan could threaten the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix scheduled to take place at the...

Pakistan will miss Ajmal in T20: Afridi 02 Oct 2014 - 09:56 pm

Zimbabwe players Hamilton Masakadza (left), Brendan Taylor (centre) and Prosper Utseya pose with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in Victoria Falls, yesterday,...

Giants blank Pirates to advance in play-offs 02 Oct 2014 - 09:55 pm

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) celebrates with catcher Buster Posey (28) after defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2014 National...

South Korea celebrates beating North in Incheon 02 Oct 2014 - 09:54 pm

Gold medallists South Korea’s players celebrate after the victory ceremony following the men’s football final of the 17th Asian Games at the Munhak...

Gutsy India wrest hockey gold from Pakistan 02 Oct 2014 - 09:53 pm

Indian players pose for a photo after the medal ceremony of the men’s hockey final match of the 2014 Asian Games between India...

Sri Lanka toss out Bangladesh in cricket semis 02 Oct 2014 - 09:52 pm

INCHEON: Sri Lanka dumped defending champions Bangladesh from the Asian Games cricket through the luck of the toss after their semi-final was rained...

Qatar end long wait, win handball gold in fine style 02 Oct 2014 - 09:50 pm

Incheon: It was redemption time for Qatar as they buried years of heartache in Asian Games handball by finally nailing the gold medal...

Ogunode smashes 200m record 02 Oct 2014 - 01:54 am

Incheon: After a record-breaking victory in the 100m race on Sunday, Femi Ogunode had vowed to also bag the 200m Asian Games gold...

DQs give Hairane unexpected bronze as Bala misses out 02 Oct 2014 - 01:52 am

Qatar’s Jamal Hairane (left) celebrates while his team-mate Musaab Abdelrahman Bala lies on the track after the final of the men’s 800m athletics...

Qatar have gold in sight as they take on South Korea today 02 Oct 2014 - 01:50 am

Incheon: After a series of missed chances at previous Asian Games, Qatar have their sights firmly set on the gold medal as they...

Qatar SC trounce Al Gharafa, Al Khor win 02 Oct 2014 - 01:48 am

Doha: A hat-trick by Harbaoui Hamdi helped Qatar Sports Club trounce Al Gharafa 5-1 in the sixth round of the Qatar Stars League...

Real scrape past Ludogorets 2-1 02 Oct 2014 - 01:47 am

Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck (right) scores a goal during their Champions League match against Galatasaray at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday. Arsenal won...

Aspire Academy Global Summit to focus on football performance 02 Oct 2014 - 01:45 am

Ali Salem Afifa Chairman of Aspire Academy Global Summit. Doha: Leading football and performance optimisation specialists will meet to discuss football in the...

China put end to Qatar’s basketball medal hopes 02 Oct 2014 - 01:19 am

Incheon: Qatar finished sixth in the basketball tournament at the Asian Games after suffering a 70-60 defeat to China in their play-off at...

Gold for Indian boxer Kom but Devi refuses medal 02 Oct 2014 - 01:17 am

Bronze medallist Sarita Devi (right) of India presents her bronze medal to silver medallist Park Jina of South Korea during the medal ceremony...