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Sterling says Clippers not for sale: Report 11 Jun 2014 - 12:39 pm

LOS ANGELES: Basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers is not for sale, owner Donald Sterling said yesterday, vowing to fight to keep the...

MLB: Nationals register big victory over Giants 11 Jun 2014 - 12:38 pm

NEW YORK: Right-hander Stephen Strasburg won his third consecutive start and remained unbeaten in his career against the San Francisco Giants, pitching an...

Qatar underlines new ambitions 10 Jun 2014 - 05:01 am

QWSC President Ahlam Salem Al Mana speaks while announcing the three-year plan for women’s sport in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: QWSC Vice-President Lolwa Husain...

Red Bull’s Ricciardo takes maiden F1 win in Canada 09 Jun 2014 - 09:09 am

Red Bull’s Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates after winning the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in...

Brazil’s Paqueta returns as head coach for Al Gharafa 09 Jun 2014 - 09:08 am

Marcos Cesar Dias de Castro (centre) poses with Salah Al Qadid Al Marri, Fahad Ali Hari and Hussien Ali Hari upon his arrival...

10-man Honduras hold England 09 Jun 2014 - 09:07 am

MIAMI: England came up against a resilient Honduras side reduced to 10 men for the last 20 minutes and found themselves short on...

Owen tips Argentina to win World Cup 09 Jun 2014 - 09:05 am

Former England player Michael Owen (second left) poses with fans during a World Cup promotional event at a shopping mall in Hong Kong,...

Cameroon departure delayed over bonus 09 Jun 2014 - 09:04 am

YAOUNDE: Cameroon’s World Cup squad refused to board their scheduled plane to Brazil yesterday in a strike action over money for the tournament,...

Villa’s brace lifts Spain to win 09 Jun 2014 - 09:03 am

Spanish striker Diego Costa (centre) and Cesar Azpilicueta (left) of Spain look on as they head to the aircraft going to Curitiba for...

No fear for Spain in Dutch rematch 09 Jun 2014 - 09:02 am

Netherlands’ coach Louis van Gaal (front, in blue) reacts to players during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. WASHINGTON: Defending...

Beckham insists MLS team won’t cost public money 09 Jun 2014 - 09:01 am

MIAMI: David Beckham appealed on Saturday for support for his plans for a Major League Soccer stadium in Miami, insisting that he doesn’t...

QMMF seek to raise the bar with Europeans next season 09 Jun 2014 - 09:00 am

The QMMF President Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah (right) shakes hand with Alex Cudlin on the final day of Qatar SuperBike Champsionship in Doha. ...

Brilliant Cudlin wins another Qatar SuperBike Championship 09 Jun 2014 - 08:59 am

Nina Prinz gestures after the races that brought curtains down to this year’s season. She claimed an overall fourth position in the championship....

Crane manages to hold lead in tough conditions at Classic 09 Jun 2014 - 08:57 am

Troy Merritt hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the final round of the St Jude Classic at the TPC Southwind...

Aggressive Cotto wins WBC middleweight title 09 Jun 2014 - 08:56 am

NEW YORK: Miguel Cotto used a furious start to win the World Boxing Council middleweight championship as title holder Sergio Martinez of Argentina...

Qatar win basketball title 09 Jun 2014 - 04:23 am

Qatar basketball players celebrate winning the FIBA 3x3 World Championship title along with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball...

Nadal on cloud nine in Paris 09 Jun 2014 - 04:03 am

French Open winner Rafael Nadal (right) of Spain, poses with the trophy with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (left), French Tennis Federation (FFT) president Jean...

NHL: Kings fight back to beat Rangers in extra time 08 Jun 2014 - 11:23 pm

New York Rangers’ goaltender Henrik Lundqvist (top right) lies on the ice during game 2 of their NHL Stanley Cup finals hockey series...