Sports

Increased prize money for World Match Play 04 Dec 2012 - 12:48 am

SOFIA: Prize money for the 2013 World Match Play Championship will rise to 3m euros ($3.90m), Per Ericsson, president of event management for...

Denver qualify for NFL play-offs 04 Dec 2012 - 12:48 am

New York: Battling their grief as much as their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs scored a rare win in the National Football League...

Orlando Magic stun Los Angeles Lakers 04 Dec 2012 - 12:47 am

Orlando Magic stun Los Angeles LakersNew York: The Orlando Magic caught fire in the fourth quarter to stun the Los Angeles Lakers 113-103...

Beckham’s LA Galaxy stint ends on a winning note 03 Dec 2012 - 08:18 am

LOS ANGELES: David Beckham wrapped up a six-year stint in America by playing his final game in the MLS yesterday, capping his time...

Proteas set Australia mammoth target 03 Dec 2012 - 08:17 am

PERTH, Australia: Australia will have to produce the greatest run chase in Test history to beat South Africa in the third Test at...

Norwich sink Sunderland to stretch unbeaten run in EPL 03 Dec 2012 - 08:15 am

NORWICH, United Kingdom: Norwich City extended their unbeaten run to eight Premier League games with a 2-1 win at home to Sunderland yesterday...

Holders Hearts crash out of Scottish Cup 03 Dec 2012 - 08:15 am

EDINBURGH: Hibernian scored late on to finally break their Edinburgh derby hoodoo as they defeated city rivals Hearts 1-0 to knock the holders...

Barca make record start; Real win derby 03 Dec 2012 - 08:14 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi closed in on Gerd Mueller’s scoring mark as Barcelona crushed Athletic Bilbao 5-1 to set a new record for the...

Anamul hits maiden ton as Bangladesh crush Windies 03 Dec 2012 - 08:11 am

KHULNA, Bangladesh: Anamul Haque became the third youngest Bangladeshi to hit a hundred before the home team spun out the West Indies for...

De Villiers wary of record-chasing Australians 03 Dec 2012 - 08:10 am

PERTH, Australia: South African vice-captain AB de Villiers said yesterday the Proteas were not taking anything for granted, despite being in a seemingly...

Cricket Kenya picks first chairwoman 03 Dec 2012 - 08:10 am

NAIROBI: Cricket Kenya yesterday unanimously elected Zehra Janmohammed as its new chairwoman, the first ever woman to head a national cricket board. Janmohammed,...

PCB team happy with Eden Gardens facilities 03 Dec 2012 - 08:09 am

Kolkata: A four-member team from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday expressed satisfaction with the facilities here ahead of the side’s One-Day International...

Sachin is my hero: Yuvraj 03 Dec 2012 - 08:08 am

Kolkata: Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s triumph over cancer and subsequent return to the field may have inspired a nation -- but for the...

Pakistan’s T20 competition gets under way 03 Dec 2012 - 08:08 am

Lahore: Pakistan’s most prestigious Twenty20 cricket tournament, with the participation of 14 teams, started yesterday. The Faysal Bank National T20 Cup will be...

England now the team to avoid in Cup draw: Woodward 03 Dec 2012 - 08:07 am

LONDON: Clive Woodwardhas said England’s stunning victory over New Zealand has made them the team all other sides will want to avoid in...

Sharpe bows out with a victory 03 Dec 2012 - 08:07 am

CARDIFF: Not only did Nathan Sharpe have to play all 80 gruelling minutes of his final Test match against Wales, but he also...

India maintain perfect record 03 Dec 2012 - 08:05 am

Melbourne: India got a step closer to the quarterfinals by beating world No.6 New Zealand 4-2 in a Pool A match of the...

Hockey: Azerbaijan qualify for Round 2 03 Dec 2012 - 08:03 am

Mohammad Al Enazi (left), Development Director at Qatar Hockey Fedration hands over the World Hockey League trophy to Azerbaijan captain, Saleh Balamiyev at...