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Al Kass International Cup all set for kick-off 13 Jan 2014 - 10:52 am

(From left) Ali Al Muftha, Ward Abdallah, Hamad Al Mannai, and Miguel Heitor at a press conference on the Al Kass under-16 event...

Patriots, Seahawks advance 13 Jan 2014 - 10:51 am

FOXBOROUGH: The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks each moved within one victory of the Super Bowl after National Football League home play-off...

Rockets hold off Wizards to win 114-107 13 Jan 2014 - 10:51 am

NEW YORK: Houston guard James Harden scored eight straight points in the final minutes as the Rockets held off a furious Washington Wizards...

Fiji pledges to regain IRB funding 13 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

SUVA: Fiji’s cash-strapped rugby union pledged yesterday to be back on side with the International Rugby Board in four months after its World...

Toulon, Clermont, Munster in European Cup quarter-finals 13 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

PARIS: Defending champions Toulon, heavyweight French rivals Clermont, and former winners Munster all secured places in the quarter-finals of the European Cup on...

Canadiens beat Blackhawks 2-1 13 Jan 2014 - 10:46 am

NEW YORK: Defenceman Andrei Markov scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Max Pacioretty’s...

A-Rod vows to fight on after doping ban 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball, was given a record 162-game doping suspension by an arbitrator on Saturday,...

New Year joy continues for Oosthuizen 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

DURBAN: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen won the first European Tour event of the calendar year for the fourth consecutive year when he retained...

Serena, Azarenka to dazzle Doha crowd 13 Jan 2014 - 03:24 am

Tennis player Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, winner of the Qatar Total Open, poses for a picture along with ball boys and girls at...

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by nine wickets 12 Jan 2014 - 02:27 pm

Pakistan batsman Sarfraz Ahmed (left) plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene looks on during the fourth day of the second...

Del Potro strolls to Sydney title 12 Jan 2014 - 02:26 pm

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina (right) receives the winners trophy from former Australian tennis player Ken Rosewall. Del Potro defeated Australia’s Bernard...

Usain Bolt welcomes hair follicle testing 12 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt (pictured) has “no problem” with plans by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to test the...

I can knock off Nadal and Djokovic, warns Federer 12 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a volley with a giant racquet during the Kids Day exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open in...

‘Faster’ Melbourne Park courts not to Rafa’s taste 12 Jan 2014 - 02:23 pm

The 2013 Australian Men’s Open winner Novak Djokovic (left) of Serbia and President of Seiko Watches Shinji Hattori, attend the official launch of...

Murray not getting hopes up for Australian Open 12 Jan 2014 - 02:21 pm

Britain’s Andy Murray listens to a question during a press conference ahead of the 2014 Australian Open in Melbourne. MELBOURNE: Wimbledon champion Andy...

Williams wins Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 12 Jan 2014 - 02:20 pm

Max Williams of England, winner of the 28th edition of the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship, receives the winner’s trophy from Major General...

Easy win for New Zealand 12 Jan 2014 - 02:19 pm

AUCKLAND: An unbeaten 85-run stand between Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi laid the foundation for New Zealand’s 81-run win over the West Indies...

QBL: Al Sadd win 12 Jan 2014 - 02:18 pm

Action from the Qatar Basketball League (QBL) match between Al Sadd and Qatar Sports Club at al Gharafa Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al...