Sports

PSG aim to secure title, Ranieri eyes new deal 07 May 2014 - 10:35 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s head coach Laurent Blanc arrives prior to a press conference at the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, yesterday....

Scolari set to name Brazil squad 07 May 2014 - 10:32 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Hopes weigh heavy on World Cup hosts Brazil as coach Luiz Felipe Scolari prepares to unveil today the players he...

20,000 more tickets go on sale 07 May 2014 - 10:32 am

Football fans are seen purchasing Emir Cup final tickets at two of the seven locations in Doha. Qatar Football Association (QFA) yesterday said...

Ooredoo office receives the Emir Cup trophy 07 May 2014 - 10:31 am

Ooredoo officials are seen posing next to the Emir Cup trophy. The Emir Cup is Qatar’s most popular sports event. The final of...

Doha Golf Club to host 3rd round of XCGC event 07 May 2014 - 10:30 am

A file photo of players and officials who were part of the second round of Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge (XCGC), the popular corporate...

Slow-healing Tiger unsure over comeback to course 07 May 2014 - 10:28 am

Woods posing with the trophy as he ended the year 2013 as world number one, in this file photo. The golfer says he...

Oliver ready for Doha spectacle 07 May 2014 - 10:27 am

Doha: US hurdler David Oliver, the 2008 Olympic Games and 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships medalist enjoyed a life chat session with his...

Wiggins to lead Sky in Tour of California 07 May 2014 - 10:25 am

LOS ANGELES: Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins (pictured) will lead the Sky team in the Tour of California that starts on...

Paul excels as Clippers silence Thunder in opener 07 May 2014 - 10:24 am

NEW YORK: Chris Paul missed just two shots in a stunning 32-point display as the Los Angeles Clippers blasted the Oklahoma City Thunder...

NHL: Crosby stars in Penguins’ emphatic victory over Rangers 07 May 2014 - 10:23 am

Rangers’ Brian Boyle fallls to the ice playing the puck as Rob Scuderi of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks on in Game Three of...

Eagles rope in US Army captain 07 May 2014 - 10:22 am

PHILADELPHIA: Alejandro Villanueva, a US Army captain who grew up in Spain and began playing American football when his family moved to Belgium,...

Brewers end losing streak at MLB 07 May 2014 - 10:22 am

EW YORK: Home runs from Carlos Gomez, Martin Maldonado and Jean Segura spurred Milwaukee Brewers snap out of an offensive funk and end...

Second win for Mumbai Indians 07 May 2014 - 10:21 am

Harbhajan Singh of Mumbai Indians is ecstatic on taking the wicket of Chris Gayle of Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League...

United past and future see off Hull 07 May 2014 - 10:20 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Teenage debutant James Wilson scored twice as Manchester United rang out the old and ushered in the new in a...

New Zealand to make match-fixing a crime 07 May 2014 - 10:19 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand said yesterday it will make match-fixing a specific crime for the first time to ensure sport remains corruption-free as the...

ADLQ symposium on Anti-Doping, Sport Integrity and Public Health 07 May 2014 - 10:19 am

The Director General of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman (right), receiving a memento from Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary-General, Sheikh Saoud bin...

Waqar Younis back as Pakistan coach 07 May 2014 - 10:17 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan cricket chiefs yesterday appointed fast bowling legend Waqar Younis (pictured) for a second spell as national head coach. The 42-year-old...

Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 79 runs in Dublin 07 May 2014 - 10:17 am

DUBLIN: Ajantha Mendis starred with both bat and ball as Sri Lanka enjoyed a comfortable start to their tour of the British Isles...