Sports

Noah leads Bulls over reeling Knicks 04 Mar 2014 - 08:26 am

CHICAGO: French big man Joakim Noah notched the fifth triple-double of his NBA career yesterday to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 109-90...

Nadal to team-up with Sampras for Mumbai in new premier league 04 Mar 2014 - 08:25 am

MUMBAI: World number one Rafa Nadal will team up with 14-times major champion Pete Sampras for Mumbai in the inaugural International Premier Tennis...

England-Wales sevens to follow Six Nations clash 04 Mar 2014 - 08:24 am

LONDON: England and Wales will play a one-off sevens match immediately after the Six Nations game between the same nations at London’s Twickenham...

Barcelona inch closer to league leaders Real 04 Mar 2014 - 08:23 am

MADRID: Barcelona moved to within a point of the leaders Real Madrid as they beat Almeria 4-1 on Sunday night. Real remain three...

Loew admits worries for Chile friendly 04 Mar 2014 - 08:23 am

BERLIN: Coach Joachim Loew has admitted having concerns about Germany’s form ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Chile with the Brazil 2014 World Cup...

Pakistan, Afghan officials hail headscarf move 04 Mar 2014 - 08:21 am

KARACHI: Pakistani and Afghan sports officials have hailed a decision by football’s world governing body to lift a ban on head coverings, saying...

Afridi and Ajmal set for MCC bicentenary match 04 Mar 2014 - 08:20 am

LONDON: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal have joined several other leading international cricketers in being confirmed for this year’s Lord’s bicentenary match,...

England opt for more Flower power 04 Mar 2014 - 08:20 am

LONDON: Andy Flower, who stepped down as head coach in January following the 5-0 Ashes rout by Australia, was appointed England’s technical director...

Last-minute Brazil vows to be ready 04 Mar 2014 - 08:19 am

SAO PAULO: With 100 days to go before the World Cup starts, Brazil is in the home straight of the countdown and huffing...

Fast bowlers help Aussies gain upper hand on day 3 04 Mar 2014 - 02:47 am

Australia’s Mitchell Johnson (left) and Nathan Lyon celebrate the wicket of Dale Steyn (not in picture) during the third day of the third...

Real draw with Atletico; Juventus win at Milan 03 Mar 2014 - 02:19 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo heads the ball between Atletico Madrid’s Gabi Fernandez (left) and Joao Miranda during their Spanish first division soccer match...

Afridi’s sixes seal the deal in Dhaka thriller 03 Mar 2014 - 01:55 am

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi celebrates after Pakistan won the one-day international (ODI) cricket match against India at the 2014 Asia Cup in Dhaka yesterday....

Ronaldo strikes late as Real share points 03 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

Atletico de Madrid’s second coach German Burgos (right) argues with referee (centre) past Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian coach Diego Simeone during the La Liga...

Clarke smashes century before rain ends play 03 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

Michael Clarke of Australia bats on the second day of the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town...

Confident Afghans see no surprise in taming Tigers 03 Mar 2014 - 01:52 am

Afghan bowler Shapoor Zadran (centre) celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Bangladeshi batsman Shamsur Rahman on Saturday. MUMBAI: Afghanistan have high...

Bahrain circuit to honour Schumacher 03 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Red Bull’s Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany takes the ‘Michael Schumacher turn’ as he drives his car during day four of...

Hamilton on top on final day of testing 03 Mar 2014 - 01:50 am

MANAMA: Formula One teams wrapped up pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday with Lewis Hamilton on top of the timesheets and his Mercedes team...

Man City win League Cup final 03 Mar 2014 - 01:50 am

Manchester City players celebrates winning the Capital One Cup final against Sunderland at the Wembley Stadium in London yesterday. RIGHT: City’s Yaya Toure...