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Qatar unveils new home and away football kits 09 Nov 2014 - 10:35 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Football Association and Nike unveiled the new home and away national team’s football kits for 2014 that celebrate the country’s...

India seal easy series win against Sri Lanka 09 Nov 2014 - 10:34 pm

Hyderabad: A superb all-round performance helped India cruise to a six-wicket win in the third One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka and clinch...

Shehzad flays NZ on first day 09 Nov 2014 - 10:33 pm

ABU DHABI: Opener Ahmed Shehzad hit a brilliant hundred to steer Pakistan to 269-1 at close on the opening day of the first...

White steers Australia to thrilling win in final 09 Nov 2014 - 10:29 pm

SYDNEY: Australia won a thrilling final Twenty20 international against South Africa by two wickets with one ball to spare to take the series...

Germans reign supreme in Doha 09 Nov 2014 - 01:34 am

Tim Holler and Jonas Schroder of Germany celebrate their win at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Qatar Open at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy...

EPL: Costa tightens Chelsea’s grip, City slip up 09 Nov 2014 - 01:33 am

LONDON: Chelsea tightened their grip on the Premier League title race yesterday after they won 2-1 at Liverpool and Manchester City dropped points...

Germany’s World Cup heroes take to silver screen 09 Nov 2014 - 01:33 am

Germany’s defender and captain Philipp Lahm (front-second right) holds up the World Cup trophy as he celebrates with his team-mates after winning the...

Barcelona fight back to overcome Almeria 2-1 09 Nov 2014 - 01:32 am

Barcelona’s defender Jordi Alba (centre) celebrates after scoring a goal with Uruguayan forward Luis Alberto Suarez (right) during the Spanish League match against...

Mueller fires hat-trick as Bayern extend lead 09 Nov 2014 - 01:32 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller scored a hat-trick as the undefeated champions crushed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 yesterday to open up a seven-point lead...

Ghana choose Avram Grant as next coach 09 Nov 2014 - 01:31 am

ACCRA: Ghana yesterday said they had chosen former Chelsea and West Ham manager Avram Grant (pictured) to replace Kwesi Appiah who was sacked...

Ibrahimovic returns to PSG’s squad to face Marseille today 09 Nov 2014 - 01:31 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been included in Laurent Blanc’s squad to face Marseille today in the Ligue 1 top-of-the-table clash...

Injured Falcao, Ospina to miss friendlies 09 Nov 2014 - 01:30 am

BOGOTA: Manchester United’s on-loan striker Radamel Falcao, who is nursing a calf injury, has been left out of Colombia’s squad for friendlies against...

Rossi on pole as Marquez crashes in Valencia 09 Nov 2014 - 01:30 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took advantage of world champion Marc Marquez’s misfortune to claim his 50th career MotoGP pole position for...

Rosberg edges Hamilton with late pole in Brazil 09 Nov 2014 - 01:29 am

Mercedes AMG drivers Nico Rosberg (right) of Germany and Lewis Hamilton of Britain shake hands at the Interlagos Racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil,...

Ferrari night at Losail International Circuit 09 Nov 2014 - 01:28 am

Alfardan Sports Motors organised “Emozione in Pista” — a Ferrari driving event under the floodlights of Losail International Circuit on Friday. Around 40...

F1 boss Ecclestone rejects Caterham ‘begging bowl’ 09 Nov 2014 - 01:27 am

SAO PAULO: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone (pictured) slammed Caterham’s plan to raise funds from fans as a disaster for the sport yesterday...

ICC poised to clear way for tainted Aamer’s return 09 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

In this file picture taken on September 2, 2010 Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Aamer (left) Mohammad Asif (centre) and Salman Butt are seen leaving...

Pakistan roll out spin trap 09 Nov 2014 - 01:12 am

New Zealand’s captain Brendon McCullum (left) and Pakistan’s skipper Misbah-ul-Haq Abu Dhabi: The leaden-footed Australians found themselves bamboozled by Pakistan’s wily spinners and...