Sports

End of an era for shattered village team 11 Sep 2014 - 12:21 am

PARIS: The tiny French village football team of Luzenac, denied permission to play in the second division, yesterday disbanded their first team while...

QPI to sponsor Qatar Arabian World Cup 11 Sep 2014 - 12:20 am

Sheikh Mohamed bin Faleh AI Thani (centre), Chairman of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) and Nasser AI Jaidah, CEO of Qatar Petroleum...

Cameroon Lions devour Ivorian stars 11 Sep 2014 - 12:19 am

JOHANNESBURG: A new Cameroon team continued a great start to 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying by thrashing star-stacked Ivory Coast 4-1 in...

F1: Montezemolo leaves top job at Ferrari 11 Sep 2014 - 12:18 am

Former Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (right) smiles during a news conference with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) chairman Sergio Marchinne at the...

Prolific Degenkolb wins 17th stage 11 Sep 2014 - 12:17 am

Giant Shimano’s German cyclist John Degenkolb celebrates on the podium after winning the 17th stage of the 69th edition of La Vuelta Tour...

Top seed Lisicki in a hurry in Hong Kong 11 Sep 2014 - 12:06 am

HONG KONG: Top seed Sabine Lisicki kept her cool on a searing night yesterday to power past Grace Min 6-1, 6-1 and into...

Cilic credits relaxed approach for US win 11 Sep 2014 - 12:05 am

NEW YORK: Winning the US Open was an out-of-this-world thrill for Marin Cilic (pictured), who gives a lot of credit to Croatian tennis...

China set to crank up the gold medal machine again 11 Sep 2014 - 12:01 am

BEIJING: With huge resources, a Soviet-style sports regime geared to churning out champions and an insatiable desire to win gold, the question is...

US and Lithuania set up World Cup semi-final date 11 Sep 2014 - 12:00 am

Emir Preldzic (left) of Turkey in action against Jonas Maciulis of Lithuania during their FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter-final match at the Palau...

Argentina dump wingers in bid to defeat Australia 10 Sep 2014 - 11:59 pm

MELBOURNE: Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade has switched his wingers and replaced suspended lock Tomas Lavanini with Matias Alemanno for the Rugby Championship match...

Tigers beat Royals 4-2 10 Sep 2014 - 11:59 pm

DETROIT: Max Scherzer escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fifth, Rajai Davis and J.D. Martinez homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City...

Deng ‘saddened’ by Ferry comments 10 Sep 2014 - 11:58 pm

MIAMI: African-born British NBA star Luol Deng on Tuesday said he was saddened and disappointed by the remarks made about him in June...

Brilliant Al Sadd book place in last four of Super Globe 10 Sep 2014 - 12:44 am

Al Sadd’s player Abdulla Ramazan attempts to score past Sydney University goalkeeper Rainer Winkler during their IHF Super Globe match at Qatar Handball...

Peru strike late for tough win over hosts Qatar 10 Sep 2014 - 12:40 am

DOHA: Qatar’s goal drought continued yesterday when they were beaten 2-0 by Peru in an international friendly at Lekhwiya Stadium. Just a week...

Schumacher leaves for home 10 Sep 2014 - 12:39 am

An aerial view of the property “La Reserve”— the home of former German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher in Gland, on the shores...

Incheon 2014 by the numbers 10 Sep 2014 - 12:38 am

This picture taken on August 26, 2014, shows Asian Games mascots Barame (left), Vichuon (centre) and Chumuro (right) posing on the flag plaza...

Wait over, Indian footballers named in pruned squad 10 Sep 2014 - 12:36 am

NEW DELHI: Indian national team footballers heaved a sigh of relief after the sports ministry cleared their Asian Games participation while slashing the...

Thailand declares $1.7m win bonus 10 Sep 2014 - 12:32 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s footballers will share a $1.7m bonus if they take gold in the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea, the head of...