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McCoist steps down as Rangers manager 16 Dec 2014 - 07:44 am

LONDON: Ally McCoist has quit as manager of troubled Scottish giants Rangers and entered a 12-month notice period, the Championship club announced yesterday....

Chelsea, Liverpool eye League Cup 16 Dec 2014 - 07:44 am

LONDON: Premier League leaders Chelsea and beleaguered Liverpool will be among the teams bidding to take a step closer to Wembley when the...

Smith named captain for India series 16 Dec 2014 - 07:42 am

MELBOURNE: Steven Smith will captain Australia’s Test team for the rest of the series against India, with regular skipper Michael Clarke’s career in...

Clarke to undergo surgery 16 Dec 2014 - 07:36 am

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday, Cricket Australia said, as the 33-year-old fights to...

PSG to take on Chelsea, City face Barca in last 16 16 Dec 2014 - 12:53 am

A board shows the draw for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next to the trophy, yesterday at the UEFA headquarters in...

De Gea stars in 3-0 win over Liverpool 15 Dec 2014 - 11:25 am

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea (right) makes a save from Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford...

Al Shahaniya hammer Al Sadd, Al Sailiya win 15 Dec 2014 - 11:14 am

Action from the Qatar Stars League match between Al Sadd and Al Shahaniya at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Shahaniya won 3-1. Doha:...

SPL: Celtic extend lead 15 Dec 2014 - 11:12 am

GLASGOW: Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to six points with a comfortable 4-1 victory over St Mirren...

Roma close gap on Juve 15 Dec 2014 - 11:11 am

MILAN: A superb scissor-kick from Radja Nainggolan helped secure the points as Roma closed the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus to just...

Leverkusen, Gladbach draw to move up table 15 Dec 2014 - 11:10 am

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a point in yesterday’s 1-1 draw to both move up the Bundesliga table to third and...

QCA to mark National Day with cricket tourney 15 Dec 2014 - 11:08 am

QCA officials and players pose with the participating teams’ jerseys for the National Day cricket tournament, to be played on December 18 at...

Shehzad, Afridi shine as Pakistan crush NZ 15 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi (right) celebrates with team-mate Asad Shafiq after taking the catch of New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill during the third...

Qatar’s women cricket team off to Oman 15 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

The Qatar women cricket team’s players and officials pose for a group picture ahead of their departure for the GCC Twenty20 tournament, starting...

Clarke’s injury gives selectors headache 15 Dec 2014 - 11:06 am

ADELAIDE: With Michael Clarke already ruled out indefinitely because of a hamstring injury, Australia’s selectors face some tricky decisions for the second Test...

Germany beat Pakistan in final 15 Dec 2014 - 11:06 am

LEFT TO RIGHT: Germany’s captain Moritz Furste, goalkeeper Nicolas Jacobi and Florian Fuchs pose with the trophy after winning the 2014 Men’s Hockey...

Rally season to kick off in Doha 15 Dec 2014 - 11:05 am

This February 2014 file picture shows Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (centre) and Giovanni Bernacchini (left) along with the QMMF President Nasser Khalifa Al...

Inagaki sets new lap record to capture crucial pole at Losail 15 Dec 2014 - 11:04 am

Akeno Speed Racing’s Makoto Inagaki in action during the qualifying session of the Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship at the Losail International Circuit...

Bekele sets sights on marathon gold in Rio 15 Dec 2014 - 11:03 am

DUBAI: Kenenisa Bekele, world record holder over 5,000 and 10,000 metres, is aiming for Marathon gold at the 2016 Olympics, although the Ethiopian...