Sports

France aim to bounce back 08 Mar 2013 - 11:41 am

MARCOUSSIS, France: France coach Philippe Saint-Andre yesterday said that he would take any victory against Ireland -- no matter what the score --...

Wozniacki backs struggling McIlroy 08 Mar 2013 - 11:41 am

INDIAN WELLS, California: Having had her own fair share of knocks in recent months while struggling for form on the tennis court, Caroline...

Qatar trounce Egypt in friendly 08 Mar 2013 - 02:50 am

Egypt’s Hossam Ashour (right) fights for the ball with Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim during their international friendly football match at Al Gharafa Stadium, yesterday....

Best team lost: Mourinho 06 Mar 2013 - 10:46 pm

Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson (right) reacts after Manchester United’s Portuguese midfielder Nani was sent off during the UEFA Champions League Last-16...

Real win a ‘gift’, says Spanish press 06 Mar 2013 - 10:45 pm

Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand (second right) applauds the match officials after the Champions League defeat against Real Madrid at Old Trafford Stadium in...

Leyton Orient launch Olympic Stadium legal fight 06 Mar 2013 - 10:32 pm

London: Leyton Orient have started a legal fight against the decision to allow fellow football club West Ham United to move into the...

Injured Swann in race against time to get fit 06 Mar 2013 - 10:24 pm

England’s Graeme Swann speaks to the media about his injured elbow at the University Oval park in Dunedin, yesterday. DUNEDIN, New Zealand: England...

Rain spoils Dunedin’s ‘arrival’ on the international stage 06 Mar 2013 - 10:20 pm

England’s Kevin Pietersen plays with a Segway as rain washed out play on the first day of the first international cricket Test match...

Pakistan asylum-seeker dreams of Aussie call-up 06 Mar 2013 - 10:20 pm

SYDNEY: Pakistani asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed, who was granted a permanent Australia visa in November, wants to play in the Ashes against England, and...

Sri Lanka’s Samaraweera quits game 06 Mar 2013 - 10:20 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera has confirmed he is quitting international cricket after attempts to persuade him otherwise failed. “Today I had...

Gavaskar wants free run for Dhoni as skipper 06 Mar 2013 - 10:19 pm

NEW DELHI: Sunil Gavaskar has said the break after the England series has had a positive effect on MS Dhoni’s captaincy and with...

Qatar take on Egypt today at Al Gharafa Stadium 06 Mar 2013 - 10:18 pm

Wesam Rizik (right) of Qatar football team undergoes fitness drills along with team-mates during a training session at Al Gharafa Stadium in Doha...

Real edge 10-man United to reach last eight stage 06 Mar 2013 - 10:17 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid greets Manchester United fans following the Champions League match at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, Britain on...

Chelsea, Tottenham eye place in semis 06 Mar 2013 - 10:16 pm

PARIS: They could both be forgiven for dreaming of more lucrative adventures in the Champions League come next season, but today Chelsea and...

Messi still confident of Milan miracle 06 Mar 2013 - 10:15 pm

Madrid: World Player of the Year Lionel Messi still believes Barcelona can overcome a 2-0 deficit against AC Milan in the Champions League...

Fina event, convention in Doha 06 Mar 2013 - 10:14 pm

Khaleel Al Jabir, President, Qatar Swimming Association, and Fina Executive Director Cornel Marculescu during a press conference in Doha yesterday. Fina, the global...

Former Test cricketer Ijaz Ahmed set for Doha visit 06 Mar 2013 - 10:12 pm

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Ijaz Ahmed (second right) is seen with Shahid Iqbal Chaudhry, President of Doha-based Pakistan Cricket Academy (PCA), and friends,...

Habib the hero as CBQ post win in QCA event 06 Mar 2013 - 10:11 pm

DOHA: Habib Zada blasted a hurricane 142 to fashion a convincing 127-run victory for Commercial Bank Club against Qatar Under-19 Eleven in their...