Sports

NFL: League reportedly set to hire first full-time female official 04 Apr 2015 - 10:02 am

Los Angeles-The NFL will make Sarah Thomas its first female permanent official for regular-season games, US media reported on Friday. The NFL did...

Baseball: Twins' Santana hit with 80-game drug ban 04 Apr 2015 - 10:00 am

New York--Minnesota Twins pitcher Ervin Santana was slapped with an 80-game ban on Friday, becoming the second Major League Baseball player from the...

Cricket: ODI hero Guptill recalled to New Zealand Test squad 04 Apr 2015 - 09:57 am

Wellington--The return of World Cup star Martin Guptill and a call-up for fast-bowler Matt Henry headlined the New Zealand Test squad named on...

Cricket: New Zealand squads named to tour England 04 Apr 2015 - 09:45 am

Wellington--The New Zealand Test, ODI and Twenty20 squads named Saturday to tour England in May and June: Test Squad Brendon McCullum (Otago, captain),...

Football: Portuguese league table 04 Apr 2015 - 09:39 am

Lisbon--Portuguese league table after Friday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Benfica 26 21 2 3 63 13 65...

Tennis: Murray beats Berdych to reach Miami final 04 Apr 2015 - 09:24 am

Andy Murray Miami--Andy Murray will try to cap a milestone week with a third Miami Masters title after beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4,...

Football: Monaco and St. Etienne lose ground after stalemate 04 Apr 2015 - 09:21 am

Paris--Monaco came back to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Saint-Etienne on Friday as both teams lost ground on the leading trio...

Football: Middlesbrough steal a march in race to the Premier League 04 Apr 2015 - 09:19 am

London--Middlesbrough stole a march on their Championship promotion rivals as they returned to the top of the table with a 1-0 win against...

Football: Celtic stroll as champs eye another title 04 Apr 2015 - 09:16 am

Glasgow--Celtic closed in on another Scottish Premiership title on Friday after a 2-0 win at struggling St Mirren moved the defending champions eight...

Qatar beat Oman 04 Apr 2015 - 03:28 am

A Qatari player in action against Oman during the handball match at GCC Beach Games at Al Gharafa, yesterday. Qatar B team overcame...

Al Shamal relegated after El Jaish drubbing 04 Apr 2015 - 12:51 am

El Jaish players celebrate during a Qatar Stars league (QSL) match against Al Shamal at Lekhwiya Stadium yesterday. Doha: A 5-1 drubbing by...

Pakistan spin king Ajmal back for Bangladesh tour 04 Apr 2015 - 12:49 am

Pakistan’s bowler Saeed Ajmal (right) celebrates with his team-mates after Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara was caught out during their first T20 match in...

Djokovic holds off Ferrer to book Isner clash 04 Apr 2015 - 12:46 am

Novak Djokovic (left) of Serbia hugs David Ferrer of Spain after their Miami Open quarter-final match at Key Biscayne, Miami, on Thursday. Miami:...

Serena edges brave Halep in thriller 04 Apr 2015 - 12:44 am

Simona Halep of Romania congratulates Serena Williams after their match during day 11 of the Miami Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center...

Bruins fight back to overcome Red Wings 04 Apr 2015 - 12:40 am

New York: Zach Trotman’s first NHL goal with 2:08 remaining earned Boston a rousing come-from-behind victory over Detroit at Joe Louis Arena, lifting...

PSG aim to strike blow in ‘Classique’ showdown 04 Apr 2015 - 12:39 am

A combination made yesterday shows two file pictures, one of Marseille’s French President Vincent Labrune (left) taken on September 14, 2014 in Annecy,...

Qatar get off to a winning start 04 Apr 2015 - 12:37 am

A Qatari player scores during the handball match against Oman at the GCC Beach Games, yesterday at the Al Gharafa Club. RIGHT: Action...

Rio mayor denies construction stoppage 03 Apr 2015 - 07:24 pm

Rio de Janeiro---Rio de Janeiro's mayor on Thursday denied reports that construction had stopped on some projects for the 2016 Olympics because the...