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Egypt, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast reach play-offs 17 Jun 2013 - 01:14 am

JOHANNESBURG: Egypt, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast yesterday became the first countries to reach the play-offs in the Africa zone of the 2014 World...

Sikhs cleared to wear turbans in Quebec 17 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

MONTREAL: Sikh footballers have been cleared to wear turbans while playing in the Canadian province of Quebec following clarification from world governing body...

German World Cup winners Flohe, Walter die 17 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

BERLIN: Germany mourned the death of two former World Cup winners yesterday with 1974 champion Heinz Flohe passing away hours before 1954 winner...

War of words adds spice to South Korea-Iran match 17 Jun 2013 - 01:12 am

Seoul: A war of words between the coaches of Iran and South Korea has spiced things up between the Group A rivals as...

QMMF President at FIM Motocross World Championship in Italy 17 Jun 2013 - 12:55 am

FROM LEFT: Guiseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream, Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), Dr Wolfgang Srb,...

Patched up Lions braced for Brumbies challenge 17 Jun 2013 - 12:53 am

Leigh Halfpenny (centre) from the British and Irish Lions rugby team is congratulated after scoring a try during the tour match against the...

Qatar aim to end campaign on a winning note against Uzbekistan 17 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

Abdulkareem Hassan gets off the coach after arriving in Tashkent, Uzbekistan yesterday. RIGHT: Talal Al Baloushi (left) and Wisam Rizq (centre) are seen...

Mickelson takes one-shot lead 17 Jun 2013 - 12:46 am

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania: Phil Mickelson moved a step closer to one of his biggest goals, a US Open title, as he emerged from a...

QOC join hands with Ukraine and Korea 17 Jun 2013 - 12:45 am

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (right) signs a deal with the Korean Olympic Committee in Lausanne,...

NBA: Pressure on Heat to win back-to-back games 17 Jun 2013 - 12:42 am

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra responds to a question during a news conference for the NBA Finals basketball play-off series in San...

Gay has triple medal haul in mind for World Championships 17 Jun 2013 - 12:40 am

US sprinter Tyson Gay during a press conference in this file photo. The American clinched three golds at the Osaka World Championships in...

Paille scores in extra-time as Bruins tie series 17 Jun 2013 - 12:16 am

Chicago, Illinois: Dan Paille scored in extra-time to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Two...

Angels send Yankees to fifth straight loss 17 Jun 2013 - 12:16 am

Los Angeles: Erick Aybar homered and drove in two runs and Albert Pujols had a pair of run-scoring singles to help power the...

India stay unbeaten with huge win over Pakistan 16 Jun 2013 - 06:45 am

India’s Dinesh Karthik misses a catch during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy cricket match against Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England, yesterday....

Giles readies England for New Zealand ‘decider’ 16 Jun 2013 - 06:45 am

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: England will face familiar foes when they bid to book their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals against New Zealand...

Tiger, Rory on the hunt as Mickelson leads 16 Jun 2013 - 06:44 am

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy set off in pursuit of joint leaders Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel in the third round...

Athletics: Jamaican star ‘fails dope test’ 16 Jun 2013 - 06:44 am

KINGSTON: Jamaica’s 200 metres world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned diuretic, sources close to Jamaican athletics said. The sources...

Records fall in qualifying 16 Jun 2013 - 06:42 am

Spanish MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Honda celebrates his pole position after the qualifying session held at the Montmelo race track in Barcelona,...