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GCC Under-17 football: Oman win against Kuwait 06 Sep 2013 - 04:10 am

Kuwait’s Khalid Mohammed Al Enazi (right) and Salah Nasser Khamis of Oman vie for ball possession during their GCC Under-17 match at Aspire...

Manalo qualifies for Stage 2 06 Sep 2013 - 03:58 am

Doha: Veteran campaigner Marlon Manalo of Philippines and compatriot Recky Boy Puro qualified for the main draw of the World 9-ball Pool Championship....

Holder Murray falls to Wawrinka 06 Sep 2013 - 02:22 am

Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland reacts after defeating Andy Murray of Great Britain during their quarter-finals round match on the eleventh day of the...

Waller, Raza give Zimbabwe lead 05 Sep 2013 - 03:21 am

Zimbabwe batsmen Malcolm Waller (left) and Sikanda Raza celebrate a 50-run partnership during the second day of the first Test match against Pakistan...

Pennetta in US Open semi-finals 05 Sep 2013 - 03:20 am

Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts after defeating compatriot Roberta Vinci during their quarter-finals match on the tenth day of the 2013 US Open...

Messi and father pay 5m euros in tax fraud case 05 Sep 2013 - 03:19 am

MADRID: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have paid 5m euros ($6.6m) to the Spanish authorities after they were accused in...

Saudi Arabia very much in race to host Asia Cup 2019 05 Sep 2013 - 03:19 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has denied it is excluded from the shortlist of countries bidding to host Asia Cup 2019, the country’s football governing...

Al Rayyan, Al Kharaitiyat in final 05 Sep 2013 - 02:49 am

Al Rayyan striker Nilmar (right) tries to shoot during the semi-final match of the Sheikh Jassim Cup against Al Wakra at Al Gharafa...

FA chairman Dyke sets England 2022 target 05 Sep 2013 - 02:48 am

English Football Association (FA) Chairman Greg Dyke addresses the media at Millbank Tower in London, yesterday. LONDON, England: Football Association chairman Greg Dyke...

World 9-Ball Pool Championship 05 Sep 2013 - 02:47 am

Yazed Turki of Qatar in action during the qualifying round of the World 9-Ball Pool Championship at Al Arabi Indoor Hall in Doha,...

Carter back for All Blacks 05 Sep 2013 - 02:47 am

WELLINGTON: Flyhalf Daniel Carter will return to the New Zealand side for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina after recovering from a calf...

Italy, Germany eye 2014 World Cup berth 05 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

LONDON: Former world champions Italy and Germany are among seven countries who could confirm their places in next year’s World Cup football finals...

Injuries not a worry for England 05 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

LONDON: England will be without striker Wayne Rooney and defenders Phil Jones and Glen Johnson for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova at...

Loew bemused by Real selling Ozil to Arsenal 05 Sep 2013 - 01:22 am

BERLIN: Mesut Ozil’s move to Arsenal is good for the German national side, coach Joachim Loew (pictured) believes, but he is bemused by...

Rooney wound is a horror show: Walcott 05 Sep 2013 - 01:22 am

LONDON, England: The head injury that has sidelined Wayne Rooney looks like “something out of a horror film”, according to his England colleague...

Bale must earn place: Real Madrid coach 05 Sep 2013 - 01:04 am

LONDON, England: Gareth Bale (pictured) will not be guaranteed to start every game at Real Madrid despite his enormous price tag, the Spanish...

Istanbul and Madrid trade blows as 2020 race hots up 05 Sep 2013 - 12:56 am

A picture taken on July 3, 2013 shows members of the delegation of Madrid 2020 Candidate City. FROM LEFT: Madrid 2020 CEO Victor...

Putin vows no discrimination at Sochi Games 05 Sep 2013 - 12:55 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed there would be no discrimination against gays at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, despite a...