Sports

Doha prepares to host world’s top swimmers 12 Oct 2015 - 12:05 am

An inside view of the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha. . DOHA: One of the most highly anticipated sports events of the year,...

Race for medals hots up 12 Oct 2015 - 12:04 am

Joahnys Argilagos (right) of Cuba in action against Dmytro Zamotaev of Ukraine in the semi-finals of the Light Flyweight category of the AIBA...

Dortmund's Watzke, Ferguson tip Klopp for Liverpool success 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund boss Hans-Joachim Watzke and Alex Ferguson are tipping Jurgen Klopp to bring success back to Liverpool, but legendary goalkeeper Peter...

Fitzpatrick wins maiden title at British Masters 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Woburn, UK: Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick won his first professional tournament, and a £500,000 (674,500 euros/$766,000) first prize, when he finished two strokes clear...

Kenyan duo Chumba, Kiplagat win Chicago Marathon titles 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Dickson Chumba of Kenya (R) breaks the tape being held by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) as he wins the 2015 Chicago Marathon...

Penalised Alonso positive after Russian GP 12 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Sochi, Russia: Two weeks after his sarcastic comments on team radio during the Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso marked his 250th F1 race...

Ervine sets up Zimbabwe series win over Ireland 11 Oct 2015 - 06:58 pm

Harare: Craig Ervine hit an undefeated century to lead Zimbabwe to a five-wicket win over Ireland and their first series triumph in more...

Hamilton wins in Sochi, title beckons 11 Oct 2015 - 05:42 pm

Sochi, Russia: Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his Mercedes' team-mate Nico Rosberg's mechanical misfortunes to seize a commanding victory in Sunday's Russian...

Djokovic humbles Nadal to extend Beijing dynasty 11 Oct 2015 - 05:31 pm

Beijing: Novak Djokovic crushed his age-old rival Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to seal his sixth China Open title and extend his...

Australia resist Welsh storm to top World Cup table 11 Oct 2015 - 03:56 pm

Australia's fly half Kurtley Beale (L) is tackled by Wales' back row forward Ross Moriarty (R) during a Pool A match of the...

South Africa beat India in first ODI 11 Oct 2015 - 02:42 pm

South Africa's Hashim Amla (2L) celebrates with teammates after their victory in the first one day international (ODI) cricket match between India and...

Wawrinka wins Japan Open title, beats Paire in final 11 Oct 2015 - 02:39 pm

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka holds the trophy after defeating Benoit Paire of France in the men's singles final of the Japan Open tennis championships...

Dani Pedrosa wins Japan Grand Prix, Rossi second 11 Oct 2015 - 02:25 pm

Spanish MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Repsol Honda Team leads the pack to win the MotoGP motorcycling Grand Prix of Japan at Twin...

US win emotional Presidents Cup on dramatic day 11 Oct 2015 - 10:28 am

Incheon, South Korea: The United States on Sunday won their sixth Presidents Cup in a row by edging out the International team 15.5-14.5...

Wawrinka crushes Paire to win Japan Open 11 Oct 2015 - 09:27 am

Tokyo: Top seed Stan Wawrinka won the Japan Open after thrashing Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 in a one-sided final to capture his...

Cubs, Dodgers level NL series at 1-1 11 Oct 2015 - 08:46 am

Jorge Soler of the Chicago Cubs runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during game two...

Pakistan pose new spin threat for England 11 Oct 2015 - 08:40 am

Abu Dhabi: England face the daunting prospect of overcoming Pakistan's new-look spinning line-up as the Ashes winners try to reverse their 3-0 Test...