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Marquez braced for Yamaha Spanish surge 01 May 2014 - 09:43 pm

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain: Marc Marquez (pictured) eyes a fourth win in four races this season in Spain on Sunday but faces...

Coach Simeone ‘excited’ by all-Madrid final 01 May 2014 - 09:42 pm

LONDON: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone (pictured) is relishing the prospect of leading his side against city rivals Real Madrid in the Champions...

Formula One mourns Senna’s death in Italy 01 May 2014 - 09:41 pm

IMOLA, Italy: Thousands of Formula One fans on Thursday commemorated the 20th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death at the scene of the sport’s...

New India league aims to give kabaddi professional foothold 01 May 2014 - 09:41 pm

NEW DELHI: As cricket continues to maintain a stranglehold on India’s sporting landscape, the organisers of a new kabaddi league have taken a...

Australia reclaim top Test rank 01 May 2014 - 09:31 pm

Australian batsman Michael Clarke celebrating after scoring a century against England on the second day of the second Ashes Test match in Adelaide....

Latif backs Malik in bid to lift life ban 01 May 2014 - 09:30 pm

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif yesterday backed former team-mate Salim Malik (pictured) in his bid to overturn a life ban imposed 14...

Gooch axed as England’s batting coach 01 May 2014 - 09:28 pm

LONDON: Graham Gooch was yesterday dismissed from his role as England batting coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced. Gooch, who...

IOC official Coates backtracks on Rio attack 01 May 2014 - 09:27 pm

SYDNEY: IOC vice-president John Coates yesterday backtracked on his scathing criticism of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic preparations, insisting the city could deliver an...

Ooredoo is telecommunications partner of Emir Cup 01 May 2014 - 07:42 am

Khalid Al Kuwari (right), Chief Operations Officer of Qatar Football Association and Mustafa Al Qatami, Director, Branding and Corporate Communications, Ooredoo, exchanging documents...

Coach Guardiola picks up pieces after Real ‘debacle’ 01 May 2014 - 07:30 am

Valencia’s Argentinian coach Juan Antonio Pizzi gestures during a press conference at Ciudad Deportiva Paterna, in Paterna, yesterday, on the eve of their...

Mumbai Indians suffer fifth consecutive IPL loss 01 May 2014 - 07:27 am

Dubai: Defending champions Mumbai Indians ended the UAE-leg of their Indian Premier League (IPL)A without a win as they went down to Sunrisers...

QREC to host world’s first €1m Arabian Race 01 May 2014 - 07:26 am

Doha: The Qatar Arabian World Cup is to receive a prize money boost of more than 40pc to create the world’s first €1m...

Bouchard advances in Portugal 01 May 2014 - 07:25 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: Second seed Eugenie Bouchard reached a European claycourt quarter-final for the second time in her career as the Canadian defeated Yaroslava...

Al Attiyah heads quality field at Rally of Jordan 01 May 2014 - 07:25 am

LEFT: Defending FIA Middle East rally champion Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action in this file photo. A winner of 52 regional...

PCB chief backs Misbah as captain 01 May 2014 - 07:24 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief yesterday backed Misbah-ul-Haq (pictured) as one-day captain, saying he would lead the side to next year’s World Cup. Chief...

Sangakkara set for county stint 01 May 2014 - 07:23 am

DURHAM: Celebrated Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara (pictured) refused to rule out a return to Durham after being unveiled as the English county...

Rio organisers say Games are on track 01 May 2014 - 07:21 am

Players fight for the ball during the Copa Popular soccer tournament, or People’s Cup, held between slums, at the Santa Marta slum in...

Cavendish wins again at 2014 Tour of Turkey 01 May 2014 - 07:19 am

Stage winner Switzerland’s Michael Albasini (centre) of Orica GreenEdge raises his arm in reaction after crossing the finish line ahead of second-placed Spain’s...