Sports

QNB Cup: Arch-rivals Al Rayyan, Al Sadd drawn in same group 26 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

Yousef Jassim Al Fakhroo, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at QNB during the QNB Cup draw at Qatar Stars League (QSL) headquarters yesterday....

Low-key PSG see off Valenciennes 26 Sep 2013 - 12:26 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring a goal during a French Ligue 1 match against Valenciennes at the Stade du...

Snooker: Lee gets record 12-year ban for fixing 26 Sep 2013 - 12:24 am

LONDON: England’s Stephen Lee (pictured) was given a record 12-year ban yesterday after being found guilty of seven charges of match-fixing, snooker’s world...

Four-star Guangzhou edge towards AFC final 26 Sep 2013 - 12:24 am

SINGAPORE: Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande hit back after conceding an early goal to floor Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol 4-1 and put one foot in...

Martino happy with Barca’s variation 26 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

MADRID: Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino was delighted with his side’s first-half display as they brushed aside Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Camp Nou...

Dortmund’s Lewandowski eyes January transfer to Bayern 26 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski (pictured) hopes to join Bayern Munich in January when he will be eligible to sign a new...

De Jong, Van der Wiel return to Dutch squad 26 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

Amsterdam: Nigel de Jong and Gregory van der Wiel were among five players recalled to the Dutch squad for next month’s World Cup...

Villa striker Benteke to miss six weeks 26 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

LONDON: Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert revealed on Tuesday that striker Christian Benteke will be out for around six weeks with a hip...

Clemente agrees in principle to coach Libya 26 Sep 2013 - 12:22 am

TRIPOLI: Experienced Spanish coach Javier Clemente has agreed in principle to coach the Libyan national side, the president of the Libyan federation (FLF)...

League Cup strolls for City, Tottenham and Chelsea 26 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

Manchester City’s Ivorian defender Yaya Toure (right) celebrates with Montenegrin team-mate Stevan Jovetic (centre) and English midfielder James Milner after scoring the third...

Moyes wants to sign more top-class talent 26 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester United manager David Moyes has said he’s still short of players ready to go straight into the English champions’...

Chelsea fearful over Van Ginkel 26 Sep 2013 - 12:20 am

LONDON: Chelsea were left counting the cost of their League Cup win away to Swindon after injuries to Marco Van Ginkel and Ramires...

Galatasaray fire coach Fatih Terim 26 Sep 2013 - 12:20 am

ISTANBUL: Galatasaray have terminated coach Fatih Terim’s contract after he declined to accept a proposed two-year extension to his term, the Istanbul club...

Italy’s Palermo sack manager Gattuso 26 Sep 2013 - 12:20 am

MILAN: Palermo have sacked Gennaro Gattuso and replaced the former Rangers and AC Milan midfielder with Giuseppe Iachini, the Serie B side announced...

IPL founder Modi banned for life 26 Sep 2013 - 12:18 am

In this picture taken on April 28, 2010, suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Lalit Modi (centre) arrives at Indira Gandhi International Airport’s...

Pakistan opener Hafeez admits form a concern 26 Sep 2013 - 12:18 am

LAHORE: Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez, whose place in the Test side is under severe threat, admitted yesterday that his poor form was a...

Shah quits first-class game 26 Sep 2013 - 12:18 am

LONDON: Former England batsman Owais Shah announced his retirement from first-class cricket on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Shah wants to concentrate on shorter formats...

Hick lands Australian talent hunt job 26 Sep 2013 - 12:17 am

MELBOURNE: Australia have appointed former England batsman Graeme Hick as high performance coach for their talent development programme, after employing the Zimbabwe-born 47-year-old...