Sports

India clubs oppose new IPL-style football league 16 Jul 2013 - 09:56 am

NEW DELHI: India’s top football clubs are up in arms against the national federation over moves to stage a cash-rich franchise-based tournament inspired...

Woods gets McDowell, Oosthuizen in Open draw 16 Jul 2013 - 09:56 am

GULLANE, Scotland: World number one Tiger Woods has been drawn to play alongside former US Open champion Graeme McDowell and South African Louis...

Title honours up for grabs, says Els 16 Jul 2013 - 09:55 am

GULLANE, United Kingdom: A year ago all the talk was of record English rainfall turning Royal Lytham into a soggy nightmare for the...

Squash: Qatar’s Al Tamimi raises World Junior hopes 16 Jul 2013 - 09:54 am

Wroclaw, Poland: Two successive titles on the junior international squash circuit this month have raised Qatari teenager Abdulla Mohammed Al Tamimi’s hopes of...

Freeman out of All Star game with thumb injury 16 Jul 2013 - 09:54 am

Atlanta: Atlanta fan favorite Freddie Freeman will miss the Major League Baseball All Star Game after the first baseman sustained an injury to...

Teenager Spieth wins John Deere Classic 16 Jul 2013 - 09:53 am

Silvis, Illinois: Teenager Jordan Spieth joined a play-off by holing out from a bunker on the last hole then won the John Deere...

Marquez wins in Germany 15 Jul 2013 - 02:25 am

Repsol Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain lifts the trophy after winning the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring circuit, near the...

Sprint stars Powell, Gay fail drug tests 15 Jul 2013 - 02:24 am

RALEIGH, North Carolina: Tearful former double sprint world champion Tyson Gay (pictured) said yesterday he had tested positive for a substance he could...

Cycling: Triumphant Froome extends lead 15 Jul 2013 - 02:24 am

LE MONT VENTOUX, France: Britain’s Chris Froome took another step towards yellow jersey triumph on the Tour de France with a second mountaintop...

Mickelson clinches Scottish Open title 15 Jul 2013 - 02:23 am

CASTLE STUART, United Kingdom: Phil Mickelson heads to the British Open in the best form possible after ending a 20-year European winless drought...

Pakistan crush West Indies 15 Jul 2013 - 02:22 am

GEORGETOWN: All-rounder Shahid Afridi returned to international cricket with a blistering half century and a career-best 7-12 as Pakistan recorded a thumping 126-run...

Spot-on for England!: The hosts beat Aussies in thriller 14 Jul 2013 - 10:47 pm

NOTTINGHAM, England: James Anderson took five wickets for the second time in the match as England just held their nerve to win the...

Interesting Stats 14 Jul 2013 - 10:46 pm

Australia’s 14-run defeat threw up several interesting statistics. Among them were: Australia have now lost three Ashes Tests in a row to arch-rivals...

Cook hails Anderson 14 Jul 2013 - 10:46 pm

NOTTINGHAM, England: England captain Alastair Cook praised the “outstanding” James Anderson after the fast-medium bowler guided the hosts to a nerve-wracking 14-run win...

Coach Moyes still coming to terms with scrutiny 14 Jul 2013 - 10:44 pm

FROM LEFT: Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, coach David Moyes and Ryan Giggs pose in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge prior to a...

United have cash for ‘stellar’ buy 14 Jul 2013 - 10:44 pm

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester United say there is sufficient cash in the kitty to allow new manager David Moyes to chase a “stellar...

Napoli’s Cavani set for PSG medical today: Reports 14 Jul 2013 - 10:43 pm

ROME: Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani is expected to undergo a medical today as he completes his move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain from...

Bayern Munich sign Thiago from Barca 14 Jul 2013 - 10:43 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich have signed Spain Under-21 captain Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona on a four-year contract in a deal worth €25m ($32.6m), the...