Sports

Quake tests players’ nerves 13 Mar 2013 - 12:03 am

INDIAN WELLS, California: Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer have coped with the crushing pressure of grand slam finals and held their nerve with...

Wales’ captain Jones to miss Six Nations finale 13 Mar 2013 - 12:02 am

LONDON: Wales’ captain Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations championship finale against England at the Millennium Stadium after breaking a shoulder bone...

Kobayashi to race for Ferrari in Endurance Championship 13 Mar 2013 - 12:02 am

ROME: Japan’s ex-Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi (pictured) will compete in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship as the first Asian to race...

Bolt, Ennis honoured at Laureus Sports Awards 13 Mar 2013 - 12:00 am

Former German tennis player Boris Becker (right) and his wife Lilly Kerssenberg arrive for the Laureus Sports Awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro,...

Woods playing like his major magic is back 12 Mar 2013 - 11:59 pm

Tiger Woods (right) is congratulated by Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka after winning the 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament in Doral,...

Curry sparkles as Warriors post win 12 Mar 2013 - 11:58 pm

OAkland, California: Stephen Curry scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors rolled to a 92-63 win yesterday over the New York Knicks,...

InterContinental Squash Championship next month 12 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

Top players in the InterContinental Squash Championship are seen with the Qatar Squash Federation (QSF) officials at a prize distribution ceremony in this...

NHL: Brown leads Kings past Calgary 12 Mar 2013 - 11:56 pm

LOS ANGELES : Dustin Brown can see the confidence of champions emerging in the Los Angeles Kings as they rocket ahead in the...

Dukhan Ballers top Division-B of Subaru Cup 12 Mar 2013 - 11:56 pm

DOHA: The heroics of 16-year-old CJ Casas helped Dukhan Ballers to win the Division-B of Subaru Cup 2012 of Pinoy Basketball Qatar (PIBAQ)....

Baseball: USA reach peak form ahead of round two 12 Mar 2013 - 11:50 pm

MIAMI: The USA head into the second round of the World Baseball Classic feeling fortunate to have survived early jitters and a scare...

Rahim leads Bangladesh run-spree 12 Mar 2013 - 08:07 am

Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim raises his bat and helmet in celebration after scoring a double century during the fourth day of the opening...

Barca bids for comeback over Milan in Champions League 12 Mar 2013 - 08:05 am

LONDON: Barcelona face a crossroads in their season today when they attempt to overturn their Round of 16 first leg defeat at AC...

Qatar’s Eljaish looking for first victory in ACL 12 Mar 2013 - 08:04 am

Dame Traore (left) of Qatar’s Lekhwiya fights for the ball with Hassan Safar of UAE’s Al-Shabab during their AFC Champions League match at...

FIFA suspends Executive Committee member Manilal 12 Mar 2013 - 08:04 am

PARIS: Sri Lankan Fernando Manilal, a member of world governing body FIFA’s Executive Committee member, has been provisionally suspended from all football-related activities...

Ronaldo double sees Madrid past Celta Vigo 12 Mar 2013 - 08:03 am

Madrid: Real Madrid registered their sixth consecutive victory in all competitions as two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo led them to a 2-1 win...

Australia sack four players 12 Mar 2013 - 08:03 am

Chandigarh: Australia yesterday dumped four cricketers, including vice-captain Shane Watson, for a breach of team discipline thus leaving them out of reckoning for...

Watson contemplating retirement 12 Mar 2013 - 07:59 am

Australian batsman David Warner and Shane Watson in action in the first Test match of the four-match Test series against India in Chennai...

QFA, Qatar Shell launch Il’Ab We’Yana programme 12 Mar 2013 - 07:56 am

Officials of Qatar Football Association (QFA), Qatar Shell, and FC Barcelona Foundation during the launch of the Il’Ab We’Yana, an extra-curricular school programme...