Sports

Sri Lanka keep hopes alive 14 Jun 2013 - 02:50 am

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy match against England at The Oval cricket ground in London,...

Scottish side Hearts put entire squad up for sale 14 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

Italian national football team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon signs autographs for fans outside of his hotel in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...

Messi is latest to attract interest of tax authorities 14 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi’s picture was on the front pages rather than in the sports sections of the Spanish media yesterday, after the World...

Spain stunned that Messi ‘cheated’ on income tax 14 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi’s spotless image as the world’s greatest footballer and a humble man has taken a stunning blow with accusations that he...

PSG to open title defence at Montpellier 14 Jun 2013 - 12:51 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain will begin their defence of the Ligue 1 title next season against the previous year’s champions, Montpellier, according to fixtures...

Hidayat ends long career 14 Jun 2013 - 12:50 am

Indonesia’s former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat shakes hands with fans following a defeat at the hands of India’s Sai Praneeth at...

Bolt, Blake split wildcards for worlds 14 Jun 2013 - 12:46 am

Sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica speaks during a news conference at the Russian embassy in this June 11, 2013, file photo. KINGSTON:...

Turkey protests do not affect Games bid, says Istanbul 2020 14 Jun 2013 - 12:46 am

ISTANBUL: Violent protests that have hit Turkey over recent days need to end swiftly but will have no bearing on Istanbul’s candidacy to...

Baseball: Australia’s SCG to host 2014 MLB opener 14 Jun 2013 - 12:44 am

SYDNEY: Australia will host Major League Baseball’s 2014 season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks next March, organisers said...

Rain adds to Australia misery in Birmingham 13 Jun 2013 - 12:39 am

Ground staff mop up rainwater during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Australia and New Zealand at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central...

Real Madrid Campus Experience in Qatar 13 Jun 2013 - 12:32 am

Real Madrid Campus L-R Francisco Baptista - Manuel Parreno DOHA: World famous football club Real Madrid has confirmed a pioneering new partnership with...

Football: Messi, father deny tax accusations 13 Jun 2013 - 12:31 am

MADRID: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi denied yesterday stunning allegations that he and his father engaged in tax fraud worth more than four million...

Australia drop batsman Warner after bar incident 13 Jun 2013 - 12:30 am

LONDON: Australia batsman David Warner has been dropped from the team’s Champions Trophy match against New Zealand following an alleged physical altercation with...

India’s Dhawan making up for lost time 13 Jun 2013 - 12:28 am

India’s Shikhar Dhawan leaves the field with West Indies’ Kieron Pollard (right) as the rain falls during their ICC Champions Trophy Group B...

Asif loses court appeal 12 Jun 2013 - 11:08 pm

LONDON: Three Court of Appeal judges in London yesterday rejected an appeal by Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif against his conviction for spot-fixing. In...

Steyn bowls at full speed in nets to boost South Africa 12 Jun 2013 - 11:07 pm

LONDON: South Africa paceman Dale Steyn bowled at full intensity in the nets yesterday, raising hopes he will be fit for the crunch...

India pacer Sreesanth hopeful of comeback 12 Jun 2013 - 11:07 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth still hopes to represent his country again despite his arrest over a spot-fixing scandal, a report...

Ibra steers Sweden to win 12 Jun 2013 - 11:04 pm

Sweden’s forward and team captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring a penalty shot during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying match against Faroe...