Sports

Beckham set for final LA Galaxy match 21 Nov 2012 - 01:41 am

LOS ANGELES: Football legend David Beckham says he will play his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy when the Major League Soccer...

Nadal back in training after injury 21 Nov 2012 - 01:40 am

MANACOR, Spain: Rafa Nadal returned to the practice court and started hitting balls again yesterday for the first time since the latest in...

QOSM launches unique book 21 Nov 2012 - 01:39 am

Dr Christian Wacker (centre), Director of Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QSOM), speaking during the launch of a new book at AI Shaqab...

Australia, South Africa gear up for Adelaide Test 21 Nov 2012 - 01:38 am

SYDNEY: Australia were charged with confidence by their performance in the opening Test against South Africa and are determined to ride the momentum...

Ponting aims to bounce back 21 Nov 2012 - 01:38 am

ADELAIDE, Australia: Ricky Ponting is hoping a return to the Adelaide Oval, his favoured hunting ground, will kill his run of ducks against...

Bangladesh boosted by Tamim for second Test 21 Nov 2012 - 01:37 am

KHULNA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s bid to level the series in the second Test against the West Indies starting in Khulna from today received a...

Crunch match for Man City 21 Nov 2012 - 01:36 am

PARIS: Manchester City’s first tilt at Champions League glory ended in a heartbreaking group stage exit a year ago having been drawn in...

O’Brien ends goal drought to rescue Hammers 21 Nov 2012 - 01:35 am

LONDON: West Ham rescued a 1-1 draw against Stoke at Upton Park on Monday night thanks to Joey O’Brien’s first ever Premier League...

Boateng signs for Malaysian football club 21 Nov 2012 - 01:35 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian football club has made a rare signing of an ex-English Premier League star by snapping up Dutch midfielder George...

Managers want handball rule clarified, says survey 21 Nov 2012 - 01:34 am

Paris: European football managers overwhelmingly favour clarification of the handball rule and the majority want to see video technology introduced to the game,...

McIlroy eyes rich pickings 21 Nov 2012 - 01:33 am

Dubai: World number one Rory McIlroy says he has enough motivation to do well at this week’s Dubai World Tour Championship, even though...

Tour must avoid another Dubai anti-climax: Donald 21 Nov 2012 - 01:32 am

DUBAI: Luke Donald has urged the European Tour to consider recalibrating the money-list to avoid the sense of anti-climax that will be apparent...

QBL: Al Rayyan made to work for win over Eljaish 21 Nov 2012 - 01:30 am

By Danotzki Santos DOHA: Defending champions Al Rayyan notched their fifth win this season against Eljaish, who proved to be a hard nut...

Qatar ready to welcome Asian ‘giants’ for ARRC leg at Losail this week 21 Nov 2012 - 01:30 am

DOHA: The Losail International Circuit, the region’s only MotoGP racing track, will host the sixth and last round of the 2013 Petronas Asia...

Gatland makes changes for All Blacks clash 21 Nov 2012 - 01:22 am

CARDIFF: Warren Gatland wasted little time in making his presence felt upon his return as Wales coach, making five changes for Saturday’s clash...

Pistorius and Spitz to speak at Doha GOALS Forum 21 Nov 2012 - 01:17 am

Doha: Oscar Pistorius, the first ever Paralympian to compete at an Olympic Games and multiple Olympic gold medallist, swimmer Mark Spitz are among...

Nuggets snap Grizzlies’ eight-game win streak 21 Nov 2012 - 01:03 am

Memphis: Denver snapped the Memphis Grizzlies’ eight-game winning streak with a 97-92 victory over the NBA’s hottest team yesterday. In a battle that...

Kaepernick powers 49ers past Bears 21 Nov 2012 - 12:59 am

San Francisco: San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick tamed the fierce Chicago defence and dominated the battle of back-up quarterbacks as the 49ers scored a...