Sports

Celtic off to a solid start in Iceland 17 Jul 2014 - 01:10 am

REYKJAVIK: Scottish champions Celtic gave themselves a sporting chance of progressing in the Champions League after cruising to a 1-0 away win over...

Backroom staff of Brazil resign 17 Jul 2014 - 01:09 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil continued a mass clearout of their World Cup backroom staff yesterday following the resignation of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari....

Brazil league restarts with new signings keen to impress 17 Jul 2014 - 01:09 am

SAO PAULO: The Brazilian first division starts again after its World Cup break yesterday with champions Cruzeiro in pole position but Corinthians and...

2022 Cup will be a great celebration 17 Jul 2014 - 12:08 am

London: The 2022 World Cup will take place as planned in Qatar and the country has nothing to hide over allegations of corruption...

Van Gaal starts new era at Manchester United 17 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

Dutch head coach Louis van Gaal and Manchester United manager arrives at the Hague Airport, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on July 13. MANCHESTER,...

Injured Contador to avoid operation 17 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

The pack rides during the 187.5km eleventh stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Besancon and Oyonnax,...

Powell third at comeback race 17 Jul 2014 - 12:06 am

Lucerne: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell finished third on his return to 100m action at a meeting in Lucerne, the day after his reduced...

Kenya averts Commonwealth Games boycott 17 Jul 2014 - 12:05 am

NAIROBI: The Kenyan government stepped in yesterday to head off a potential boycott of the Commonwealth Games by athletes by agreeing to pay...

Amla embarks on a new mission 16 Jul 2014 - 01:24 am

CAPE TOWN: South African Test cricket will usher in a new era under captain Hashim Amla today when the country’s first permanent non-white...

Robson confident of captain Cook’s resurgence ‘soon’ 16 Jul 2014 - 01:23 am

LONDON: Australia-born England opener Sam Robson believes it is only a matter of time before captain Alastair Cook is back in the runs...

Al Feroz thrash Rawal County by 128 runs 16 Jul 2014 - 01:22 am

Sri Lanka’s international cricketer, Dilhara Lokuhettige receives Man-of-the-Match award after helping Wings Doha to win in the Ramadan Tournament on Monday. DOHA: Wings...

Qatar confident of winning 2019 World Championships bid race 16 Jul 2014 - 12:26 am

Qatar Athletics Federation’s General Secretary Mohammed Al Kuwari (second from right) poses for a group photo along with other officials, on the sidelines...

Contador hopes to be fit in time for Vuelta 16 Jul 2014 - 12:24 am

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador of Tinkoff-Saxo team, arrives on a wheelchair prior to giving a press conference at Cemtro clinic in Madrid, Central...

Scolari resigns as Brazil coach 16 Jul 2014 - 12:22 am

SAO PAULO: Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil manager after the hosts suffered two of their worst defeats in World Cup history,...

Al Sailiya sign Tunisia’s Jemaa for two seasons 16 Jul 2014 - 12:22 am

Issam Jemaa will be seen in action in the Qatar Stars League as the Tunisian striker has been signed by Al Sailiya for...

Cespedes defends Home Run Derby title 16 Jul 2014 - 12:17 am

MINNEAPOLIS: Oakland Athletics slugger Yoenis Cespedes brushed off the Minneapolis rain and worked his way through a revamped format to become only the...

Handball: PSG team to train in Qatar 16 Jul 2014 - 12:14 am

Doha: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Handball team will train for nine days at their summer training venue, for the second year in a row,...

First black woman to win Olympic gold dies at 90 16 Jul 2014 - 12:10 am

WASHINGTON: Former US athlete Alice Coachman Davis (pictured), the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, has died. She was 90....