Sports

Boxing: India federation handed double suspension 08 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

NEW DELHI: India’s government suspended the national boxing federation yesterday, dealing it a fresh blow after it was frozen out by the sport’s...

Ferguson desperate for win against City 08 Dec 2012 - 01:14 am

A soldier from the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers) is presented an Afghanistan tour medal by Manchester United manager...

SOP: Swimming test for boys 08 Dec 2012 - 01:06 am

DOHA: The swimming tests for boys primary schools in the sixth edition of the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP) were held at the swimming...

Gawad stuns Richards at PSA World Championship 08 Dec 2012 - 01:05 am

World number one James Willstrop (back) of England in action against his compatriot Chris Ryder during their match at the PSA World Championship...

QSF sets world record for largest squash racquet 08 Dec 2012 - 01:04 am

Guinness World Records adjudicator, Praveen Patel (left) hands over a certficate to Nabeel Ali bin Ali, President of Qatar Squash Federation (QSF) (centre),...

Big wins for Lekhwiya, Al Gharafa 08 Dec 2012 - 12:57 am

Al Gharafa’s Diego Tardelli (9) of Brazil, takes a shot during his side’s Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Sailiyah in Doha,...

Knicks thrash Heat 08 Dec 2012 - 12:57 am

MIAMI: The New York Knicks enjoyed a second 20-point win over the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in just over a month yesterday,...

Flawless Schwartzel extends lead in Thailand 07 Dec 2012 - 11:55 pm

Sergio Garcia of Spain uses an umbrella to shield himself from rain on a fairway during the second round of the Thailand Golf...

Fraser on top by one shot in Sydney 07 Dec 2012 - 11:54 pm

SYDNEY: Globe-trotting Australian Marcus Fraser fired a three-under 69 to be the halfway leader of the OneAsia co-sanctioned Australian Open at The Lakes...

Windies level series with crushing win 07 Dec 2012 - 11:53 pm

Dhaka: Darren Sammy hit a fighting half-century and then grabbed three early wickets to help the West Indies beat Bangladesh by 75 runs...

Cook’s record ton powers England at Eden Gardens 07 Dec 2012 - 01:15 am

Alastair Cook celebrates reaching his century against India on the second day of the third Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, yesterday. It was...

A night to forget for defending champions Chelsea 07 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

Spain’s national football team coach Vicente Del Bosque (right) and Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo stand side by side during the 2011...

Chairman’s XI batsmen rip into Sri Lanka bowlers 07 Dec 2012 - 01:12 am

CANBERRA: Scott Henry blasted an unbeaten 172 and Glenn Maxwell cracked 91 as a Chairman’s XI gave the touring Sri Lankans a tough...

Willstrop eyes Doha glory 07 Dec 2012 - 01:10 am

World No.1 and top-seed James Willstrop of England during a practice session at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. Willstrop will...

Qatar’s Khalid finishes third in Sharjah 07 Dec 2012 - 01:06 am

SHARJAH, UAE: Qatar Team’s Khalid Abdullah Al Kuwari qualified in fifth position for the penultimate F-4S race of the season and finished the...

Tough draw for Guangzhou 07 Dec 2012 - 01:03 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande were handed a tough AFC Champions League draw against two former winners yesterday, complicating their bid to...

Hiroshima beat Auckland 07 Dec 2012 - 01:03 am

YOKOHAMA, Japan: Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat part-timers Auckland City 1-0 at the Club World Cup yesterday in a landmark match at which goal-line technology...

Euro 2020 to take place across Europe: UEFA 07 Dec 2012 - 01:02 am

LAUSANNE: UEFA’s executive committee has given the green light to holding the European championships in 2020 across the continent, the ruling body’s secretary-general...