Sports

Golf star McIlroy joins Nike in blockbuster deal 15 Jan 2013 - 03:04 pm

ABU DHABI: World No.1 Rory McIlroy yesterday confirmed he had signed on with sportswear and equipment giant Nike in a deal believed to...

India aim to bounce back against England 15 Jan 2013 - 03:03 pm

KOCHI: Still smarting from their narrow nine-run defeat in the opening ODI, a struggling India will have to work on their bowling frailties...

NHL players back to work as training camps open 15 Jan 2013 - 03:03 pm

LOS ANGELES: NHL training camps opened yesterday, drawing large crowds of fans in some cities and revealing the changes underway as the 30...

Real under more pressure than United to succeed, says star Ronaldo 15 Jan 2013 - 03:03 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid’s anxiety to win a 10th European Cup puts them under greater pressure to succeed than Manchester United when they meet...

Clarke returns to Australia squad for Sri Lanka ODIs 15 Jan 2013 - 03:02 pm

SYDNEY: Skipper Michael Clarke returned yesterday to the one-day squad to lead Australia after a thrashing by Sri Lanka and an ear-bashing over...

Laher stars as Flamin’Go beat QP Dukhan 15 Jan 2013 - 03:01 pm

DOHA: Bogs Laher’s five successive shots at the 15-foot line in the third quarter proved to be the turning point as Flamin’Go beat...

Shooting: Qatar’s Kholoud Nasser Al Khalaf wins gold in Kuwait 15 Jan 2013 - 07:51 am

Qatar’s women shooting team which took part in the Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah Shooting Championship in Kuwait pose for a picture. Qatar’s Kholoud Nasser...

FIVB ties up with UN for youth camp in Qatar 15 Jan 2013 - 07:44 am

Wilfried Lemke (left), Under-Secretary-General for United Nations Organisation on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) speaking during the inaugural ceremony of the United...

Australia review urges drug test expansion 15 Jan 2013 - 07:44 am

SYDNEY: An independent review of cycling in Australia yesterday recommended that officials extend drug testing and establish an ethics panel in the wake...

Anti-Pakistan protests threaten to derail Indian hockey league 15 Jan 2013 - 07:43 am

MUMBAI: A new franchise-based Indian hockey league faces the prospect of being forced out of Mumbai after heightened regional political tensions led to...

Djokovic begins Australian Open defence with easy win 15 Jan 2013 - 07:42 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates match point in the first round match against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France, during the Australian Open in Melbourne,...

Rebel Indian player surges into next round 15 Jan 2013 - 07:41 am

MELBOURNE: A defiant Somdev Devvarman proved yesterday the Indian Davis Cup team will be poorer for his absence as he surged into the...

Dimitrov slams ‘privacy invasion’ over Sharapova 15 Jan 2013 - 07:33 am

MELBOURNE: Grigor Dimitrov has criticised interest in his relationship with Maria Sharapova as an invasion of privacy and said the topic should be...

Federer reveals how he yearned for Aussie move 15 Jan 2013 - 07:32 am

MELBOURNE: Tennis great Roger Federer has described how he almost moved to Australia as a child and broke down in tears when the...

Rookie Henley opens PGA Tour career with victory 15 Jan 2013 - 01:30 am

HONOLULU, Hawaii: Rookie Russell Henley launched his US PGA Tour career with a record-setting victory yesterday, closing a seven-under par 63 with five...

Oosthuizen joins top-ranked contenders at Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha 15 Jan 2013 - 01:29 am

Doha: Following his first European Tour win of 2013 in South Africa on Sunday, World Number Four Louis Oosthuizen (pictured) is the second...

Knicks sting Hornets to end slide in NBA 15 Jan 2013 - 01:28 am

NEW YORK: Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and rookie Chris Copeland added 22 yesterday as the New York Knicks beat New Orleans 100-87...

More majors on Oosthuizen’s radar 15 Jan 2013 - 01:26 am

LONDON: World number four Louis Oosthuizen’s swing leaves commentators and fans purring with delight and after racking up his sixth European Tour win...