Sports

Players get appreciation from Venus Williams 13 Feb 2014 - 10:35 am

The participants of Total Cup Tennis Tournament with top-seeded player Venus Williams. Doha: Total E&P Qatar celebrated National Sport Day by holding the...

LeBron scores 37 to lift Heat over Suns 13 Feb 2014 - 10:34 am

PHOENIX: LeBron James scored 37 points and Chris Bosh added 21 to power the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat over the Phoenix Suns...

Li Na survives scare in Qatar 13 Feb 2014 - 10:33 am

Li Na of China hits a return to Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia during their Qatar Open women’s tennis match in Doha, yesterday. Li...

QTF, Total extend Qatar Open deal for three years 13 Feb 2014 - 10:32 am

Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) President Nasser Al Kheliafi and Guillaume Chalmin, Managing Director of Total E&P Qatar, during a press conference at Khalifa...

Sporting grandeur awaits fans in Singapore 13 Feb 2014 - 10:29 am

by Chris Evert Pele hoisting the World Cup.Doha winning the bid to host the WTA year-end Championships in 2008-2011. Venus Williams accepting the...

Del Potro overpowers Monfils in Rotterdam 13 Feb 2014 - 10:27 am

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: Holder Juan Martin del Potro tested his delicate left wrist over nearly one and three-quarter hours as he beat Gael Monfils...

Meersman victorious on final day in Mallorca 13 Feb 2014 - 10:26 am

MADRID: Belgian Gianni Meersman claimed the Alcudia Trophy on the final day of the Mallorca challenge yesterday. The Omega Pharma-Quick-Step rider pipped Spaniard...

Sri Lanka win thriller against Bangladesh 13 Feb 2014 - 10:24 am

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Thisara Perera removed danger man Anamul Haque off the final ball to hand Sri Lanka a dramatic two-run victory over Bangladesh...

Marsh, Smith put Australia on top 13 Feb 2014 - 10:24 am

Australia’s Shaun Marsh plays a stroke during day one of the first Test match against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion, yesterday....

Anti-Doping Lab Qatar gets ABP accreditation 13 Feb 2014 - 10:23 am

Doha: Anti-Doping Lab Qatar (ADLQ) - the first specialised laboratory of its kind in the Middle East - has got the accreditation to...

Yuvraj, Karthik win lucrative contracts 13 Feb 2014 - 10:22 am

FROM LEFT: Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar, members of the Mumbai Indians team winner of the IPL 6, pose...

Man United’s revenue rises despite league struggles 13 Feb 2014 - 10:20 am

LONDON: Manchester United may be struggling to defend the Premier League title but their “disappointing” form has yet to have an impact on...

Hodgson rules out Terry England return 13 Feb 2014 - 10:20 am

LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson yesterday ruled out the possibility of former captain John Terry coming out of retirement to play for his...

Brilliant Boonen wins stage four 13 Feb 2014 - 07:08 am

Belgian rider Tom Boonen (right) of Omega-Pharma Quickstep team celebrates on winning stage four of the Tour of Qatar 2014 in Mesaieed yesterday. ...

Chelsea title bid stumbles in draw at West Brom 12 Feb 2014 - 11:42 pm

Chelsea’s Eden Hazard (right) challenges West Bromwich Albion’s Steven Reid during their English Premier League soccer match at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich,...

Ronaldo scores twice as Real cruise into final 12 Feb 2014 - 11:41 pm

Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot during the Spanish King’s Cup semi final second leg match...

Handball: Macsot of 2015 Worlds unveiled 12 Feb 2014 - 11:35 pm

Officials with the mascot Fahed. Doha: The countdown for the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship commenced on Tuesday and the official mascot of...

Cannes stun Montpellier 12 Feb 2014 - 11:33 pm

PARIS: Fourth-tier Cannes played the role of giant-killers once again yesterday as they dumped out Ligue 1 side Montpellier 1-0 in the last...