Sports

O’Driscoll returns to training 19 Dec 2012 - 04:14 am

DUBLIN: Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll is on course to feature in the Six Nations tournament after returning to training with Leinster following ankle...

Heir Apparent urges Qatar’s sports chiefs to maintain sporting success 18 Dec 2012 - 07:15 am

FROM LEFT: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Moutaz Essa Barshim,the Heir Apparent and QOC Chairman H...

Bin Hammam resigns, given life ban by FIFA 18 Dec 2012 - 07:13 am

Zurich: Mohamed bin Hammam, the former FIFA presidential candidate embroiled in corruption allegations, has resigned from all his positions in football and been...

Barca increase lead at the top 18 Dec 2012 - 07:13 am

MADRID: Leaders Barcelona struck a potentially decisive blow in the La Liga title race when Lionel Messi scored twice in a 4-1 win...

PSG edge out Lyon to take pole position 18 Dec 2012 - 02:24 am

PARIS: A first half injury-time goal from Blaise Matuidi gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 victory in their top-of-the-table clash with Lyon at the...

Wiggins named BBC Sports Personality of the Year 18 Dec 2012 - 02:23 am

LONDON: Tour de France winner and Olympic time-trial champion Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year at a star-studded live...

Match fixing scandal rocks South Africa 18 Dec 2012 - 02:22 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa was plunged into crisis yesterday just a month before it hosts the African Nations Cup finals with the suspension of...

England seal historic series win 18 Dec 2012 - 02:20 am

Jonathan Trott (left) celebrates 0his eighth Test century against India on the fifth day of the fourth Test match in Nagpur, yesterday. Nagpur:...

Hosts Australia set Sri Lanka 393 to win 18 Dec 2012 - 02:18 am

HOBART: Australia removed both Sri Lanka openers cheaply to leave the tourists clinging on at 65 for two and chasing an unlikely 393...

England deserved the victory, says Dhoni 18 Dec 2012 - 02:17 am

Nagpur: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said England deserved the series win after the fourth and final cricket Test ended in a...

Cook savours positive result 18 Dec 2012 - 02:17 am

Nagpur: Alastair Cook savoured a “very special” series win after England triumphed in India for the first time in 27 years. Centuries from...

Bangladesh agree to tour Pakistan 18 Dec 2012 - 02:16 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh have agreed in principle to tour Pakistan and become the first team to play international cricket there since an attack on...

Pakistan favourites for Asian Champions Trophy, says Nobbs 18 Dec 2012 - 02:14 am

Doha: Top-ranked Pakistan is one of the favourites to win the Asian Champions Trophy hockey championship which begins from December 20 in Qatar,...

HIL financial windfall delights Sardar 18 Dec 2012 - 02:13 am

Doha: Indian captain Sardar Singh (pictured) feels he is ‘lucky but not surprised’ that he emerged as the highest-paid player at the inaugural...

Indian team to launch unique calendar in Qatar 18 Dec 2012 - 02:11 am

BY ARMSTRONG VAS Doha: Wanderers Hockey – a first division club of Qatar National League - will launch the first edition of their...

Tennis: Federer wins Swiss Sportsman of the Year award 18 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

Pistorius to race in Australia 18 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

SYDNEY: South African runner Oscar Pistorius, known as the “Blade Runner” for his carbon fibre blades, has been confirmed to race in Australia,...

McIlroy rules after stellar year 18 Dec 2012 - 02:07 am

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (right) poses with his girlfriend, Denmark’s tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki, after winning the DP World Tour golf Championship in...