Sports

Love of the game keeps her going, says Hantuchova 03 Sep 2013 - 11:13 pm

NEW YORK: The first time Daniela Hantuchova reached the US Open quarter-finals she was a teenager. The second time she is 30. The...

Real Madrid fans welcome the €100m ‘galactico’ 03 Sep 2013 - 12:22 am

Wales’ Gareth Bale gestures to fans during his presentation as a Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Thousands...

Messi nets hat-trick to keep Barca on top 03 Sep 2013 - 12:20 am

FC Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Valencia CF during the Spanish Liga Primera Division match played...

Kaka re-signs for AC Milan 03 Sep 2013 - 12:18 am

Brazilian forward of AC Milan, Kaka, holds the club’s jersey at the AC Milan’s headquarters in Milan, Italy, yesterday. The player has signed...

Liverpool bring in three new players 03 Sep 2013 - 12:17 am

Liverpool: Victor Moses has become the third player to join Liverpool yesterday, with the forward signing on a season-long loan from Chelsea, the...

Real star Bale unfazed by huge price tag 03 Sep 2013 - 12:16 am

MADRID, Community of Madrid: Gareth Bale has claimed he won’t be overcome by the pressure of his massive price tag after being officially...

Istanbul clings to bid hopes as race hots up 03 Sep 2013 - 12:14 am

Turkey’s Sports Minister Suat Kilic speaks during an interview in Ankara on August 28, 2013. Istanbul aims to become the first Muslim country...

Fukushima no threat to Tokyo bid, says Takeda 03 Sep 2013 - 12:13 am

PARIS: The leaking of toxic water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will not affect Tokyo, the head of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games...

Zico backs Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid 03 Sep 2013 - 12:13 am

BUENOS AIRES: Former Brazil international and Japan coach Zico threw his weight behind Tokyo’s bid to land the 2020 Olympics, saying the country’s...

Vinci reaches quarter-finals 03 Sep 2013 - 12:12 am

NEW YORK: Roberta Vinci beat her opponent and the rain to storm into the quarter-finals of the US Open today just before a...

World 9-ball Pool Championship qualifying round action 03 Sep 2013 - 12:07 am

Taher Hussain of Qatar lines up a shot against Ali Maghsoud of Iran during the qualifying rounds of the World 9-Ball Pool Championship...

GCC U-17 football begins today 03 Sep 2013 - 12:03 am

Khalid Mubarak, captain of Qatar Under-17 Football team speaking during the press conference in Doha. RIGHT: Oscar Fernandez, Coach of Qatar. DOHA: Six...

Qatar’s Kip Brown bags third place 03 Sep 2013 - 12:01 am

Kip Brown celebrates his podium finish in the Coeur d’Alene Diamond Cup. COEUR D-ALENE, IDAHO (USA): 95 Spirit of Qatar’s Kip Brown claimed...

Qatar to participate in Francophone Games 03 Sep 2013 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar will take part in the Francophone Games, also called the Jeux de la Francophonie, which will take place in Nice, France...

PCA set for new season 02 Sep 2013 - 11:59 pm

Doha: Pakistan Cricket Academy (PCA) will start their 6th session at Pakistan Education Centre, Abu Hamoor on September 7. Rashidi Nizam Community welfare...

QMMF’s West finishes 20th at British GP 02 Sep 2013 - 11:52 pm

Doha: QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West rode from 27th position on the starting grid to 20th place in the final Moto2 classification...

Garcia fires six-under 65 to retain overnight lead 02 Sep 2013 - 11:50 pm

Sergio Garcia of Spain plays his shot from 14th tee during the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in...

Pettersen rallies to win LPGA Safeway Classic 02 Sep 2013 - 11:50 pm

PORTLAND: Suzann Pettersen shook off an early double-bogey to post a final-round 67 and win the LPGA Safeway Classic by two strokes as...