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SOP Paralympic Day at Qatar Sports Club 12 Mar 2013 - 07:48 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, (first right) Minister of...

Dominant Woods claims 17th WGC title in Miami 12 Mar 2013 - 07:28 am

MIAMI: Tiger Woods captured the WGC-Cadillac Championship at the Blue Monster course yesterday with a closing round of one-under 71 for a two-shot...

Brown wins in Puerto Rico 12 Mar 2013 - 07:27 am

Rio Grande: American Scott Brown birdied the final hole, where his playing partner Fabian Gomez bogeyed, to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title...

Stricker’s generosity helps Tiger 12 Mar 2013 - 07:26 am

MIAMI: Steve Stricker could be forgiven for regretting he helped Tiger Woods with his putting before the WGC-Cadillac Championship, but after losing to...

Cycling: Jalabert seriously injured in accident 12 Mar 2013 - 07:26 am

Toulouse: Former cyclist Laurent Jalabert was seriously injured in a road accident yesterday morning, French police said. Jalabert, who won the Tour of...

Heat earn 18th straight win 12 Mar 2013 - 07:24 am

MIAMI: The Miami Heat extended their franchise-best winning streak to 18 games by beating mistake-prone Indiana 105-91 yesterday, avenging two one-sided losses to...

USA, Dominicans win WBC pools 12 Mar 2013 - 07:22 am

LOS ANGELES: The United States and the Dominican Republic both posted come-from-behind victories yesterday to win their respective pools and advance to the...

We took drugs for an ‘adventure’: Indian boxer 12 Mar 2013 - 07:21 am

Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab): Boxer Ram Singh, who is under detention in the multi-million dollar drug racket, has said that he and Olympics bronze...

Oilers hand Blackhawks another loss 12 Mar 2013 - 07:21 am

Chicago: The combination of being shut out the last two games and an opponent that looked like imposters rather than the NHL’s top...

ExxonMobil Qatar to sponsor Chi Al Shaqab 11 Mar 2013 - 12:03 am

Al Shaqab Vice-Chairperson H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani (right) and ExxonMobil Qatar President and General Manager Bart Cahir (second...

Chelsea fight back to earn replay with United 11 Mar 2013 - 12:02 am

Manchester United’s Shinji Kagawa (right) challenges Chelsea’s Cezar Azpilicueta during their English FA Cup quarter-final match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England,...

Rooney to be offered new deal: Ferguson 10 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

LONDON: Manchester United’s England striker Wayne Rooney will be offered a new contract before his deal ends in 2015, the club’s manager Alex...

Late Gerrard penalty gives Liverpool win 10 Mar 2013 - 11:57 pm

Liverpool: Steven Gerrard rocked Tottenham as the Liverpool captain’s late penalty clinched a 3-2 win over the Champions League hopefuls at Anfield yesterday...

England salvage draw 10 Mar 2013 - 11:56 pm

Dunedin, New Zealand: A determined England batted through the final day to salvage a draw from the first Test against New Zealand at...

Ashraful and Rahim boost Bangladesh 10 Mar 2013 - 11:55 pm

Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim (right) and team-mate Mohammad Ashraful run between the wickets during the third day of the opening Test match at...

Ingram sets up South African win 10 Mar 2013 - 11:54 pm

BLOEMFONTEIN,South Africa: Colin Ingram hit an unbeaten century to set up a comfortable 125-run win for South Africa in the first one-day international...

Ganguly sees Dhoni hand in Sehwag’s exclusion 10 Mar 2013 - 11:54 pm

Kolkata: Expressing surprise over the dropping of dashing India opener Virender Sehwag, former captain Sourav Ganguly said current team skipper MS Dhoni had...

Alexis and Messi goals see Barca past Depor 10 Mar 2013 - 11:53 pm

Madrid: A much-changed Barcelona side warmed up for their Champions League clash with Milan on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Deportivo la...