Sports

Rugby: England face Welsh wall in northern supremacy battle today 16 Mar 2013 - 05:27 am

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: History awaits the winner of today’s climax to the Six Nations as Wales and Grand Slam-seeking England battle for northern...

Resurgent Nadal in semis 16 Mar 2013 - 05:26 am

Roger Federer (left) of Switzerland and Rafael Nadal of Spain greet each other at the net after Nadal defeated Federer in their men’s...

Chapchai, Liang share halfway lead in India 16 Mar 2013 - 05:01 am

Masamichi Uehira of Japan is seen in action on day two of the Thailand Open at Thana City Golf and Sports Club in...

Spurs beat Mavs to clinch play-off spot 16 Mar 2013 - 05:00 am

SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Tim Duncan finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs clinched a play-off spot by edging...

Chelsea lead English trio into Europa last eight 16 Mar 2013 - 04:59 am

UEFA Champions League final ambassador Steve McManaman shows the name of Paris Saint-Germain during the draw at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland....

Barcelona to take on PSG 16 Mar 2013 - 04:59 am

Nyon, Switzerland: Champions League favourites Barcelona will play big-spending Paris Saint-Germain in the pick of the quarter-final matches after the draw was held...

Vettel fastest in first outing 16 Mar 2013 - 04:54 am

MELBOURNE: World champion Sebastian Vettel put his rivals firmly in their place by dominating both practice sessions on the opening day of the...

Al Rayyan, Eljaish ready for final 15 Mar 2013 - 06:40 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrehman Al Thani (standing, second right), President of the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), is seen with (from left) Saadoun Al...

New trophies unveiled at glittering QBF event 15 Mar 2013 - 06:38 am

DOHA: The Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) yesterday unveiled two new trophies which will be presented to the winners of the Emir Cup and...

Stage set for QSL Qatar Nations Cup semis 15 Mar 2013 - 06:38 am

DOHA: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) will stage the QSL Qatar Nations Cup semi-finals this week. The tournament has been a huge hit,...

Champions League clash 14 Mar 2013 - 02:51 am

Bayern Munich’s Luiz Gustavo (right) is challenged by Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla during the Champions League round of 16 second leg match in Munich,...

F1: Vettel begins quest for fourth world title 14 Mar 2013 - 01:13 am

FROM LEFT: McLaren’s Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain, Ferrari’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso and Renault’s Kimi Raikkonen of Finland. Button has...

Ecclestone gives race pass to Hamilton’s bulldog 13 Mar 2013 - 11:50 pm

Melbourne: A dog’s life in Formula One, if your owner is Lewis Hamilton, means a VIP pass to the races and being pampered...

Irked Warne urges less formal approach for positive results 13 Mar 2013 - 11:49 pm

LONDON: Australia’s selectors need to adopt a less formal approach to bring the best out of the players even if it means allowing...

‘Attitude’ problem reason for sackings: Team coach 13 Mar 2013 - 11:49 pm

SYDNEY: Australia coach Mickey Arthur yesterday said a team culture including unacceptable “back-chat” and “attitude” forced him to controversially axe four players for...

We have confidence: Cook 13 Mar 2013 - 11:46 pm

England’s cricket team players pose for a team photograph before a training session at the Basin Reserve in Wellington yesterday. England will play...

ICC offers helping hand to nations 13 Mar 2013 - 11:45 pm

DUBAI: The West Indies Cricket Board and Zimbabwe Cricket have both been given financial support by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in an...

Dhawan set for Test debut against Aussies 13 Mar 2013 - 11:45 pm

NEW DELHI: Shikhar Dhawan looks set to open the batting for India in place of Virender Sehwag in the third Test against Australia,...