Sports

Expanded Euroleague strives to rival NBA 10 Oct 2012 - 09:27 am

BELGRADE: More games and bigger arenas will enable Europe’s premier basketball competition to aim for NBA standards, Euroleague chief Jordi Bertomeu has vowed...

Sheikh Saoud receives victorious Qatar basketball squad 08 Oct 2012 - 02:54 pm

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and the President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), is seen with...

West Indies win world T20 title 08 Oct 2012 - 02:51 pm

Members of the West Indies team celebrate with the trophy on the podium after the ICC Twenty20 World Cup final match against Sri...

Vettel win puts title on knife-edge 08 Oct 2012 - 02:49 pm

SUZUKA: Sebastian Vettel slashed the Formula One title race to just four points yesterday as he stormed to victory in the Japanese Grand...

United crush Newcastle; Liverpool held by Stoke 08 Oct 2012 - 02:37 pm

LONDON: Manchester United surged into second place in the Premier League with a 3-0 demolition of Newcastle, while Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers suffered...

Hosszu is unstoppable in Doha; Games star Le Clos wins medal 08 Oct 2012 - 02:36 pm

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary (centre) celebrates her gold medal win in the Women’s 200m Butterfly, with bronze medallist Lok Kin Chan of Hong...

Large crowd turnout for Fina event in Qatar 08 Oct 2012 - 02:35 pm

DOHA: Swimming fans at the Hamad Aquatic Center were delighted to see a Fina event Doha, saying sports-loving Qatar should one day ‘win...

Messi, Ronaldo shine in thrilling Clasico clash 08 Oct 2012 - 02:34 pm

Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (right) vies for the ball with Argentinian striker Lionel Messi (left) of FC Barcelona during their Spanish...

Solemia breaks Japanese hearts 08 Oct 2012 - 02:30 pm

PARIS: Outsider Solemia produced a stunning late burst to deny Japan their first victory in Europe’s most prestigious race the Qatar Prix de...

Nishikori makes history with win 08 Oct 2012 - 02:29 pm

TOKYO: Kei Nishikori made history as the first Japanese player to win the Japan Open when he beat Milos Raonic to claim his...

Djokovic, Azarenka win China titles 08 Oct 2012 - 02:29 pm

BEIJING: Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka triumphed in Beijing yesterday, winning their respective China Open finals with ease in straight sets....

Choi steals show with win in Korea 08 Oct 2012 - 02:27 pm

SEOUL: South Korea’s KJ Choi completed an energy-sapping week yesterday with a closing four-under-par 67 to win the CJ Invitational which he hosts...

Three share Las Vegas lead 08 Oct 2012 - 02:27 pm

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Zimbabwe’s Brendon de Jonge, Sweden’s Jonas Blixt and hometown hero Ryan Moore shared the lead after yesterday’s third round of...

Reds rip Giants in play-off series opener 08 Oct 2012 - 02:26 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce each smashed home runs to help power the Cincinnati Reds over San Francisco 5-2 on Saturday...

Hockey: Qatar to play two friendlies against Singapore 08 Oct 2012 - 02:25 pm

Doha: Qatar national hockey team will play two friendly matches against Singapore next week, the Qatar Hockey Association (QHA) said here yesterday. Abdul...

Squash: Radisson Blu-Olympic Sport tourney begins today 08 Oct 2012 - 02:10 pm

Doha: The Radisson Blu-Olympic Sport Squash Championship will begin from today at Radisson Blu and will contested by around 100 players in eight...

Chelsea extend lead at the top 07 Oct 2012 - 10:30 pm

LONDON: Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 4-1 win against Norwich, while champions...

Pakistan attack changed game and me, says Taufel 07 Oct 2012 - 10:29 pm

COLOMBO: Retiring umpire Simon Taufel yesterday said that a 2009 terror attack which killed eight people including the driver of the bus he...