Sports

Venus advances in Tokyo 22 Sep 2013 - 09:36 pm

TOKYO: Former world number one Venus Williams, resplendent in a floral dress and pink dreadlocks, showed glimpses of her old power by blasting...

Serena best ever, but I’m closing gap: Azarenka 22 Sep 2013 - 09:35 pm

TOKYO: Serena Williams may pack a knockout punch and be the greatest player ever to grace women’s tennis, according to Victoria Azarenka (pictured),...

The Washington Capitals set to host 2015 outdoor NHL game 22 Sep 2013 - 09:35 pm

WASHINGTON: The Washington Capitals will play host to the National Hockey League’s annual New Year’s Day outdoor game in 2015, the league announced...

Gale Sayers’ lawyer to drop concussion suit against NFL 22 Sep 2013 - 09:34 pm

CHICAGO: A lawyer for pro football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers said yesterday he would drop a federal lawsuit filed on the former...

Vettel on pole in Singapore 22 Sep 2013 - 12:41 am

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (centre) celebrates his pole position between Lotus driver Romain Grosjean of France (left) and Mercedes driver...

EPL: Chelsea stop rot, go top as Liverpool flop 22 Sep 2013 - 12:39 am

Oscar of Chelsea celebrates a goal during the English Premier League match against Fulham at Stamford Bridge, London, Britain, yesterday. LONDON: Chelsea ended...

Umpire Rauf charged in IPL betting scandal 22 Sep 2013 - 12:38 am

MUMBAI: Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf and the son-in-law of the Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) president were charged by Mumbai Police yesterday in a...

Celtic win 2-1 against Saints 22 Sep 2013 - 12:36 am

Celtic’s Teemu Pukki (right) celebrates his goal with Adam Matthews during their Scottish Premier League match against St Johnstone at Celtic Park Stadium...

Stellar Bayern blitz Schalke 4-0 22 Sep 2013 - 12:36 am

BERLIN: Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund dropped their first points of the season yesterday with a 1-1 draw at Nuremberg, while Bayern Munich earned...

Qatar’s Al Tamimi storms into semi-finals in Virginia 22 Sep 2013 - 12:34 am

Qatar’s Abdulla Al Tamimi poses with the Qatar Closed 2012 winner’s trophy in this April 1, 2012 file picture. Virginia: Qatari teenager Abdulla...

Horwill backs coach on O’Connor axing 22 Sep 2013 - 12:33 am

SYDNEY: Wallabies captain James Horwill said yesterday he supported the decision to dump controversial winger James O’Connor midway through the Rugby Championship, saying...

QSL: Al Kharaitiyat hand Lekhwiya shock defeat 22 Sep 2013 - 12:32 am

Al Kharaitiyat’s Yahia Kebe (centre) holds off the challenge of his opponent of Lekhwiya during the Qatar Stars League match at Lekhwiya Stadium...

Pedro scores hat-trick as Barca cruise 22 Sep 2013 - 12:31 am

MADRID: Pedro Rodriguez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona maintained their 100 percent start to the La Liga season with a comfortable 4-0 win...

Vettel wary of Alonso fightback 22 Sep 2013 - 12:31 am

SINGAPORE: Sebastian Vettel remained wary of his closest rival Fernando Alonso yesterday even after he strengthened his grip on the championship with pole...

Raikkonen vows to race despite back injury 22 Sep 2013 - 12:30 am

SINGAPORE: Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen yesterday vowed to battle through the pain barrier and race at the Singapore Grand Prix despite suffering a flare-up...

USA stay alive at America’s Cup 22 Sep 2013 - 12:28 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Oracle Team USA again denied Emirates Team New Zealand an America’s Cup-clinching victory yesterday, snatching the lead in Race 13 and...

FILA World Wrestling Championships in Hungary 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

Jordan Robert Holm of the US (in red) and Finland’s Rami Antero Hietaniemi wrestle during the men’s Greco-Roman style 84 kg category qualification...

Badminton: Lee cruises through to Japan final 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

TOKYO: Malaysia’s world number one Lee Chong Wei crushed fifth-seeded Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam to reach the Japan Open final yesterday, brushing...