Sports

I’m here to focus on the tennis, says Serena 26 Jun 2013 - 01:36 am

LONDON: Five-time champion Serena Williams insisted yesterday that her bitter, public feud with Maria Sharapova was not on her mind as she stormed...

Empty seats put ticket policy in spotlight 26 Jun 2013 - 01:36 am

LONDON: Wimbledon’s ticket policy came under scrutiny yesterday after several of the tournament’s top stars played against a backdrop of empty seats. As...

Lochte back in pool after reality check 26 Jun 2013 - 01:35 am

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Johnny Weissmuller came back from the 1924 Olympics in Paris with a chest full of medals, put on a loin cloth...

Gay raring to have a go at Bolt 26 Jun 2013 - 01:32 am

DES MOINES, Iowa: Healthy at last, Tyson Gay notched a 100m-200m double in scintillating style at the US athletics championships, but the US...

Rugby: Qatar qualify for Division II of ARFU 26 Jun 2013 - 01:31 am

Doha: The Qatar national men’s rugby team moves a division higher in the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) standings with a convincing win...

QMMF President attends FIA conference in UK 26 Jun 2013 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), yesterday attended the three-day 2013 FIA Sport Conference Week....

Basketball: Four Filipino clear national referee’s test 26 Jun 2013 - 01:27 am

DOHA: Four Filipino national basketball referees here were awarded with a higher level of licence by the Philippine basketball governing body that would...

Blackhawks win Stanley Cup 26 Jun 2013 - 01:26 am

BOSTON: A National Hockey League season that nearly never was will be remembered as one of the greatest after the Chicago Blackhawks stunned...

Froome, Contador target yellow jersey in epic 100th edition of Tour 26 Jun 2013 - 01:26 am

PARIS: Chris Froome is overwhelming favourite for the Tour de France but the return of former winner Alberto Contador after a one-year hiatus...

Jalabert quits as Tour pundit after drug claims 26 Jun 2013 - 01:23 am

PARIS: Former cyclist Laurent Jalabert (pictured) said yesterday that he was stepping down as a television and radio pundit for the forthcoming Tour...

Nadal suffers shock defeat 25 Jun 2013 - 01:17 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain (left) and Steve Darcis of Belgium walk off the court after Nadal was defeated by Darcis in their men’s...

Lehmann to replace sacked Arthur as coach 25 Jun 2013 - 01:15 am

LONDON: Australia have sacked their coach Mickey Arthur and replaced him with Darren Lehmann (pictured) just over two weeks before the start of...

No offers to replace Brazil for 2014: FIFA 25 Jun 2013 - 01:14 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke yesterday insisted football’s world governing body had received no offers from any country to stand...

Ullrich could lose Olympic medals: Bach 25 Jun 2013 - 01:14 am

BERLIN: Germany’s only Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich could yet lose his Olympic medals from the 2000 Sydney Games after confessing to...

Spain’s Total Football delights Del Bosque 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

FORTALEZA, Brazil: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque evoked the spirit of Total Football by claiming that Jordi Alba’s brace against Nigeria at the...

Balotelli to miss semi-final clash 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

FORTALEZA, Brazil: Having seen Confederations Cup semi-final opponents Spain neatly dismantle Nigeria in their final group game on Sunday, the last thing Italy...

Zaccheroni under fire after early exit 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

TOKYO: Alberto Zaccheroni’s (pictured) future as Japan coach was under scrutiny yesterday after their winless exit from the Confederations Cup in Brazil, the...

South Korea names Hong as new coach 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday named former skipper Hong Myung-Bo the new coach of the national side, tasked with preparing the out-of-form team for...