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Smedley follows Massa to Williams F1 team 26 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

LONDON: Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley is following Brazilian driver Felipe Massa to the Williams Formula One team, where he will take...

Cycling: Wiggins plans on riding at Glasgow Games 26 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

LONDON: Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins says he intends to ride at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later...

Cricket: Australia’s Lehmann pleased to be ‘bowled out’ 26 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

CAPE TOWN: Australia’s dramatic collapse against South Africa at the weekend has drawn inevitable comparisons with their previous Test defeat but vanquished coach...

New baseball rule to cut down home plate collisions 26 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

NEW YORK: An experimental rule aimed at averting dangerous home plate collisions has been adopted for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, MLB...

Scorer Hejduk officially retires from Avalanche 26 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

NEW YORK: Milan Hejduk, who spent all 14 of his National Hockey League seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, yesterday announced his retirement from...

England out to exorcise Welsh ghosts 26 Feb 2014 - 12:44 am

LONDON: England’s thrilling 13-10 win over Ireland has created a four-way tie at the top of the Six Nations table and left them...

Man United face Olympiakos test 25 Feb 2014 - 11:02 am

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney stretches during a training session at the Carrington training facility in Manchester, northern England, yesterday. Manchester United will play...

Barca pay 13.5m euros in Neymar tax case 25 Feb 2014 - 11:01 am

FC Barcelona’s striker Neymar (left) reacts after losing 3-1 against Real Sociedad in the Spanish Liga Primera Division match played at Anoeta Stadium,...

Coach Lippi begins long goodbye with Guangzhou 25 Feb 2014 - 11:00 am

Action from the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match between Al Sadd and Umm Salal in Doha in this file picture of January 29....

Injuries mar Asia Cup 25 Feb 2014 - 10:58 am

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim (left), Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq (second left), India captain Virat Kohli (third left), Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi (second right) and...

Qatar’s Nasser eyes Silver Michelin trophy in Bahrain 25 Feb 2014 - 10:57 am

Doha: Qatari sporting legend Nasser Al Attiyah is targeting the Silver Michelin trophy victory at the Bahrain International Circuit for Round 6 on...

QMMF announces Sealine Cross-Country Rally route 25 Feb 2014 - 10:56 am

Brazilian Reinaldo Varela tackles a Qatar dune during last year’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally. DOHA: This year’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally, organised by the Qatar...

Nadal eases to Rio victory 25 Feb 2014 - 10:52 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2014 Rio Open men’s singles final against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in...

Day outplays Dubuisson for WGC Match Play crown 25 Feb 2014 - 10:50 am

Jason Day of Australia with the Walter Hagen Cup after defeating Victor Dubuisson of France on the 23rd hole of the World Golf...

Female driver aims for Grand Prix spot 25 Feb 2014 - 10:49 am

British development driver Susie Wolff (right) poses behind the Williams FW35 Formula One racing car during its launch before a training session at...

Three-day racing events for Gulf Cup begins today 25 Feb 2014 - 10:47 am

The winners in the different categories at the Qatar International Arabian Horse Show at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club. Doha: A new...

Al Anabi team loses Arizona quarter-finals 25 Feb 2014 - 10:45 am

CHANDLER, Arizona: A day that began with great promise ended abruptly for the Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team, the three-time and...

Ivorian footballer praises Aspetar 25 Feb 2014 - 10:44 am

Doha: Côte d’Ivoire international footballer Souleymane ‘Sol’ Bamba, who plays for Turkish Süper Lig Club Trabzonspor, is currently recuperating at Aspetar following treatment...