Sports

Hosts Zimbabwe crush Bangladesh 21 Apr 2013 - 05:54 pm

HARARE: Brendan Taylor became just the third Zimbabwean batsman to score centuries in both innings of a Test match as his side completed...

Ozil double sees Real Madrid past Betis 21 Apr 2013 - 05:54 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid warmed up for their Champions League semi-final first-leg with Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Real...

Blatter hints he may stay on as FIFA chief 21 Apr 2013 - 05:54 pm

PANAMA CITY: Sepp Blatter gave his strongest hint yet that he may stay on for another four-year term as FIFA president beyond 2015,...

Chennai, Bangalore register victories 21 Apr 2013 - 05:53 pm

Chennai: Ravindra Jadeja came up with a fairytale allround performance in difficult times to propel Chennai Super Kings to a four-wicket win over...

West shows good form in Moto2 practice in Texas 21 Apr 2013 - 05:53 pm

Texas, USA: Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) Racing Team rider Anthony West was immediately on the pace on the first day of...

Torrential rain cancels Charlotte qualifying 21 Apr 2013 - 05:53 pm

CONCORD, North Carolina: Dangerous weather caused the cancellation of yesterday’s qualifying session for the fourth annual Dollar General NHRA Four Wide Nationals near...

Alonso confident Ferrari will fire for today’s race 21 Apr 2013 - 05:52 pm

Manama: Spanish driver Fernando Alonso said third place on the grid for today’s Bahrain Grand Prix was no problem - because he is...

MotoGP: Marquez dominates practice 21 Apr 2013 - 05:52 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Spain’s Marc Marquez dominated both free practice sessions yesterday ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix of Americas race, the second event...

Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic set up dream Monte Carlo final 21 Apr 2013 - 05:52 pm

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic yesterday set up their third Monte Carlo Masters final meeting, with the Serb top seed the...

Streelman in tie for lead at windy Heritage 21 Apr 2013 - 05:51 pm

HILTON HEAD, South Carolina: A little more than a month after clinching his maiden PGA Tour victory, American Kevin Streelman was back in...

Pettersen on top in Hawaii 21 Apr 2013 - 05:51 pm

KAPOLEI, Hawaii: Suzann Pettersen fired a four-under 68 to maintain her slim one-shot lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE...

Italy, Slovakia on verge of Fed Cup final 21 Apr 2013 - 05:51 pm

MOSCOW: Italy and Slovakia are one win away from reaching the Fed Cup final after sweeping both singles matches in their respective semi-finals...

Watson quits as Australia team vice-captain 21 Apr 2013 - 05:50 pm

SYDNEY: Shane Watson has stood down from his role as Australia’s vice-captain across all formats of the game, Cricket Australia said yesterday, following...

Table Tennis: Eljaish, Al Sadd set for Emir Cup final 21 Apr 2013 - 05:49 pm

Table Tennis team captains of Al Sadd’s Waled Nasser (left) and Eljaish’s Nasser Al Mohannadi pose with the Emir Cup trophy during the...

Pace of basketball development in Qatar excites Al Rayyan coach 21 Apr 2013 - 05:47 pm

A file picture taken on April 18, 2013 of Al Rayyan coach Brian Rowsom. Rowsom played 82 games, scoring a total of 457...

Bahrain GP: Tyres will be decisive, says Vettel 21 Apr 2013 - 05:46 pm

MANAMA: World championship leader German Sebastian Vettel expects today’s Bahrain Grand Prix to be decided by strategic decisions and the management of tyre...

Blackhawks clinch 7th straight win 21 Apr 2013 - 05:46 pm

CHICAGO: The race for the Central Division is long over, and the West has been won. The Presidents’ Trophy is still out there,...

China dominate Asia Championship semis 21 Apr 2013 - 05:45 pm

TAIPEI: China’s Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui and fellow Chinese players dominated the Badminton Asia Championships semi-finals yesterday in Taipei....