Sports

Federer, Ferrer to clash in battle of ‘30-somethings’ 17 Aug 2014 - 08:43 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after beating Canada’s Milos Raonic on day six of the Western and Southern Open at Linder Family Tennis...

Baseball: Yankees edge Rays, Giants beat Phillies 17 Aug 2014 - 08:41 pm

Former St Louis Cardinals’ manager and baseball Hall of Fame members Tony La Russa (left) says hello to fellow Hall of Fame members...

Boxing: Britain’s Brook wins IBF welterweight title 17 Aug 2014 - 08:40 pm

LOS ANGELES: England’s Kell Brook stretched his perfect record to 33 straight wins by beating Shawn Porter by a majority decision yesterday to...

Al Anabi’s Langdon second, AlBalooshi 12th in qualifying 17 Aug 2014 - 01:31 am

B Reigning World Champion Shawn Langdon makes his second qualifying run at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota, yesterday. RAINERD, Minnesota: ...

Ibrahimovic hurt as clash mars PSG win 17 Aug 2014 - 01:29 am

French referee Amaury Delerue (second from right) gestures as PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic kneels on the field during a French L1 match against...

Qatar’s Nanjing campaign starts today 17 Aug 2014 - 01:28 am

Qatari swimmer Waleed Daloul practise in Nanjing yesterday. Nanjing: After the opening ceremony yesterday, table tennis player Abdulrahman Mohsen and swimmer Waleed Daloul...

Joe takes root at The Oval to turn the screw on India 17 Aug 2014 - 01:15 am

England’s Joe Root acknowledges the crowd after reaching 50 runs during play on the second day of the fifth Test match against India...

Herath, Jayawardene put Sri Lanka on top 17 Aug 2014 - 01:15 am

Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene plays a shot during the third day of the second Test match against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports...

Celtic thrash Dundee United 6-1 17 Aug 2014 - 01:13 am

GLASGOW: Celtic thrashed Dundee United 6-1 in their first home game of the new Scottish Premier League season to continue their perfect start...

Swansea ruin Van Gaal bow; Ramsey saves Arsenal blushes 17 Aug 2014 - 12:40 am

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey celebrates after scoring a goal against Crystal Palace during their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium in London...

Youth teams train at Aspire Academy 17 Aug 2014 - 12:38 am

DOHA: The Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence here has kicked off its football season with an “International U17 Tournament” which began on Tuesday....

West, Rider determined to fight back after shaky start 16 Aug 2014 - 10:32 pm

The QMMF team’s rider Anthony West in action during the Czech Republic MotoGP practice in Brno. BRNO, Czech Republic: The QMMF Racing Team...

Dominant Marquez grabs pole 16 Aug 2014 - 10:30 pm

Repsol Honda’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez (right) competes in the qualification session at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Moto GP, yesterday. Marquez...

Federer ousts Murray to enter semi-finals 16 Aug 2014 - 09:59 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after winning against Andy Murray of Great Britian at the Western & Southern Open yesterday in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

PGA: Slocum, Langley share one-stroke lead 16 Aug 2014 - 09:57 pm

Heath Slocum plays a shot from the fairway on the 15th hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country...

Lincicome fires 68 to secure big LPGA lead 16 Aug 2014 - 09:57 pm

PITTSFORD, United States: Brittany Lincicome fired a four-under-par 68 yesterday to take a three-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the LPGA Championship,...

Sharapova rallies to defeat spirited Halep in Cincinnati 16 Aug 2014 - 09:56 pm

Maria Sharapova of Russia hits a return in her match against Simona Halep of Romania at the Southern Open, yesterday at the Linder...

Ex-champ Del Potro to miss US Open 16 Aug 2014 - 09:54 pm

NEW YORK: Former champion Juan Martin del Potro will miss the US Open as he continues to recover from wrist surgery, the ATP...