Sports

Clippers rally past Mavs 05 Jan 2014 - 12:31 pm

Los Angeles Lakers’ Wesley Johnson (right) keeps the ball away from Utah Jazz’s Enes Kanter of Turkey in the first half action of...

Four share lead at Tour’s Tournament of Champions 05 Jan 2014 - 12:30 pm

MAUI, United States: Americans Michael Thompson, Chris Kirk, Webb Simpson and Jordan Spieth revelled in a birdie fest as they charged into a...

France win first Hopman Cup 05 Jan 2014 - 12:29 pm

PERTH, Australia: France won their first Hopman Cup title yesterday, taking a thrilling decider against Poland. The two countries split the singles rubbers...

Wawrinka, Roger-Vasselin set for Chennai Open final 05 Jan 2014 - 12:29 pm

CHENNAI, India: Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka sailed into the ATP Chennai Open final yesterday after Vasek Pospisil of Canada retired with a back...

New Zealand beat Windies in rain-hit 4th ODI 05 Jan 2014 - 12:28 pm

NELSON, New Zealand: New Zealand won a rain-affected fourth one-day international by 58 runs yesterday to take a 2-1 lead over the West...

Asia Cup to go ahead in Dhaka; Afghan team added 05 Jan 2014 - 12:28 pm

COLOMBO: Asia’s cricket chiefs yesterday said violence-plagued Bangladesh would remain the venue for next month’s Asia Cup and added Afghanistan as the fifth...

Lewandowski completes Bayern switch 05 Jan 2014 - 12:28 pm

BERLIN: Polish striker Robert Lewandowski will leave Borussia Dortmund for German rivals Bayern Munich in the summer on a five-year deal, the European...

‘All players cheat,’ claims Pellegrini 05 Jan 2014 - 12:27 pm

LONDON: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has waded into the debate about diving in football by claiming that “players are always trying to...

Real, Olympiakos extend perfect Euroleague starts 05 Jan 2014 - 12:27 pm

BELGRADE: Holders Olympiakos Piraeus and favourites Real Madrid moved to 11 straight Euroleague wins this season after impressive displays in the opening round...

Nadal wins maiden title in Qatar 05 Jan 2014 - 04:17 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain (second right), winner of the Qatar Open, with Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah (second...

Hosts Qatar trounce Kuwait 3-0 to reach WAFF final 05 Jan 2014 - 03:49 am

Qatar midfielder Ismail Mohamad (left) vies for the ball with Kuwait defender Mohammad Al Faresi during their 8th WAFF Championship match at Lekhwiya...

WAFF: Hosts Qatar clash with Kuwait in today’s semis 04 Jan 2014 - 04:33 am

Djamel Belmadi (left), coach of Qatar team at the West Asia Football Federation (WAFF) championship during a press conference on the eve of...

Arsenal-Spurs tops bill in FA Cup third round 04 Jan 2014 - 04:32 am

Roland Lamah (front) of Swansea and Pablo Vincent Kompany (rear) of Manchester City vie for the ball during their English Premier League match...

Qatar Volleyball Association League: Easy win for Eljaish 04 Jan 2014 - 04:31 am

A player of Eljaish (in black) tries to spike the ball past the defence of Al Wakra players in their Qatar Volleyball Association...

Ton-up Mathews frustrates Pakistan 04 Jan 2014 - 04:29 am

Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews celebrates his century during the fourth day of the first Test match against Pakistan at the Sheikh...

Haddin and Smith rescue Australia 04 Jan 2014 - 04:28 am

SYDNEY: Steve Smith scored a sparkling century and put on 128 for the sixth wicket with Brad Haddin to rescue Australia and push...

Sri Lanka offers to host Asia Cup and World Twenty20 04 Jan 2014 - 04:28 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is ready to step in and host the Asia Cup one-day tournament and the World Twenty20 if the two events...

Barcelona first club to reach 50 million Facebook fans 04 Jan 2014 - 04:27 am

MADRID: Barcelona have become the first sports club to reach 50 million followers on social networking website Facebook, the Spanish soccer champions said...