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Al Sadd enter Emir Cup semis 04 Apr 2013 - 01:30 am

by Danotzki Santos Doha: Al Sadd wanted a victory to get to the semi-final round outright and did it in style by overpowering...

Rossi takes on Spanish Armada 04 Apr 2013 - 01:29 am

LONDON: Valentino Rossi is back on a Yamaha but it will take some heroics for the ageing Italian great to wrest the MotoGP...

Lorenzo sees positives in Rossi’s Yamaha deal 04 Apr 2013 - 01:29 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: World champion Jorge Lorenzo believes veteran MotoGP rider and new team-mate Valentino Rossi will add power and purpose to...

Qatar and IWG sign pact 04 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) yesterday endorsed the ‘Brighton Declaration’, saying Qatar was fast developing a healthy environment to support women’s participation...

Ryder is out of hospital 04 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder (pictured left) has been released from a Christchurch hospital and returned to his home in Wellington after...

Rising Australian fast bowler Starc hits contract jackpot 04 Apr 2013 - 12:50 am

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia unveiled yesterday a list of 20 contracted players for the new season amid reports that star bowler Mitchell Starc is...

Akram to work with Pakistan fast bowlers 04 Apr 2013 - 12:49 am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has turned to former captain and fast bowler Wasim Akram and will prepare special pitches for the...

Top-ranked Serena wins WTA clay opener 04 Apr 2013 - 12:49 am

CHARLESTON, South Carolina: World No. 1 Serena Williams (pictured above) served nine aces yesterday during her first match this season on clay, beating...

Qatar’s Lekhwiya go top 04 Apr 2013 - 12:48 am

Doha: Qatar international Sebastian Soria scored two late goals as unbeaten Lekhwiya beat Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor 3-1 yesterday to leapfrog the top of Group...

Referees grilled in AFC Cup match-fixing probe 04 Apr 2013 - 12:48 am

SINGAPORE: Three Lebanese football referees were dropped from an AFC Cup tie in Singapore and questioned by anti-corruption officers yesterday in the city-state’s...

Barca left to rue ‘expensive’ night in Paris 04 Apr 2013 - 12:48 am

MADRID: The Catalan press were left to reflect on a bittersweet evening for Barcelona after they conceded late and lost Lionel Messi (pictured)...

English clubs eye redemption in Europa League 04 Apr 2013 - 12:47 am

LONDON: After a collective blow-out in the Champions League, England has a three-pronged attack on Europe’s second tier competition with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur...

NBA: Lakers top Mavericks 04 Apr 2013 - 12:47 am

LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant’s 19th career triple-double lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-81 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks yesterday in a...

Darvish falls one out shy of perfect game 04 Apr 2013 - 12:40 am

HOUSTON: The Texas Rangers’ Japanese hurler Yu Darvish came within one out of pitching a rare perfect game yesterday, retiring 26 batters before...

Pacquiao likely to fight again in September 04 Apr 2013 - 12:39 am

MANILA: Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao plans to fight again in September, with the bout likely to be staged outside the United States...

Cardinals deal for Palmer 04 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

New York: The NFC West continued to be National Football League’s hottest division for offseason moves as the Arizona Cardinals and the San...

Sabres end Penguins’ winning streak 04 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

PITTSBURGH, Pennsyl-vania: The Buffalo Sabres halted the Penguins’ march toward NHL history yesterday, beating Pittsburgh 4-1 to snap the Pens’ winning streak at...

Galatasaray ready for Real 03 Apr 2013 - 10:29 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left), Real Madrid’s Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien (centre) and Real Madrid’s Portuguese defender Fabio Coentrao take part...