Sports

Cook to stay as England captain 07 Dec 2014 - 12:22 am

LONDON: England confirmed Alastair Cook as captain for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after naming their provisional 30-man squad...

Celtics down Lakers in duel of struggling rivals 07 Dec 2014 - 12:20 am

San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (left) is guarded by Memphis Grizzlies centre Marc Gasol during an NBA game at the FedExForum in...

Blackhawks edge out Canadiens 4-3 07 Dec 2014 - 12:19 am

CHICAGO: Most of the bounces — even crazy, hard-to-explain ones — seem to be going the Chicago Blackhawks’ way. Brandon Saad scored with...

RugbyU: Bath keep hopes alive with Montpellier rout 07 Dec 2014 - 12:18 am

PARIS: Bath kept their faltering European Rugby Champions Cup campaign alive with a 30-5 triumph over an ill-disciplined Montpellier side who sank to...

Hockey: England stun Australia in Champions Trophy opener 07 Dec 2014 - 12:17 am

BHUBANESWAR: Debutant Sam Ward scored two goals as a spirited England upset defending champions Australia 3-1 in the opening match of the Champions...

Hosszu smashes 2 more records 06 Dec 2014 - 03:02 am

Silver medalist of the women’s 200m Backstroke Madi Wilson (left) of Australia takes a selfie with gold medalist Katinka Hosszu (centre) of Hungary...

Al Sadd down El Jaish in key clash 06 Dec 2014 - 02:59 am

Qatar SC player Khalid Saleh Zakiba (center) in action with Umm Salal SC players Abdul Qadir Ilyas and Ismail Mahmoud Mardanli (right) during...

New Zealand survive Afridi assault to level T20 series 06 Dec 2014 - 02:58 am

DUBAI: New Zealand survived Shahid Afridi’s late onslaught to beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second and final Twenty20 match to level...

FIA Annual General Assembly concludes in Doha 06 Dec 2014 - 02:53 am

IOC family ‘prepared’ to make swift changes 06 Dec 2014 - 01:50 am

International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach, of Germany, attends the opening of IOC Executive Board meeting in Monaco, yesterday. The IOC Executive...

Rio making progress: Bubka 06 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

MONACO: Rio de Janeiro is making “very good progress” catching up with delays in preparations for the 2016 Olympics, top IOC member Sergey...

Lawmakers plan new sports move 06 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

Water flows over the FIFA logo in front of the FIFA headquarters during heavy rainfall in Zurich in this July 22, 2011, file...

Djokovic top dog in 2015, says Agassi 06 Dec 2014 - 01:45 am

SINGAPORE: American legend Andre Agassi said Novak Djokovic could be poised for a period of dominance in men’s tennis after showing he can...

Popular IPTL to add two more cities next year 06 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

SINGAPORE: Founder Mahesh Bhupathi has said the new International Premier Tennis League would add two more cities next year and had been forced...

Hughes casts long shadow over series 06 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

Indian cricket player Virat Kohli arrives for the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in Macksville in this December 3, 2014, file photo....

Clarke faces decision day ahead of first India Test 06 Dec 2014 - 01:41 am

Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton at West Indies’ training session, Johannesburg, yesterday. West Indies will play three Tests, an equal number of T20...

Kohli, Vijay score half-tons as India draw tour game 06 Dec 2014 - 01:36 am

ADELAIDE: India’s batsmen gained valuable match practice as their two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw in Adelaide...

Rugby: Ireland launch ‘irresistible’ bid for 2023 World Cup 06 Dec 2014 - 01:35 am

ARMAGH, Northern Ireland: Ireland will bid to host the 2023 rugby World Cup, the Irish and Northern Irish governments said yesterday, formally launching...