Sports

Gomez, Brown on top in Puerto Rico 10 Mar 2013 - 11:47 pm

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico: Argentine Fabian Gomez and American Scott Brown share the lead at 18-under at the Puerto Rico Open as they...

Emir Cup Endurance Race 10 Mar 2013 - 11:46 pm

The winners and the participants of the Emir Cup Endurance race along with officials pose for a picture. Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-General Sheikh...

England survive Italy scare 10 Mar 2013 - 11:45 pm

LONDON: England came through a huge scare to keep their Grand Slam hopes alive with an unconvincing 18-11 victory over Italy in the...

Al Gharafa take 2-1 lead as Eljaish reach final 10 Mar 2013 - 11:44 pm

Al Gharafa’s Thomas Victor Hakim attempts to shoot a basket in the Heir Apparent Cup semi-final match at Al Gharafa Sports Hall yesterday:...

Nadal wins on hard-court return; Ferrer makes exit 10 Mar 2013 - 11:43 pm

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning a point during the first set tie breaker against Ryan Harrison of the US during their...

Smith leads Knicks past Jazz 10 Mar 2013 - 11:43 pm

New York: After learning Amar’e Stoudemire was lost for the remainder of the regular season because of a knee injury, the New York...

Indian police to summon boxer over drugs haul 10 Mar 2013 - 11:42 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian police said yesterday it will question Olympic bronze-medallist boxer Vijender Singh over alleged links to a man who was arrested...

Bruins cruise past struggling Flyers 10 Mar 2013 - 11:42 pm

Boston: Last Tuesday night in Washington, the Boston Bruins scored three goals in the first period but wound up blowing the lead and...

Cook, Compton hit tons, lead England’s recovery 10 Mar 2013 - 01:46 am

\ England’s Nick Compton (left) and captain Alastair Cook run between wickets during the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand...

FA Cup: Manchester City, Wigan reach semis 10 Mar 2013 - 01:45 am

Wigan Athletic’s goalkeeper Joel Robles (left) and Ivorian striker Arouna Kone celebrate after winning the FA Cup quarter-final match against Everton at Goodison...

Maiden centuries put Sri Lanka on top 10 Mar 2013 - 01:44 am

Sri Lankan cricketer Lahiru Thirimanne raises his bat and helmet in celebration after scoring a century during the second day of their opening...

Separate teams a distant dream for struggling Pakistan 10 Mar 2013 - 01:43 am

Former Pakistan cricketr Ijaz Ahmed (striped T-shirt) is seen with Pakistan Ambassador to Qatar Mohammad Sarfraz A Khanzada (sixth left), Shahid Iqbal Chaudhry...

‘BCCI took care of the top batsmen’ 10 Mar 2013 - 01:37 am

Former Indian Test captains (from left) Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly are seen in this file photo. Dravid and Ganguly have...

South Africa face Pakistan seeking ODI improvement 10 Mar 2013 - 01:37 am

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa: Since Gary Kirsten took over as South African coach in June 2011 the country’s Test team has risen relentlessly to...

Aston Villa, QPR earn crucial wins 10 Mar 2013 - 01:36 am

Queens Park Rangers’ English midfielder Andros Townsend celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match against Sunderland...

Bayern rally to defeat Fortuna 3-2 10 Mar 2013 - 01:35 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich twice came from behind for a 3-2 win at home to Fortuna Dusseldorf yesterday to extend their lead to 20...

Ibra’s brace inspires PSG to 2-1 victory 10 Mar 2013 - 01:32 am

Paris: Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic extended his league leading goal tally to 24 as his brace inspired Paris Saint-Germain to a come-from-behind 2-1...

Sharapova, Radwanska cruise through 10 Mar 2013 - 01:29 am

Maria Sharapova from Russia reacts after winning a point against Francesca Schiavone from Italy during the BNP Paribas Open tournament in Indian Wells,...