Sports

New stadium is a step in right direction: ACC 21 Feb 2013 - 11:04 am

QCA officials are seen with Sikander at the Mesaieed cricket ground. BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: The new cricket stadium in Qatar ‘is a...

South Africa retain Du Plessis as T20 captain 21 Feb 2013 - 10:52 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have retained Faf du Plessis as captain of their T20 squad for the two-match cricket series against Pakistan starting on...

Afridi back in Pakistan ODI squad for South Africa series 21 Feb 2013 - 10:51 am

LAHORE: Pakistan yesterday recalled Shahid Afridi to its one-day squad for the series in South Africa, with the country’s selectors saying the all-rounder...

Kohli replaces Vettori as Royal Challengers captain 21 Feb 2013 - 10:51 am

Bangalore: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has replaced Daniel Vettori as the skipper for the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the forthcoming season of...

Henriques to debut for Australia in Chennai Test 21 Feb 2013 - 10:50 am

CHENNAI: All-rounder Moises Henriques is set to make his debut for Australia against India in the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match commencing here...

Woods set for Match Play after presidential victory 21 Feb 2013 - 10:48 am

MARANA, Arizona: Two days after winning a friendly match with his playing partner President Barack Obama, Tiger Woods said he felt in good...

Medallists urged to lobby IOC for wrestling 21 Feb 2013 - 10:47 am

TOKYO: Japanese wrestling chiefs yesterday urged Olympic medallists the world over to join forces to save their sport from the chop at the...

National Sport Day at Mesaieed Industrial City 21 Feb 2013 - 10:45 am

Khalid Ibrahim Al Mansour, Senior Supervisor for Club and Leisure, Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) is seen with players who took part in the...

GCC Paralympic Athletics Championship 21 Feb 2013 - 10:41 am

Paralympic athletes who competed across a range of track and field disciplines in the GCC Paralympic Athletics Championship pose for a picture during...

Trickett urges healing after ‘toxic’ Games 21 Feb 2013 - 10:41 am

SYDNEY: Australian swimmer Libby Trickett yesterday called for healing within the sport after reports exposed a “toxic” atmosphere at the London Olympics including...

Pistorius dope-tested twice at Games: IPC 21 Feb 2013 - 10:40 am

PARIS: Oscar Pistorius was drug-tested before and during last year’s Paralympic Games in London, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said yesterday, adding that...

Johnson shines as Nets edge Bucks 21 Feb 2013 - 10:31 am

Utah Jazz guard Gordon Hayward (20) is defended by Golden State Warriors’ forward Andris Biedrins (15) during the second half of their NBA...

2013 Qatar Open Table Tennis Championship qualifying rounds 21 Feb 2013 - 10:28 am

Qatar’s Ahmad Al Mohannadi prepares to serve during his match against Asuka Sakai of Japan in the Qatar Open Table Tennis Championship at...

Indian official expects global amateur ban to be lifted 21 Feb 2013 - 10:28 am

MUMBAI: Indian International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Randhir Singh is confident the world amateur boxing federation (AIBA) will soon lift its ban on...

Hawks beat Canucks to equal NHL record 21 Feb 2013 - 10:19 am

CHICAGO: The Chicago Blackhawks matched a NHL record start to a season yesterday, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 to post their 16th consecutive...

Al Rayyan crush hosts Al Sadd 4-1 20 Feb 2013 - 12:20 am

Al Rayyan’s Rodrigo Tabata charges with the ball during their Qatar Stars League match against Al Sadd at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. RIGHT:...

Goal-line technology to be used at FIFA 2014 World Cup 20 Feb 2013 - 12:20 am

ZURICH: Goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup and two more systems could be considered in addition to the existing...

Wozniacki eases through in Dubai; Errani advances 20 Feb 2013 - 12:19 am

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova during their WTA Dubai Open tennis match in Dubai yesterday. DUBAI:...