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Qatar Stars League: Back to the drawing board for defending champions Lekhwiya 03 Oct 2012 - 02:35 pm

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Two demoralising defeats inside six days have forced the Qatar Stars League (QSL) defending champions Lekhwiya to head back...

AlBalooshi reaches quarter-finals in St Louis 03 Oct 2012 - 02:33 pm

ST LOUIS, Missouri: Al-Anabi gold driver Khalid alBalooshi advanced to the quarter-finals in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals for the sixth time...

Europeans show love for Seve in Ryder Cup victory 03 Oct 2012 - 02:32 pm

MEDINAH, Illinois: They wore the colours loved by the late Seve Ballesteros and a silhouette of him on their sleeves, and then Team...

USA captain Love stunned by collapse 03 Oct 2012 - 02:32 pm

MEDINAH, Illinois: United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III was left stunned as Europe stormed back from a 10-6 deficit to steal...

Woods exits Medinah as the forgotten man 03 Oct 2012 - 02:31 pm

MEDINAH, Illinois: Tiger Woods exited Medinah Country Club the forgotten man yesterday, denied the chance to become the US Ryder Cup hero then...

McIlroy nearly misses singles match tee-off 03 Oct 2012 - 02:31 pm

CHICAGO, Illinois: Rory McIlroy came within a handful of minutes of committing one of the biggest Ryder Cup blunders of all time on...

NFL: Vick leads Eagles to victory 03 Oct 2012 - 02:31 pm

Philadelphia: Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles took the honours in a wild NFC East grudge match against New York yesterday, holding off...

McLaren promise to give Perez equal status 29 Sep 2012 - 10:15 am

In this file picture taken on September 9, 2012 McLaren-Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (right) congratulates Sauber’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez (left) on...

Hamilton to join Mercedes 29 Sep 2012 - 10:11 am

LONDON: Lewis Hamilton is to replace Michael Schumacher at Mercedes next season, the Formula One firm announced yesterday, bringing to an end months...

Spies fastest in practice at Aragon MotoGP 29 Sep 2012 - 10:11 am

ALCANIZ, Spain: American Ben Spies set the pace under the rain on his Yamaha after the first two practice sessions ahead of this...

Up to Cooper if he quits Wallabies, says Aussie chief 29 Sep 2012 - 10:10 am

SYDNEY: Australian Rugby Union chief John O’Neill is “utterly confused” at much of the criticism levelled by Quade Cooper at his organisation and...

Pressure on Springboks’ Goosen 29 Sep 2012 - 10:10 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa are banking on 20-year-old fly-half Johan Goosen against Australia in Pretoria today to kick-start a Rugby Championship season that has...

Raul stars as Al Sadd crush Umm Salal; Al Rayyan win 29 Sep 2012 - 10:05 am

Al Sadd’s defender Ibrahin Majed heads the ball clear during the Qatar Stars League match against Umm Salal in Doha yesterday. Al Sadd...

Terry in Chelsea squad for Arsenal clash today 29 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

COBHAM, England: Chelsea captain John Terry, handed a suspended four-match ban and fined on Thursday for using racially abusive language, could play against...

FIFA plays down health fears at 2014 World Cup 29 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

ZURICH: FIFA said yesterday that their decision to play 2014 World Cup matches in the early afternoon in Brasilia, where the dry winter...

Kean resigns as Blackburn’s manager 29 Sep 2012 - 10:03 am

LONDON: Steve Kean quit as Blackburn Rovers manager yesterday, saying he’d been “forced to resign” with immediate effect due to his position becoming...

Real can’t afford more slip-ups, says Xavi 29 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

MADRID: Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez (pictured) feels their eight-point lead over Real Madrid has piled the pressure on their bitter rivals ahead of...

World Cup 2018 to be held in eleven cities 29 Sep 2012 - 10:02 am

MOSCOW: Eleven Russian cities will host the 2018 World Cup, head of the local organising committee (LOC) Vitaly Mutko said yesterday following FIFA’s...