Sports

McIlroy and Woods steal the show at British Open 18 Jul 2014 - 02:04 am

HOYLAKE, England: Golfing gunslingers Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods sprayed Royal Liverpool with a barrage of birdie bullets to steal the show midway...

Woods upset at phone nuisance 18 Jul 2014 - 02:03 am

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom: Tiger Woods showed glimpses of his former greatness during a crafted opening three-under 69 at the British Open yesterday, but...

Serena Williams heads women’s field for US Open 18 Jul 2014 - 01:41 am

New York: World number one Serena Williams (pictured), coming off a surprise third round loss at Wimbledon, heads the women’s field for the...

Real Madrid, Barcelona top Forbes rich list 18 Jul 2014 - 01:40 am

NEW YORK: Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money...

Ballance escapes shirtless photo action 18 Jul 2014 - 01:39 am

LONDON: England batsman Gary Ballance will not face any formal punishment by officials after being pictured shirtless in a Nottingham bar following last...

Kristoff too strong for Sagan on Tour 17 Jul 2014 - 10:43 pm

Katusha procycling team rider Alexander Kristoff of Norway celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the 12th stage of the 101st Tour...

USA’s Leonard withdraws from FIBA World Cup 17 Jul 2014 - 10:42 pm

German professional basketball player Dirk Nowitzki (right) of the Dallas Mavericks meets with fans during a press conference on the documentary ‘Nowitzki. Der...

Van Gaal to juggle football and commercial demands 17 Jul 2014 - 10:39 pm

Manchester United’s newly-appointed Dutch manager Louis van Gaal (left) poses for pictures with retired English footballer Sir Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford in...

Carrick hurt, could miss 10 weeks 17 Jul 2014 - 10:38 pm

LONDON: Manchester United’s Michael Carrick could miss the start of forthcoming season after suffering a serious ankle injury, new manager Louis van Gaal...

World Cup winner Toni Kroos joins Real 17 Jul 2014 - 10:37 pm

New Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos of Germany poses during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid yesterday. MADRID: Toni Kroos...

Germany return to top of FIFA rankings 17 Jul 2014 - 10:34 pm

Andre Schuerrle of Germany celebrates with the World Cup trophy at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. PARIS: Germany’s charge...

Red card for Nico Rosberg’s World Cup trophy helmet 17 Jul 2014 - 10:32 pm

Formula One driver Nico Rosberg shows his new helmet during a press conference at the Hockenheimring circuit in Germany yesterday. HOCKENHEIM, Germany: Formula...

Rinaldi Brazil’s new technical director 17 Jul 2014 - 10:29 pm

Former Brazilian goalkeeper Gilmar Rinaldi speaks during a press conference where he was unveiled as the new technical director of the Brazilian team,...

Sri Lanka strike late after Elgar’s ton on first day 17 Jul 2014 - 02:17 am

South Africa’s Dean Elgar is watched by Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal as he plays a shot during the first day of the...

Anderson-Jadeja row spices up second Test 17 Jul 2014 - 02:13 am

England’s James Anderson (left) waits for a team photograph with team-mates Matt Prior (second left), Alastair Cook (third left) and coach Peter Moores...

Dhoni defends complaint against Anderson 17 Jul 2014 - 02:09 am

India’s Ravindra Jadeja looks on before a team photograph is taken before today’s second Test against England at Lord’s. LONDON: India captain Mahendra...

Doha CC beat Ramaco CC 17 Jul 2014 - 02:07 am

Tanveer of Doha CC receives his Man-of- the-Match award from MJ Fareed. He hit 73 runs to craft his team’s victory. DOHA: :...

Pakistan gets Champions League invite from India 17 Jul 2014 - 01:52 am

KARACHI: Pakistan will send its domestic Twenty20 champions Lahore Lions to play in the Champions League to be held in India in September,...