Sports

Battle between former world number ones 18 Mar 2013 - 04:27 am

INDIAN WELLS, California: Plenty of lobs, subtle changes of pace, marathon baseline rallies - Maria Sharapova (pictured) is preparing for all of that...

Holiday is the hero for 76ers 18 Mar 2013 - 04:27 am

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and added 12 assists while centre Spencer Hawes had a rare starring role as the Philadelphia...

Blackhawks score eight goals to throttle Stars 18 Mar 2013 - 04:24 am

DALLAS: Flashing the form that propelled them on their record streak, the Chicago Blackhawks got rolling early and never looked back. Jonathan Toews...

Qatar play Thailand today 17 Mar 2013 - 01:04 am

DOHA: A friendly with Thailand today will be the main preparation for Qatar’s national football team as they get ready for two away...

Qatar rise in FIFA rankings 17 Mar 2013 - 01:04 am

Doha: Qatar football team has moved three spots, according to latest FIFA world rankings. Ranked 101 prior to the latest list released by...

Manchester United go 15 points clear 17 Mar 2013 - 01:02 am

Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates his goal against Reading during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford, yesterday. LONDON: Manchester United...

Italy tame Ireland in Lo Cicero’s farewell 17 Mar 2013 - 01:02 am

ROME: Six Nations minnows Italy produced a breathtaking display to hand Ireland a 22-15 defeat at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on what was veteran...

Rain spoils mood in Melbourne 17 Mar 2013 - 01:01 am

Australian F1 driver Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing in action during the first part of the qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix...

Good day for Al-Anabi’s Langdon 17 Mar 2013 - 01:00 am

GAINESVILLE, Florida: Shawn Langdon is second at the mid-point of qualifying for this weekend’s Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals while his team-mate, Khalid alBalooshi...

Irfan leads Pakistan to win over South Africa 17 Mar 2013 - 12:59 am

Pakistan’s Mohammad Irfan (second left) celebrates the dismissal of South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers who was caught out by Younis Khan (right)...

Five-wicket Herath restricts Bangladesh 17 Mar 2013 - 12:58 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath bagged five wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 240 in their first innings on the opening day...

Super Dhawan lights up Mohali 17 Mar 2013 - 12:56 am

MOHALI: Debutant Shikhar Dhawan has literally blown away Australia’s hopes of making any comeback in the series with his record unbeaten century that...

England take control against New Zealand 17 Mar 2013 - 12:51 am

England’s captain Alastair Cook walks away from the field at tea after New Zealand were all out during day three of the second...

I was really nervous when I approached my fifty: Dhawan 17 Mar 2013 - 12:51 am

MOHALI: The way he went about decimating the Australian attack in the third Test yesterday, Shikhar Dhawan very much looked like a man...

Sports experts, stakeholders to share knowledge at Doha meet 17 Mar 2013 - 12:50 am

Mohammed Al Hajri (second left), Vice President of International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) speaking to journalists in Doha, ahead of the international...

QFA, Qatar Shell launch Il’Ab We’Yana in Al Khor 17 Mar 2013 - 12:49 am

Saoud Al Mohannadi, General Secretary of Qatar Football Association (QFA), Wael Sawan, Managing Director and Chairman of Qatar Shell Companies and Ramon Cierco,...

Volleyball: Al Sadd win Under-19 crown 17 Mar 2013 - 12:48 am

Players and officials of Al Sadd team celebrate their win over Al Arabi in the Under-19 volleyball championship final of Qatar Volleyball Federation...

Q-Chem clinch close win 17 Mar 2013 - 12:47 am

Doha: Badar pulled off a stirring all-round show to steer Q-Chem to a narrow one-wicket win against Khan Eleven in the Qatar Airways...