KABUL: Afghanistan’s victorious football team met President Hamid Karzai at his palace yesterday to receive official congratulations for their 3-0 defeat of neighbouring...
KABUL: Afghanistan’s victorious football team met President Hamid Karzai at his palace yesterday to receive official congratulations for their 3-0 defeat of neighbouring...
TOP: Lekhwiya coach Eric Gerets (in blue) gives instructions to his players during a training session. LEFT: Gerets talks during a press conference....
Manchester City’s David Silva (right) heads to score against Newcastle United during their English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester,...
Spectators react in the stands as Afghan footballers celebrate their 3-0 win against Pakistan at the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) Stadium in Kabul,...
RIO DE JANEIRO: The first batch of one million tickets for next year’s World Cup in Brazil went on sale on the internet...
SINGAPORE: Guangzhou Evergrande goal-machine Muriqui paid tribute to “world-class” manager Marcello Lippi as the runaway Chinese leaders prepared to resume their quest for...
LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has drawn up a contingency plan in the event he fails to land his number one target, Manchester...
Australia’s captain Michael Clarke speaks during a press conference before a training session at The Oval in central London yesterday. LONDON: Australia captain...
LONDON: Former India captain Rahul Dravid wants cricket administrators to approach the introduction of day-night Tests with an open mind to bolster the...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months for failing a doping test for banned stimulants he claimed he...
SYDNEY: Sacked Australian coach Mickey Arthur yesterday admitted he “lost” Shane Watson, while criticising the team’s young players for having “big egos” while...
LONDON: Alastair Cook said yesterday the prospect of being the first England side to win a home Ashes series 4-0 was a spur...
CAPE TOWN: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is ready to return to the one-day international side for a last shot at winning the...
FROM LEFT: Tatyana Firova, Antonina Krivoshapka, Yulia Gushchina and Kseniya Ryzhova of the Russian women’s 4x400 metres relay team pose during the IAAF...
Mohamedl Amine Boumendjel (36) of Qatar attempts to shoot during his side’s Men’s Youth Handball Championship match in Hungary. DOHA: Qatar youth team...
MOSCOW: Russia basked in the glory of its triumph at the World Athletics Championships but the event was shadowed by a controversy over...
LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has been shut down for the remainder of the season after deciding to rest his...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand suffered a trio of injury blows yesterday with confirmation that lock Luke Romano will miss the rest of the Rugby...
