Sports

Darvish steers Rangers to big win 30 Jun 2014 - 11:24 am

NEW YORK: Yu Darvish struck out 10 hitters over eight shutout innings as the Texas Rangers thrashed the Minnesota Twins 5-0. The right-hander...

Riley claims 110m hurdles title 30 Jun 2014 - 11:23 am

Francena McCorory (right) leads the field on her way to winning the women’s 400 metre dash final during day 4 of the USATF...

Costa Rica defeat Greece on penalties 30 Jun 2014 - 05:30 am

Costa Rica's players react as goalkeeper Keilor Navas makes a save against Greece's Theofanis Gekas during their penalty shootout in their 2014 World...

Sharapova favourite after Williams exit 30 Jun 2014 - 12:49 am

London: The shock losses suffered by top two seeds Serena Williams and Li Na have left Maria Sharapova with a smooth passage and...

Nadal treasures good-guy tag 30 Jun 2014 - 12:49 am

LONDON: Rafael Nadal (pictured), with his legacy as one of the world’s greatest players already secured, insists he’d rather be remembered as a...

Rodriguez brace takes Colombia into quarters 29 Jun 2014 - 09:07 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: James Rodriguez knocked Luis Suarez out of the headlines with an exquisite goal as Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 yesterday to...

Venezuela: Suarez punished for hurting football powers 29 Jun 2014 - 09:03 am

Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez holds his children Benjamin and Delfina as he greets fans from his mother’s home in Lagomar, near Montevideo on...

Serena crashes out at Wimbledon; Federer and Nadal sail through 29 Jun 2014 - 09:02 am

LONDON: World number one and five-time champion Serena Williams crashed to her earliest defeat at Wimbledon for nine years yesterday while Rafael Nadal,...

FIFA defends Suarez ban 29 Jun 2014 - 08:59 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA defended the harsh punishment it handed down to Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting an opponent during the World...

Marquez triumphs at Dutch GP, equals record 29 Jun 2014 - 08:58 am

Assen: MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez made it eight wins in eight races with victory for Honda in a wet and dry Dutch...

Win a ‘Ramadan gift’ for Qatar: QMMF 29 Jun 2014 - 08:57 am

DOHA: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) yesterday dedicated their spectacular maiden Moto2 race win to the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim...

Windies gain lead in Barbados Test 29 Jun 2014 - 08:56 am

Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies gets out of the way of a bouncer against New Zealand in the Third Test in Barbados, yesterday....

Master CC, United Challengers win 29 Jun 2014 - 08:55 am

Rasmi of United Challengers receiving his Man-of-the-Match award at the West End Park Challenge Cup in Doha yesterday. Doha: Master Cricket Club defeated...

Rusty Woods misses the cut at Congressional 29 Jun 2014 - 08:54 am

BETHESDA, United States: Tiger Woods (pictured) struggled to a four-over par 75 and missed the cut yesterday at the National, a frustrating return...

Windies, Pakistan gain places on ICC committee 29 Jun 2014 - 08:52 am

MELBOURNE: The West Indies and Pakistan will have representation on the International Cricket Council’s all-powerful executive committee alongside the “Big Three” nations India,...

Rodgers wins 100m to claim his first US title 29 Jun 2014 - 08:52 am

SACRAMENTO: Mike Rodgers wasn’t going to be slowed by a slight headwind as he captured the 100 metres yesterday at the US Track...

Goss shares lead in second pro start 29 Jun 2014 - 08:51 am

BETHESDA, United States: Oliver Goss, a 20-year-old Australian golfer who only turned professional last week, fired a five-under par 66 yesterday to share...

Cesar Brazil’s hero in Chile win 29 Jun 2014 - 02:10 am

Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (right) celebrates with Brazil’s forward Neymar at the end of the Round of 16 match of the 2014...