Sports

Safarova beats Erakovic for fifth career title 17 Sep 2013 - 01:40 am

Serbia’s team celebrates after Janko Tipsarevic defeated Canada’s Vasek Pospisil during their Davis Cup semi-final at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday. Serbia, the...

Czech Republic top seeds for 2014 Davis Cup 17 Sep 2013 - 01:31 am

PRAGUE: Czech Republic will be the top seeds when the draw for the 2014 Davis Cup is made this week, the International Tennis...

Olympics: Bach keen on radically changing bid city mentality 17 Sep 2013 - 01:30 am

PARIS: Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will move into his new office in Lausanne, Switzerland, today with little fanfare but...

Rays waste 3-run lead, lose to Twins 6-4 17 Sep 2013 - 01:29 am

MINNEAPOLIS: This was a tough one for the Tampa Bay Rays to lose. With reigning Cy Young Award winner David Price on the...

Broncos beat Giants in NFL battle of brothers 17 Sep 2013 - 01:26 am

Oakland Raiders RB Rashad Jennings (27) runs up the middle for 28 yards in the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at O.co...

Golf: Heavy rain delays finish at Illinois event 17 Sep 2013 - 01:24 am

LAKE FOREST, Illinois: Play was suspended for the day at the BMW Championship yesterday after torrential downpours left the course water-logged, with the...

A good season for Brown 17 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

Kip Brown pilots the 95 Spirit of Qatar during the San Diego Bayfair. SAN DIEGO: 95 Spirit of Qatar’s Kip Brown rounded off...

Rare loss for Qatar drivers in the US 17 Sep 2013 - 01:22 am

Dubai native Khalid alBalooshi, near lane, races Doug Kalitta in the first round of eliminations near Charlotte, North Carolina. CONCORD, North Carolina: After...

QMMF rider West happy with performance in Italy 17 Sep 2013 - 01:21 am

Anthony West of QMMF Racing Team takes a bend on his Speed Up bike during the Moto2 race at the Misano Marco Simoncelli...

Cycling: Horner’s team seek redress for testing ‘mistake’ 17 Sep 2013 - 12:51 am

MADRID: Tour of Spain winner Chris Horner’s eam will seek compensation from anti-doping authorities after news of an alleged missed random dope test...

Ronaldo extends Real contract 16 Sep 2013 - 12:37 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo smiles after signing the renewal of his contract at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid yesterday. RIGHT: Ronaldo (left)...

Serbia to face Czech Republic in final 16 Sep 2013 - 12:06 am

Serbia players celebrate their victory over Canada after their Davis Cup semi-final match in Belgrade, yesterday. PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic led...

Pettersen captures Evian title 15 Sep 2013 - 11:42 pm

EVIAN, France: Suzann Pettersen made it back-to-back wins on the LPGA Tour and collected her second major after she held off a determined...

Saints, Hammers in goalless draw 15 Sep 2013 - 10:40 pm

Southampton’s Dejan Lovren (top) and Ricky Lambert (left) challenge West Ham’s Joey O’Brien (centre) and James Collins during an English Premier League match...

Bundesliga: Volland fires up Hoffenheim to victory 15 Sep 2013 - 10:39 pm

BERLIN: Germany Under-21 captain Kevin Volland hit his fourth goal in as many Bundesliga games with the winner in Hoffenheim’s 2-1 home victory...

Bale scores on debut, but Real held 15 Sep 2013 - 10:39 pm

MADRID: World record signing Gareth Bale scored on his long-awaited Real Madrid debut on Saturday, but his side were still held 2-2 at...

African giants await World Cup fate 15 Sep 2013 - 10:39 pm

JOHANNESBURG: African football giants Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria will discover today which country they must defeat to reach the 2014 World Cup...

Allegri warns of defensive lapses ahead of Celtic clash 15 Sep 2013 - 10:38 pm

MILAN: AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has called for major improvements after seeing yet another under-par defensive display from his side four days...