Sports

Ballan out of intensive care 30 Dec 2012 - 12:33 am

LONDON: Former world road race champion Alessandro Ballan is out of intensive care as he continues to recover from surgery following a high-speed...

Ruthless Australia thrash Sri Lanka in second Test 29 Dec 2012 - 05:05 am

Members of the Australian team celebrate after dismissing Sri Lanka’s batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan on the third day of the second cricket Test match...

Yuvraj blitz helps India level Twenty20 series 29 Dec 2012 - 04:56 am

Ahmedabad: India squared the two-match Twenty20 International series 1-1, beating Pakistan by 11 runs in the second encounter at the Sardar Patel Stadium...

Sangakkara set to miss remainder of Aussie Tour 29 Dec 2012 - 04:55 am

MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka’s gloom over their shattering innings capitulation to Australia deepened with news yesterday that star batsman Kumar Sangakkara will miss the...

Kiwis rest Bracewell for Proteas ODIs 29 Dec 2012 - 04:55 am

Queensland: New Zealand have left Doug Bracewell out of their 15-man squad for a one-day international series in South Africa to manage the...

Maxwell replaces Watson for third Test 29 Dec 2012 - 04:55 am

MELBOURNE: All-rounder Glenn Maxwell was drafted in to replace the injured Shane Watson in a 13-man Australian squad named yesterday for next week’s...

United out to extend lead on arch rivals Man City 29 Dec 2012 - 04:53 am

Manchester United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson shakes hands with club mascot Fred the Red as he walks to his seat before their English...

Platini renews Qatar winter World Cup call 29 Dec 2012 - 04:53 am

DUBAI: UEFA president Michel Platini renewed his call yesterday for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be switched to the winter to...

Goals will come for Man City, says Platt 29 Dec 2012 - 04:53 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Assistant manager David Platt insists there should be no concerns about Manchester City’s lack of goals. City, who trail United...

Yobo hits back at Odemwingie 29 Dec 2012 - 04:52 am

LAGOS: Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo has lashed out at Peter Odemwingie for being disrespectful after the West Bromwich Albion striker said the country...

Dominant Egypt crush Qatar 29 Dec 2012 - 04:51 am

Qatar’s Younes Ali (right) vies for the ball with Egypt’s Ahmed Hassan Mekki during their international friendly match in Doha yesterday. The money...

UAE rider Al Balooshi tops Qatar field 29 Dec 2012 - 04:49 am

DOHA: UAE rider Mohammed Al Balooshi yesterday won both races in the third round of the Qatar International Enduro held near Sealine Beach...

PSG coach rules out move for Ronaldo 29 Dec 2012 - 04:49 am

ROME: Paris Saint Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti (pictured) has ruled out making a bid to bring Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to the...

Bairstow to miss India ODI series 29 Dec 2012 - 04:48 am

LONDON: England batsman Jonny Bairstow will miss January’s five-match one-day international series in India because of family illness. Bairstow, 23, played in the...

Nadal pulls out of Doha event, Australian Open 29 Dec 2012 - 04:46 am

DOHA/MADRID: Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, the season’s first event and the Australian Open yesterday, claiming he was still...

Djokovic targets Grand Slam wins after 2012 heartbreaker 29 Dec 2012 - 04:45 am

PARIS: Novak Djokovic believes he can become only the third man in history to hold all four majors at the same time in...

Wozniacki ring fuels engagement rumours 29 Dec 2012 - 04:45 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki fuelled speculation she was engaged to golf’s world number one Rory McIlroy yesterday when she appeared wearing...

Clippers bully Celtics to extend winning streak in NBA 29 Dec 2012 - 04:44 am

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Clippers left the Boston Celtics battered and bruised in a physical 106-77 victory yesterday to extend their franchise-record...