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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....

Lakers’ guard Nash optimistic about NBA play-off return 21 Apr 2013 - 05:45 pm

LOS ANGELES: Steve Nash gave the Los Angeles Lakers a welcome boost yesterday when he said he was “very optimistic” he would play...

Chacin injured as Rockies beat Diamondbacks 21 Apr 2013 - 05:44 pm

DENVER: Jhoulys Chacin’s strong start ended painfully. Chacin pitched effectively into the seventh inning and became the first Rockies starter to throw 100...

Rosberg on pole for Bahrain GP 21 Apr 2013 - 04:16 am

Ferrari’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, Mercedes’ German driver Nico Rosberg and Red Bull Racing’s German driver Sebastian Vettel celebrate after the qualifying session...

Arsenal edge 10-man Fulham; Norwich win 21 Apr 2013 - 04:15 am

Arsenal’s German defender Per Mertesacker (right) celebrates after scoring a goa with team-mate Laurent Koscielny during their English Premier League match agianst Fulham...