Sports

GCC Club Basketball Championship 16 May 2014 - 08:21 am

Players in action during the GCC Club Basketball Championship underway at the Aspire Dome in Doha. As many as eight teams divided into...

Wawrinka loses with back pain as Murray advances 16 May 2014 - 08:19 am

Britain’s player Andy Murray returns the ball to Austria’s Juergen Melzer during the Rome Masters Tennis tournament yesterday at the Foro Italico in...

Emir Cup Volleyball 16 May 2014 - 08:19 am

Al Rayyan and Al Wakra clash at the Emir Cup volleyball championship in Doha. PICTURE BY ABDUL BASIT

Easy win for Rajasthan 16 May 2014 - 08:17 am

Ajinkya Rahane of Rajasthan Royals plays a square cut during the Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils in Ahmedabad, yesterday. Ahmedabad: Rajasthan...

Cycling: Canada’s Routley wins stage as Wiggins retain lead 16 May 2014 - 08:16 am

Aussie rider Michael Matthews celebrates after winning the sixth stage, 257 km from Atena Lucana to Montecassino, of the 97th Giro d’Italia yeswterday....

Injury woes for Bayern Munich ahead of German Cup final 16 May 2014 - 08:15 am

Franck Ribery (left) and Claudio Pizarro attend a training session last month in this file photo. Ribery is among the injured Bayern’s players. ...

Amotta hails players brave effort in ACL 16 May 2014 - 08:08 am

Doha: Al Sadd coach Hussein Amotta () is delighted that all the hard work put in by his team has paid off as...

Match-fixing ‘treasure trove’ no surprise to New Zealand 16 May 2014 - 08:07 am

WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent (pictured) has opened up to investigators about widespread match-fixing in several countries, the country’s cricket boss...

$140bn lost in sports betting: ICSS report 16 May 2014 - 08:07 am

PARIS: Asian dominated criminal groups are laundering more than $140bn of illegal sports betting, mainly on football, a watchdog group said yesterday. The...

Hanzab calls for tough steps to eradicate betting 16 May 2014 - 08:06 am

Doha: Creating a sport betting tax - to finance investigations into match-fixing and illegal-betting – is one the several steps the Sorbonne-ICSS Report...

Pakistan appoint Grant Flower batting coach 16 May 2014 - 08:05 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan appointed former Zimbabwe opener Grant Flower as their batting coach yesterday in a comprehensive overhaul of the national team’s management...

Man United to wait on Van Gaal: Reports 16 May 2014 - 08:05 am

LONDON: Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal will have to wait until next week before being appointed as Manchester United’s new manager, British media...

‘Asian boxers need support’ 16 May 2014 - 08:04 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Boxing great Manny Pacquiao has said Asian fighters need greater support and more discipline if they are to become world-beaters, a...

Man United to pay $50m price for European absence 16 May 2014 - 08:04 am

LONDON: Failure to qualify for European soccer next season will cost Manchester United more than 30m pounds ($50m), the club said yesterday, though...

Puyol bids emotional farewell to Barcelona 16 May 2014 - 04:48 am

Barcelona’s midfielder Carles Puyol speaks during a farewell press conference at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. Puyol announced in March that he...

IOC sets up fund for Ukraine’s athletes 15 May 2014 - 07:18 am

BERLIN: The International Olympic Committee has set up a $300,000 fund to assist crisis-affected Ukrainian athletes and called on political leaders to hold...

Westbrook shines as Thunder edge Clippers 15 May 2014 - 07:17 am

OKLAHOMA CITY: Russell Westbrook sank three clutch free throws with six seconds left as Oklahoma City rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers...

MLB: Angels, Jays secure victories 15 May 2014 - 07:16 am

Cardinals’ Greg Garcia is congratulated by team-mates during the game against the Chicago Cubs yesterday. LOS ANGELES: Matt Shoemaker earned his first major...