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Warner, Smith score centuries ahead of Ashes opener 08 Nov 2013 - 11:51 am

MELBOURNE: David Warner and Steve Smith boosted Australia’s Ashes preparations with centuries for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield yesterday. Warner struck...

Casey shares lead on rainy day in Turkey 08 Nov 2013 - 11:50 am

BELEK, Turkey: Former world number three Paul Casey was among a trio of players sharing the lead and Tiger Woods trailed six shots...

Fowler sets sizzling pace in Australian PGA 08 Nov 2013 - 11:50 am

GOLD COAST, Australia: American young gun Rickie Fowler fired an eight-under-par 63 to lead the OneAsia-sanctioned Australian PGA Championship by two shots from...

Spirit of Qatar 08 Nov 2013 - 05:19 am

The Spirit of Qatar, driven by Nasser Al Attiyah and throttled by Italy’s Matteo Nicolini, races to second place in the Superboat Unlimited...

QSL: Al Sadd edge Al Khor; Al Gharafa win 08 Nov 2013 - 03:10 am

The players of Al Gharafa club celebrate their win over Muaither SC at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Gharafa won 3-1. Doha: Al...

Woods backs Mickelson’s decision to trim schedule 07 Nov 2013 - 01:36 pm

BELEK, Turkey: Tiger Woods has backed fellow American Phil Mickelson’s decision to cut his schedule in 2014, saying the sheer number of tournaments...

Bjorn can restore peace between Tour and players: Rose 07 Nov 2013 - 01:36 pm

BELEK, Turkey: US Open champion Justin Rose is backing Tournament Committee chairman Thomas Bjorn to act as mediator in the disagreement between the...

Qatar Classic: Barker pulls out; Gautlier to defend title in Doha 07 Nov 2013 - 01:34 pm

Gregory Gaultier of France returns the ball to Chris Simpson of England during their PSA World Championship match at the Khalifa International Tennis...

Struggling Sabres beat Sharks 5-4 in shoot-out 07 Nov 2013 - 01:32 pm

SAN JOSE, California: The Buffalo Sabres blew a pair of third-period leads and benefited from an apparent blown call in overtime before finally...

Djokovic loses his trust in anti-doping programme 07 Nov 2013 - 01:31 pm

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts after a point against Switzerland’s Roger Federer during their Group B match at the ATP World Tour Finals tennis...

The Serb begins title defence with win over former champ Federer 07 Nov 2013 - 01:30 pm

LONDON: Novak Djokovic got the better of Roger Federer for the second time in three days as the Serb started the defence of...

Lviv enters 2022 Winter Games race 07 Nov 2013 - 01:30 pm

KIEV: The Ukrainian city of Lviv officially joined the race to win the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics -- their announcement...

Third round of Qatar International Enduro to take place tomorrow 07 Nov 2013 - 01:28 pm

DOHA: One week after the second round of Qatar International Enduro (QIE) took place, the third round of this championship is back at...

Barcelona, Atletico Madrid in Champions League last 16 07 Nov 2013 - 12:52 am

Arsenal's Per Mertesacker in action against Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski (C) during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC...

Tendulkar ‘show’ takes centrestage in Kolkata 06 Nov 2013 - 07:27 am

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar stands next to a wax model of his on the eve of the India-West Indies Test match which begins...

Switching to Tests from ODIs a big change, says captain Dhoni 06 Nov 2013 - 07:27 am

Candles spelling out a message about Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar are seen on a cricket pitch on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu...

Nadal inches close to sealing top spot 06 Nov 2013 - 07:25 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates beating Spain’s David Ferrer during their group A singles match in the round robin stage on the second day...

QFA launches new series 06 Nov 2013 - 07:24 am

FROM LEFT: Hamad Saleh Al Mannai, Director of Competitions of Qatar Football Association (QFA), Ahmed Al Buainain, QFA Executive Committee Member and Khalid...