Sports

Argentina to play in front of the Pope in friendly against Italy 01 Aug 2013 - 05:05 am

BUENOS AIRES: Barcelona star Lionel Messi will be part of an Argentina squad to face Italy in a friendly in Rome next month...

Spurs deal for Soldado done: Valencia chief 01 Aug 2013 - 05:04 am

London: A deal between Valencia and Tottenham Hotspur for the sale of Spain striker Roberto Soldado has been completed, the La Liga club’s...

Aspire Academy logo to feature on AZF-owned club KAS Eupen’s jerseys 01 Aug 2013 - 05:04 am

DOHA: Belgium’s second division football club KAS Eupen, owned by Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) will have the Aspire Academy logos printed on their...

Snedeker aims for first WGC victory at Firestone 01 Aug 2013 - 05:03 am

AKRON, Ohio: Brandt Snedeker has yet to win one of the elite World Golf Championships (WGC) titles but the in-form American goes into...

Britain’s Ennis-Hill out of worlds through injury 01 Aug 2013 - 05:02 am

LONDON, England: Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has withdrawn from next month’s athletics world championships because of injury, she said yesterday. Ennis-Hill was...

Cumpton helps Pirates thrash Cards 01 Aug 2013 - 05:01 am

Pittsburgh: Rookie Brandon Cumpton pitched seven scoreless innings for his first major-league victory and Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run home run to spark...

Fans que overnight to buy Super Rugby final tickets 01 Aug 2013 - 04:49 am

WELLINGTON: Super Rugby finals fever reached Hamilton yesterday with fans queuing overnight to purchase tickets to the Waikato Chiefs showdown with Australia’s ACT...

England and Swann bid to retain Ashes in style 31 Jul 2013 - 12:59 am

England’s captain Alastair Cook walks with batting coach Graham Gooch (left) and coach Andy Flower (right) during a training session before tomorrow’s third...

Sreesanth, 38 others charged over IPL fixing 31 Jul 2013 - 12:59 am

NEW DELHI: Indian bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (pictured) and 38 others were charged yesterday over a spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League that...

Ledecky sets 1,500m record, clinches gold 31 Jul 2013 - 12:58 am

Gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky of the US, poses on the podium with her medal during the award ceremony of the women’s 1,500m...

New DRS feed to be trialled in Manchester 31 Jul 2013 - 12:57 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: This week’s third Ashes Test will see the International Cricket Council (ICC) trial an independent television feed with the aim...

Ecclestone confirms no Indian GP in 2014 31 Jul 2013 - 12:57 am

New Delhi: Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone yesterday confirmed that the 2014 Indian Grand Prix will have to be dropped to tweak the...

Melbourne Cricket Ground to host 2015 World Cup final 31 Jul 2013 - 12:56 am

Cricket legends Kapil Dev (left) of India, Sanath Jayasuriya (second left) of Sri Lanka and Denis Lillee of Australia (right) listen as former...

Teams keen to light up dead rubber in Colombo 31 Jul 2013 - 12:55 am

South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers cracks a joke with photographers during a practice session ahead of their fifth and final One Day...

Hosts Australia, New Zealand in same group 31 Jul 2013 - 12:54 am

MELBOURNE: Cricket World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand have been drawn in the same group for the 2015 tournament, while title-holders India...

Azarenka continues to raise the bar for herself 31 Jul 2013 - 12:52 am

CARLSBAD, California: After a rough past couple of months that included a tight loss to Maria Sharapova at the French Open and an...

Argentina’s Del Potro looks to rebound from epic Wimbledon loss 31 Jul 2013 - 12:52 am

WASHINGTON, United States: Juan Martin Del Potro, coming off an epic Wimbledon semi-final loss to world number one Novak Djokovic, says he is...

England ‘too tired’ for internationals: Capello 31 Jul 2013 - 12:52 am

PARIS, France: England have been unable to challenge for major international trophies because the demands of the country’s gruelling domestic season leaves players...