Sports

Young guns take centrestage 04 Jul 2014 - 04:58 am

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada returns to Simona Halep of Romania in their semi-final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn...

Qatar tests cooling system at two outdoor fan zones in Doha 03 Jul 2014 - 02:25 am

Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) yesterday speaking to journalists in Doha about the open-air cooling...

Pekerman plots Brazil’s downfall 03 Jul 2014 - 02:24 am

Colombia’s Argentinian coach Jose Pekerman (centre) takes part in a training session at the President Laudo Natel Athlete Formation Center in Cotia yesterday....

US coach Klinsmann eyes 2018 World Cup in Russia 03 Jul 2014 - 02:23 am

SALVADOR, Brazil: Jurgen Klinsmann (pictured) has called on his United States players to toughen their mental approach as he begins to plot the...

Neymar happy to settle for substance over style 03 Jul 2014 - 02:22 am

Brazilian striker Neymar attends his team’s training session. TERESoPOLIS, Brazil: Neymar yesterday insisted that he is happy for Brazil to win ugly as...

Wilmots to target ‘unbalanced’ Argentina 03 Jul 2014 - 02:22 am

SALVADOR, Brazil: Belgium coach Marc Wilmots is targeting a “lack of balance” in Argentina’s ranks as the two sides prepare for their World...

Valencia fire coach Pizzi after half season 03 Jul 2014 - 02:21 am

MADRID: Six-time Spanish champions Valencia have sacked coach Juan Antonio Pizzi after just six months in the job, the club announced yesterday. Valencia,...

Brazilian man names son ‘Zidane Thierry Henry Barthez’ 03 Jul 2014 - 02:21 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: A seven-year-old Brazilian boy has been named after so many French football stars that he struggles to pronounce his own...

Slain Colombian star Escobar honoured in Rio 03 Jul 2014 - 02:20 am

Children pose for a picture before the monument of late Colombian footballer Andres Escobar in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia yesterday. RIO DE JANEiro: ...

I’m no miracle-worker, says Keane 03 Jul 2014 - 02:19 am

LONDON: New Aston Villa assistant manager Roy Keane refuses to “promise miracles” but hopes to give the Birmingham club boss Paul Lambert every...

‘Happy’ Blatter hails World Cup success 03 Jul 2014 - 02:19 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA President Joseph Blatter declared yesterday that the World Cup in Brazil was a success, saying that fears of anti-tournament...

Algerian team returns to hero’s welcome 03 Jul 2014 - 02:19 am

ALGIERS: Algeria’s World Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome yesterday after their historic progress to the knockout stages was ended by...

Murray dethroned by Dimitrov; Djokovic rallies to surpass Cilic 03 Jul 2014 - 02:18 am

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov (left) shakes hands with Britain’s Andy Murray after he won the men’s singles quarter-final on day nine of the 2014...

Halep, Bouchard offer glimpse of the future 03 Jul 2014 - 02:17 am

Simona Halep of Romania celebrates after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany in their quarter-final match yesterday. LONDON: The women’s semi-finals at Wimbledon today...

Contador ready to take on Froome 03 Jul 2014 - 02:16 am

PARIS: If last year’s Tour de France often resembled a triumphant Chris Froome march to Paris, the road to the Champs Elysees may...

Scolari calls psychologist for nervy Brazil ahead of Colombia test 03 Jul 2014 - 02:16 am

Brazilian striker Neymar (left) and head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari attend their team’s training session at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Training Centre,...

FIFA says no proof of match-fixing 03 Jul 2014 - 02:14 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA said yesterday it had received no evidence of corruption involving Cameroon as the World Cup took a breather from...

Qatar’s Al Anabi eye repeat show in Norwalk challenge 03 Jul 2014 - 01:06 am

Khalid AlBalooshi begins a qualifying run on Saturday in Joliet, Illinois. AlBalooshi is the defending champion of this weekend’s NHRA Mello Yello Drag...