Sports

Ferdinand retires from England duty 16 May 2013 - 12:28 am

England defender Rio Ferdinand during a press conference at Old Trafford in Manchester, Britain, in this file picture of May 29, 2006. Ferdinand ...

Martinez coy over future as Wigan go down 16 May 2013 - 12:28 am

LONDON: Wigan manager Roberto Martinez refused to confirm his future lies with the FA Cup winners after his side’s 4-1 defeat at Arsenal...

Malaga deny allowing Pellegrini to leave 16 May 2013 - 12:27 am

MADRID: Spanish outfit Malaga yesterday denied reports that they have allowed coach Manuel Pellegrini to leave the club at the end of the...

Lyon women’s team offers Cup replay after referee’s error 16 May 2013 - 12:26 am

LYON: Olympique Lyon have offered to replay their women’s French Cup semi-final against Montpellier after going through on penalties thanks to a refereeing...

Al Nasser, Al Neama set to race in Spirit of Qatar at Cocoa Beach 16 May 2013 - 12:25 am

COCOA BEACH, Florida: Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani has confirmed that Mohammed Al Nasser and Ali Al Neama will represent the Spirit...

Tiger confirms defense of Memorial title 16 May 2013 - 12:25 am

DUBLIN, Ohio: World number one Tiger Woods announced yesterday that he will defend his title at next month’s PGA Memorial tournament, using the...

Dominant Pacers crush Knicks, lead series 3-1 16 May 2013 - 12:23 am

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: The Indiana Pacers are on the brink of advancing to the NBA semi-finals after beating New York 93-82 yesterday, behind 26...

Penguins brush aside Senators in opener 16 May 2013 - 12:23 am

LOS ANGELES: Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist and Tomas Vokoun recorded his third straight win since replacing Marc-Andre Fleury as...

Cabrera helps Blue Jays bring down Giants 16 May 2013 - 12:23 am

Toronto: Toronto’s Melky Cabrera went 4-for-5 with two RBIs against his former team as the Blue Jays outslugged San Francisco 10-6 yesterday. Cabrera...

IOC to oversee India return to Olympic fold 16 May 2013 - 12:22 am

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday said it had held successful meetings with exiled member India, following its suspension over claims of...

Eriksson to resign as UK athletics head coach 16 May 2013 - 12:21 am

LONDON: Britain’s head athletics coach Peter Eriksson said yesterday he was stepping down just seven months after he took the job so that...

Qatar’s Eljaish held to 1-1 draw by Saudi’s Al Ahli 15 May 2013 - 03:29 am

Majed Mohammed (left) of Eljaish and Al Ahli’s Mansour Al Harbi vie for the ball during their side’s AFC Champions League last 16...

Pellegrini favourite to replace Mancini at City 15 May 2013 - 03:28 am

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini leaves the team hotel in London, yesterday. Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini on Monday following his...

Format changed for women’s Ashes series 15 May 2013 - 03:28 am

SYDNEY: The Australian women’s cricket team will face their English counterparts over all three formats of the game in August with the winners...

Pakistan to increase players’ salaries 15 May 2013 - 03:27 am

KARACHI: Pakistan announced yesterday that its 21 cricketers on central contracts would get a 15 percent salary increase and a 10 percent rise...

Djokovic back to winning ways at Rome Masters 15 May 2013 - 02:29 am

ROME: Two-tme Rome masters champion Novak Djokovic began his campaign for a hat-trick trophy with a 70-minute, 6-2, 6-3 win over Albert Montanes...

Wiggins loses more time as Uran wins 15 May 2013 - 02:29 am

ALTOPIANO DEL MONTASIO, Italy: Olympic silver medallist Rigoberto Uran soloed to victory in the hilly 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday, as...

QOC to honour Qatar’s best on May 21 at Katara 15 May 2013 - 02:28 am

DOHA: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), the country’s governing sports body, will host a ceremony to honour the best athletes’, sports officials’, institutions’, government...