Sports

Contador wins Tour of Basque country first stage 08 Apr 2014 - 01:02 am

MADRID: Former two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) won the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country yesterday following...

Durant passes Jordan’s record, Suns roll past Oklahoma City 08 Apr 2014 - 12:58 am

Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder slam dunks the ball against the Phoenix Suns during the second half of their NBA game...

Chicago beat arch-rivals St Louis 08 Apr 2014 - 12:53 am

Matt Hendricks (23) of the Edmonton Oilers battles for the puck against Nick Bonino (13) of the Anaheim Ducks at Rexall Place in...

Baseball: Los Angeles, Oakland notch up wins 07 Apr 2014 - 11:37 pm

NEW YORK: Centre fielder Matt Kemp and shortstop Hanley Ramirez each hit two home runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a...

Gutsy Sri Lanka crowned T20 World Champions 07 Apr 2014 - 01:35 am

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga (centre) holds the trophy as he celebrates with team-mates after Sri Lanka won the ICC T20 World Cup...

Hamilton wins Bahrain thriller under lights 07 Apr 2014 - 01:31 am

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG GP celebrates with team members after winning the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix at the...

Al Attiyah holds off Ketomaa for victory 07 Apr 2014 - 01:30 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action on day three of the Rally of Portugal, WRC 2 category, yesterday. A storming time by...

Sri Lankan fans celebrate biggest win in 18 years 07 Apr 2014 - 01:28 am

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga (left), star batsman Kumar Sangakkara (second left) and Mahela Jayawardene (seen with Malinga) celebrate Sri Lanka’s T20 World...

Sangakkara relieved to break World Cup jinx 07 Apr 2014 - 01:27 am

DHAKA: Former skipper Kumar Sangakkara yesterday said he was relieved to realise one of his career dreams: to win a World Cup trophy...

Australia bag hat-trick of women’s T20 titles 07 Apr 2014 - 01:27 am

Australian cricketers celebrate their victory over England during the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 final against England at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in...

Akhtar and Zoysa to play in Doha on April 11 07 Apr 2014 - 01:26 am

DOHA: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and Sri Lankan paceman Nuwan Zoysa will face off in a local Cricket Tape Ball Tournament...

Liverpool back on top; Everton down Arsenal 07 Apr 2014 - 01:25 am

Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard (right), celebrates his second penalty with team-mate Lucas during their English Premier League soccer match against West Ham United at...

QFA inks deal with ASPETAR 07 Apr 2014 - 01:24 am

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (left), President of QFA, and Dr Khalifa Jeham AlKuwari, Director General of ASPETAR exchanging the...

Pellegrini glad City’s fate in own hands 07 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said his side were in charge of their own destiny after a 4-1 win at home to...

Olympic champion Rudisha to return for Diamond League 07 Apr 2014 - 12:55 am

Qatar Athletics Federation President Dahlan Al Hamad (left), and Secretary-General Mohamed Al Kuwari during a press conference in Doha yesterday. Kammutty V P...

Aspire students to represent Qatar in Youth Olympic qualification tournament 07 Apr 2014 - 12:50 am

Abdulrahman Al Naggar (left) with his coach. Doha: Abdulrahman Al Naggar, a teenage table tennis star from the Aspire Academy in Doha, will...

Gulf Contracting, Mowasalat score big victories 07 Apr 2014 - 12:47 am

Doha: Gulf Contracting thrashed SEPAM (10-0) while Mowasalat trounced Carillion Qatar (6-0) in the third week of the Workers’ Cup Football tournament matches...

Bobcats clinch play-off berth 07 Apr 2014 - 12:46 am

New York Knicks guard Pablo Prigioni (9) is fouled by Miami Heat guard Norris Cole (30) during the first half of their NBA...