Sports

Successful Games launch Asia’s golden age of sport 05 Oct 2014 - 12:41 am

Members of the National Gugak Centre Dance Troupe perform a routine during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games at the Incheon...

Man City climb to second, Lallana sparks Liverpool 05 Oct 2014 - 12:18 am

Manchester City’s Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure (front) vies for the ball with Aston Villa’s English midfielder Tom Cleverley during an English Premier League...

Bayern go clear by routing Hanover 05 Oct 2014 - 12:07 am

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his first goal against Hanover during a Bundesliga match in Munich yesterday. BERLIN: Bayern Munich went...

Gignac continues hot run as Marseille edge out Caen 05 Oct 2014 - 12:04 am

PARIS: Andre-Pierre Gignac scored a dramatic 93rd minute winner as Marseille extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to five points...

Hijab must be accepted, says OCA chief 04 Oct 2014 - 11:26 pm

INCHEON: Asia’s Olympic chief yesterday urged all sports to let women wear the Islamic hijab headscarf, after an Asian Games row which saw...

Messi, Neymar on target in Barca win at Rayo 04 Oct 2014 - 11:25 pm

Barcelona’s forward Lionel Messi (right) celebrates with team-mate Neymar da Silva after scoring during the Spanish League match at the Vallecas Stadium in...

Cirrus des Aigles stripped of win 04 Oct 2014 - 11:24 pm

PARIS: Legendary French racehorse Cirrus des Aigles won his fourth Prix Dollar only to have it taken away from him by the stewards...

Rosberg roars to pole at Japanese GP 04 Oct 2014 - 11:20 pm

German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Mercedes steers his car during the first practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix at the...

Vettel to leave Red Bull, set for Ferrari 04 Oct 2014 - 11:19 pm

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing puts on a balaclava in the garage during the third practice session at the Suzuka Circuit yesterday....

Langdon fourth in Reading qualifying 04 Oct 2014 - 11:18 pm

Al Anabi driver Khalid AlBalooshi of UAE makes his opening qualifying attempt at the 30th annual NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania. READING, Pennsylvania:...

Five facts about Sebastian Vettel 04 Oct 2014 - 11:17 pm

Five facts on Germany’s four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel q Vettel won the world drivers’ championship in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. But...

Alonso says all going to plan with his F1 future 04 Oct 2014 - 11:17 pm

SUZUKA, Japan: Fernando Alonso indicated his Formula One future was in his own hands despite Red Bull announcing yesterday that four-time world champion...

Djokovic, Berdych in Beijing final 04 Oct 2014 - 11:16 pm

Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic celebrates after winning his men’s singles semi-final match against Martin Klizan of Slovakia in the China Open tennis...

Raonic, Nishikori to clash again for Tokyo title 04 Oct 2014 - 11:15 pm

Gilles Simon (left) of France and Milos Raonic of Canada shake hands after their singles semi-final match at the Japan Open Tennis Championships...

Qatar’s Kheirddine dominates at Sail Qatar 2014 04 Oct 2014 - 11:14 pm

Sailors compete on the fourth day of Sail Qatar 2014, an international regatta, in Doha yesterday. The sailing regatta is organised by Qatar...

Pakistan, Australia target future in one-off Twenty20 04 Oct 2014 - 11:13 pm

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (right) and Australia captain Aaron Finch (left) pose with the T20 trophy on the eve of the lone fixture...

OCA boss slams India over cricket no show 04 Oct 2014 - 11:10 pm

INCHEON, South Korea: The head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has launched a scathing attack on India over its refusal to...

Cardinals rally to stun Dodgers 04 Oct 2014 - 11:10 pm

LOS ANGELES: St Louis hammered Los Angeles star pitcher Clayton Kershaw yesterday, rallying for a 10-9 triumph over the Dodgers in the first...