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Pakistan lean heavily on Afridi, Misbah 31 Jan 2015 - 09:59 am

Wellington--Shahid Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq lifted an underdone Pakistan to 210 after being sent into bat first against New Zealand in their opening one-day...

Foreign legion set for Six Nations role 31 Jan 2015 - 09:54 am

London--This season's edition of Europe's Six Nations Championship will see fifty percent of the coaches come from New Zealand, the home of the...

Defiant France send Spain out of title race 31 Jan 2015 - 05:00 am

Guillaume Joli of France celebrates during the semi-final match against Spain at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall outside Doha, yesterday. Doha: Olympic and European...

Heavyweights collide in Asian final 31 Jan 2015 - 04:59 am

South Korean players train ahead of their AFC Asian Cup final in Sydney, yesterday. South Korea will play Australia in the AFC Asian...

UAE down Iraq to finish 3rd at Asian Cup 31 Jan 2015 - 04:58 am

NEWCASTLE: The United Arab Emirates overcame a 10-man Iraq 3-2 in an action-packed Asian Cup third-placed playoff yesterday to complete an impressive tournament...

Second round of Qatar International Endurocross 31 Jan 2015 - 04:57 am

DOHA: The second round of the season of Qatar International Endurocross will take place today near Sealine Beach Resort. In the E1 category,...

Ladies Endurance Ride 31 Jan 2015 - 04:55 am

Maria Capdevila De Chopitea celebrates after finishing in first place with the horse Moondrra Maya near Endurance Village, Sealine. RIGHT: Winners pose with...

Spirited Qatar march into final 31 Jan 2015 - 02:00 am

Qatar’s Bertrand Roine in action against Poland during their semifinal match in the Men’s Handball World Championship at Lusail Multipurpose Arena last evening....

Football: Huth banned over Twitter gender game 30 Jan 2015 - 11:51 pm

London - Stoke City defender Robert Huth was given an immediate two-match ban and fined by the Football Association on Friday over social...

Golf: Tiger struggles while Palmer keeps Phoenix lead 30 Jan 2015 - 11:29 pm

Scottsdale, United States - Tiger Woods continued his struggles into the second round of the Phoenix Open on Friday morning while Ryan Palmer...

NFL: Coach: Sherman's call if baby comes Super Sunday 30 Jan 2015 - 10:56 pm

Phoenix - Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said it will be up to cornerback Richard Sherman to decide whether to miss the Super...

Figure skating: European championships results 30 Jan 2015 - 10:36 pm

Stockholm - European championships results on Friday: Pairs Short programme 1. Ksenio Stolbova/Fedor Klimov (RUS) 71.38 points, 2. Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 69.86,...

Athletics: Russia's Zaripova faces losing Olympic gold for doping 30 Jan 2015 - 10:13 pm

Moscow - Olympic steeplechase champion Yulia Zaripova could be stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Games after the Russian...

Golf: Phoenix Open first round scores 30 Jan 2015 - 10:09 pm

Robert Allenby hits the course at Phoenix Open Phoenix - Scores on Friday after the conclusion of the first round of the $6.3...

Football: FIFA refuse to validate Ben Arfa transfer to Nice - source 30 Jan 2015 - 09:08 pm

Paris - World football's governing body FIFA on Friday again refused to validate the transfer of Hatem Ben Arfa from Newcastle to Nice...

Marseille victim of EUR700,000 Chinese scam 30 Jan 2015 - 05:25 pm

Marseille---French Ligue 1 club Marseille were the victims of a EUR700,000 ($793,000) international bank transfer scam to China last year, sources close to...

Ferrari unveil car to power team back to F1 glory 30 Jan 2015 - 04:36 pm

Deadmau5 on Nyan Cat Ferrari PURRARI 458 Spider Winner of Gumball 3000 2014 Miami 2 Ibiza Milan---Ferrari unveiled their car for the new...

Handball: Qatar to play Poland in semis today 30 Jan 2015 - 04:44 am

Qatar players (from left) Alla Mahmoud Hassab, Kamaladin Mallash and Ameen Zakkar speaking to journalists during a media day with the four semi-finalists...