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Watson quits as Australia team vice-captain 21 Apr 2013 - 05:50 pm

SYDNEY: Shane Watson has stood down from his role as Australia’s vice-captain across all formats of the game, Cricket Australia said yesterday, following...

Table Tennis: Eljaish, Al Sadd set for Emir Cup final 21 Apr 2013 - 05:49 pm

Table Tennis team captains of Al Sadd’s Waled Nasser (left) and Eljaish’s Nasser Al Mohannadi pose with the Emir Cup trophy during the...

Pace of basketball development in Qatar excites Al Rayyan coach 21 Apr 2013 - 05:47 pm

A file picture taken on April 18, 2013 of Al Rayyan coach Brian Rowsom. Rowsom played 82 games, scoring a total of 457...

Bahrain GP: Tyres will be decisive, says Vettel 21 Apr 2013 - 05:46 pm

MANAMA: World championship leader German Sebastian Vettel expects today’s Bahrain Grand Prix to be decided by strategic decisions and the management of tyre...

Blackhawks clinch 7th straight win 21 Apr 2013 - 05:46 pm

CHICAGO: The race for the Central Division is long over, and the West has been won. The Presidents’ Trophy is still out there,...

China dominate Asia Championship semis 21 Apr 2013 - 05:45 pm

TAIPEI: China’s Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui and fellow Chinese players dominated the Badminton Asia Championships semi-finals yesterday in Taipei....

Lakers’ guard Nash optimistic about NBA play-off return 21 Apr 2013 - 05:45 pm

LOS ANGELES: Steve Nash gave the Los Angeles Lakers a welcome boost yesterday when he said he was “very optimistic” he would play...

Chacin injured as Rockies beat Diamondbacks 21 Apr 2013 - 05:44 pm

DENVER: Jhoulys Chacin’s strong start ended painfully. Chacin pitched effectively into the seventh inning and became the first Rockies starter to throw 100...

Rosberg on pole for Bahrain GP 21 Apr 2013 - 04:16 am

Ferrari’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, Mercedes’ German driver Nico Rosberg and Red Bull Racing’s German driver Sebastian Vettel celebrate after the qualifying session...

Arsenal edge 10-man Fulham; Norwich win 21 Apr 2013 - 04:15 am

Arsenal’s German defender Per Mertesacker (right) celebrates after scoring a goa with team-mate Laurent Koscielny during their English Premier League match agianst Fulham...

Golf: Scotsman Warren heads leaderboard 21 Apr 2013 - 04:15 am

VALENCIA, Spain: A four under par round of 68 propelled Scotsman Marc Warren into a two shot lead at the Spanish Open in...

In-form Al Rayyan win Emir Cup 20 Apr 2013 - 04:47 am

Al Rayyan’s players and officials are seen with Sheikh Saoud bin Andulrehman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QAF), after Al Rayyan...

Mourinho admits Real quit talks 20 Apr 2013 - 04:46 am

Real Madrid head coach Portuguese Jose Mourinho is seen during a press conference following a training session at Valdebebas sports complex in Madrid,...

Ferguson dismisses Rooney-to-PSG reports 20 Apr 2013 - 04:45 am

Brooklyn (left), Romeo (centre) and Cruz (right), children of Paris Saint-Germain’s English midfielder David Beckham take part in a training session at French...

Raikkonen fastest in second practice at Bahrain Grand Prix 20 Apr 2013 - 04:44 am

MANAMA: Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen topped the times for Lotus in yesterday’s afternoon’s second free practice session for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, just...

Lorenzo, Rossi set to tackle new US circuit 20 Apr 2013 - 04:44 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, who got off to impressive starts at the season-opening Qatar race, will be aiming for...

Nadal survives Dimitrov scare; Djokovic cruises 20 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

Italy’s Fabio Fognini celebrates after defeating France’s Richard Gasquet during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament quarter-final match in Monaco, yesterday. RIGHT: Spain’s...

Perera helps Hyderabad to victory over Punjab 20 Apr 2013 - 04:42 am

Hyderabad: Three huge sixes by Thisara Perera in the 19th over sealed a five-wicket victory for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kings XI Punjab in...