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Ryder ‘improves’ after brutal attack 29 Mar 2013 - 08:57 pm

WELLINGTON: Battered New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was showing signs of improvement yesterday and gave family the thumbs-up as police charged two men...

Mathews to lead Pune Warriors in IPL 29 Mar 2013 - 08:57 pm

Mumbai: Pune Warriors India has named Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews as their captain for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League...

Swann on track to return for Ashes showdown 29 Mar 2013 - 08:56 pm

LONDON: England spinner Graeme Swann has revealed he is on course to return from an elbow injury in time for this year’s Ashes...

Waugh wants women playing in Big Bash 29 Mar 2013 - 08:56 pm

Sydney: Former Australia captain Steve Waugh wants to see women playing in the country’s premier Twenty20 event, the Big Bash League. Though Waugh...

Cycling: ‘I took drugs like pasta,’ admits Schumacher 29 Mar 2013 - 08:55 pm

BERLIN: German rider Stefan Schumacher, who has served a two-year doping ban, has admitted regularly knocking back a cocktail of performance-enhancing drugs, likening...

Qatari riders dominate on day two of CHI Al Shaqab 29 Mar 2013 - 04:32 am

Frenchman Roger-Yves Bost rides Nikyta D’Elle during the Medium Tour-CSI 3* class show jumping of CHI Al Shaqab 2013 at Al Shaqab yesterday....

Berki and Zanetti bag gold medals 29 Mar 2013 - 04:31 am

Thi Ha Thanh Phan (centre) of Vietnam celebrates her gold medal in the women’s vault final on day two of the 6th FIG...

New series of equipment makes international debut at Doha event 29 Mar 2013 - 04:29 am

Bart Prinssen (left), Export Manager, Janssen-Fritsen, and Thierry Delueze, the Product Manager, at Aspire Academy in Doha yesterday. New series of equipment makes...

Al Arabi bounce back in Emir Cup basketball 29 Mar 2013 - 04:28 am

by Danotzki Santos Doha: Al Rayyan held Al Gharafa scoreless in the extra period and banked on Jeremeo Davidson’s back-to-back winners plus Boney...

QSL Nations Cup final tomorrow 29 Mar 2013 - 04:28 am

Doha: France face Sudan in the final of the QSL Nations Cup here tomorrow. Both teams will compete for the coveted trophy, with...

Confident Eljaish take on Al Kharaitiyat in QSL 29 Mar 2013 - 04:26 am

Doha: A confident Eljaish, fresh from their Qatar Stars Cup truimph, will be looking forward to carry the consistent run of form to...

Haas reaches semi-finals 29 Mar 2013 - 04:26 am

Miami: Veteran Tommy Haas backed up his upset of world number one Novak Djokovic with a quarter-final victory over Gilles Simon yesterday to...

NZ’s Ryder in coma after assault 29 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

WELLINGTON: Troubled New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder (pictured) was in a critical condition in hospital yesterday after an “extremely vicious” attack as he...

Under pressure Misbah refuses to quit one-dayers 29 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s under fire captain Misbah-ul-Haq has ruled out quitting one-day internationals. Misbah told reporters yesterday that he had instead decided to adopt...

Warne blames captains for leg-spin decline 29 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

NEW DELHI: Six years since he quit international cricket with 1,000 wickets to his name and a reputation for reviving a moribund craft,...

Bangladesh level series with three-wicket win 29 Mar 2013 - 04:24 am

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the third and final one-day international in Pallekele yesterday to level the...

EPL: Man United eye points record 29 Mar 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: With a 20th league title virtually in the bag and no more European distractions, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is challenging his...

PSG face Montpellier before Barca test 29 Mar 2013 - 04:24 am

PARIS: All thoughts may currently be on next week’s Champions League quarter-final tie with Barcelona, but Paris Saint-Germain must first negotiate a potentially...