Sports

Top court urges new corruption probe into IPL 23 Apr 2014 - 08:55 am

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court yesterday urged a tough new investigation into allegations of spot-fixing and illegal betting in the Indian Premier League...

Tiger Woods to host new tournament for amateurs 23 Apr 2014 - 08:47 am

New York: Tiger Woods (pictured), is hosting another tournament, this one for recreational golfers on courses that include Merion and Congressional, and a...

MEGARME to sponsor Summer League Golf 23 Apr 2014 - 08:44 am

Doha: MEGARME has agreed to sponsor the 2014 Summer League at Doha Golf Club by entering into an agreement to put their name...

Nishikori makes winning return 23 Apr 2014 - 08:43 am

BARCELONA: Japan’s Kei Nishikori won his first clay match of the season returning from a three week absence due to a groin injury...

Ex-Boston champion runs for love of city 23 Apr 2014 - 08:34 am

BOSTON: Amby Burfoot (pictured), the winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, was unable to complete last year’s race when two bombs ripped through...

Griffin leads Clips to thrash Warriors 23 Apr 2014 - 08:33 am

Jermaine O’Neal (7) of the Golden State Warriors shoots over DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers in Game Two...

Blackhawks blank Blues 2-0 in Game 3 23 Apr 2014 - 08:32 am

Chicago: After losing the first two games of a first-round Western Conference play-off series in the National Hockey League against the St Louis...

Astros beat Hernandez to end 7-game skid 23 Apr 2014 - 08:31 am

SEATTLE: Off to one of the worst starts to a season on offense in a decade, the Houston Astros busted out of their...

Women in Qatar eager to join football training, says Staab 23 Apr 2014 - 05:02 am

Qatar girls pose after a football training session organised as part of the ‘Girls Kick it’ initiative under the auspices of the Qatar...

Al Shaqab grabs Champion Stallion’s title in Las Vegas 23 Apr 2014 - 05:00 am

Al Shaqab delegation during the Arabian Breeders World Cup awarding ceremony in Las Vegas. Doha: Al Shaqab, member of Qatar Foundation, continued its...

Atletico and Chelsea draw 23 Apr 2014 - 04:02 am

Chelsea’s Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (centre) stops the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match Club against Atletico Madrid at...

Al Attiyah grabs early home lead 22 Apr 2014 - 02:23 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action during the first stage of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally yesterday. The Qatari rally ace and his...

Qatar’s Al Attiyah shows class on home terrain 22 Apr 2014 - 02:22 am

DOHA: Twenty-two cars, three quads and 15 motorcycles were joined by four cars running in a national event at the rear of the...

Kuwait eager to rev up motor sport industry 22 Apr 2014 - 02:21 am

Sheikh Athbi Nayef Jaber Al Sabah (right), Chairman of Kuwait Quarter Mile Auto & Motorcycle Club (KMRC), is seen with rally star Nasser...

Barcelona Open 22 Apr 2014 - 02:20 am

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, 27, takes part in a training session ahead of his first-round match at the Barcelona Open yesterday. Nadal,...

Keflezighi wins, Jeptoo repeats at Boston 22 Apr 2014 - 02:19 am

Runners approach the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, yesterday. Tens of thousands of runners, cheered by a multitude...

Blatter repeats backing for winter 2022 World Cup 22 Apr 2014 - 02:16 am

PARIS: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has reiterated his desire for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played at the end of...

Shahaniya, Al Markhiya ahead 22 Apr 2014 - 02:16 am

Action from the first round matches of the Emir Cup between Al Shamal-Shahaniya and Mesaimer-Al Markhiya. Shahaniya and Al Markhiya won by identical...