Sports

NBA: Spurs close to Trail Blazers’ sweep 12 May 2014 - 12:36 am

NEW YORK: Guard Tony Parker scored 29 points as the San Antonio Spurs whipped the Portland Trail Blazers 118-103 yesterday to move to...

Motor Sport: F1 drivers warned over formation lap pace 12 May 2014 - 12:35 am

BARCELONA: Formula One drivers have been warned about their pace on the pre-race formation lap after some of the participants complained of having...

Sharapova, Nadal win 12 May 2014 - 12:34 am

MADRID: Rafa Nadal won a second successive Madrid Open title when Kei Nishikori was forced to retire in the third set of yesterday’s...

Australian great Gasnier dies aged 74 12 May 2014 - 12:34 am

SYDNEY: Australian rugby league great Reg Gasnier, the outstanding international centre of the 1960s, died yesterday at the age of 74. The former...

Caveman Chabal bows out of rugby 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

PARIS: Self-styled caveman Sebastien Chabal retired from rugby yesterday, the French forward bowing out with critics split over his rugby-playing abilities but no...

Mexico’s ‘Little Pea’ seeks World Cup lift 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Four years after leaving one World Cup finals as a new football hero, Mexican striker Javier Hernandez returns to the...

Neymar feels the weight of Brazil’s expectations 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

BARCELONA: At just 22 years of age, Barcelona forward Neymar will carry the hopes of 200 million Brazilians on his shoulders when the...

Croatia relishing fiery opener on June 12 12 May 2014 - 12:32 am

ZAGREB: Croatia coach Niko Kovac is intent on challenging golf legend Walter Hagen’s claim that ‘no one remembers who came in second’ at...

La Liga set for final day battle 12 May 2014 - 12:32 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will play a La Liga title decider at the Nou Camp Stadium next weekend after leaders Atletico drew...

Doha wins the bid to host 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Worlds 11 May 2014 - 01:53 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (second right), Secretary-General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Ali Al Hitmi, President of Qatar Gymnastics Federation...

Qatar to reinforce grassroots football promotion ahead of 2022 11 May 2014 - 01:52 am

Doha: The third-ever FIFA grassroots course in Qatar reached its conclusion on Thursday in Doha, with the participation of 30 Qatari coaches supervised...

Man City eye title glory on season’s last day in EPL 11 May 2014 - 01:50 am

Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko (right) hugs team-mate David Silva after scoring a second goal against Aston Villa during their English Premier League match...

Hamilton on pole in Spain 11 May 2014 - 01:49 am

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (centre) of Britain gestures after taking the pole position, accompanied by second-fastest team-mate Nico Rosberg (left) of...

Nadal storms into Madrid Masters final 11 May 2014 - 01:31 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during their semi-final match for the Madrid Open Madrid Masters 1000 tennis...

Al Rayyan burst into final after stunning the world champions 11 May 2014 - 01:29 am

Al Rayyan continue their fine run at the FIVB Men’s Club World Championship as they enter the final after shocking Sada Cruzeiro yesterday...

IPL: Super Kings consolidate position at top of the table 11 May 2014 - 01:28 am

JP Duminy clean bowled by B Kumar yesterday. MUMBAI: Chennai Super Kings consolidated their position at the top of the table with an...

Karate International Championship 2014 11 May 2014 - 01:27 am

Anwar Mahmoud Ikraiem (left) of Bahrain in action against Kholkhal Reda from Merseille Karate Club, France during the Junior Male Individual Kumite 68kg...

Cudlin, Holroyd grab pole positions at Losail Circuit 11 May 2014 - 01:26 am

DOHA: Alex Cudlin of Australia yesterday secured the pole position for the fifth round of the Qatar Superbike Championship under the floodlights at...