Sports

India board agree to Champions Trophy participation 07 May 2017 - 11:15 am

NEW DELHI: India confirmed their participation in next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales on Sunday after initially delaying the announcement of...

Athletes warn Coates to bring in AOC change 07 May 2017 - 08:56 am

Sydney: Australia's athletes say they will hold John Coates to account after the country's most powerful sports figure was returned as president of...

Al Naimi takes another superpole in QSTK 06 May 2017 - 09:24 pm

Qatari rider Mashel Al Naimi got his third pole position of the season and was to start in front of the grid when...

Pedrosa edges Marquez for pole at Spanish MotoGP 06 May 2017 - 09:24 pm

Jerez De La Frontera, Spain: Dani Pedrosa took pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday, ahead of defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez....

Opening round of Diamond League a success: Al Kuwari 06 May 2017 - 09:24 pm

Doha: Secretary-General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and President of Qatar Athletics Federation Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari (pictured) said that the opening...

Hamilton tops UK sport's rich list, Ibra cashes in 06 May 2017 - 09:17 pm

London: Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has cemented his position as the richest sportsman in the UK, while Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic...

Jordan down Lebanon to win Asian Communities Football Tournament 06 May 2017 - 09:17 pm

Jordan defeated Lebanon 1-0 to win the fifth Asian Communities Football Tournament 2017 (ACFT) which concluded on Friday at Al Ahli Stadium. India...

Qatar's Al Attiyah wins Jordan Rally 06 May 2017 - 09:17 pm

Dead Sea, Jordan: He began the event as the firm favourite, but Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah was in devastating form to completely...

Aspire Zone Foundation and INSEP ink new partnership 06 May 2017 - 09:11 pm

Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) and the French National Institute of Sport expertise and performance (INSEP), a training institute and center for excellence in...

Manchester City boost top four bid, Hull remain in trouble 06 May 2017 - 08:42 pm

London: Manchester City improved their prospects of qualifying for the Champions League with a 5-0 demolition of Crystal Palace, while relegation-threatened Hull suffered...

Olympic swim champion Adolph Kiefer dies at 98 06 May 2017 - 03:49 pm

Adolph Kiefer, the 100-meter backstroke winner at the 1936 Berlin Games who was America's oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport, has...

Ronaldo rested again for Granada trip 06 May 2017 - 01:47 pm

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo was again left out of the Real Madrid squad for Saturday's La Liga trip to relegated Granada following his Champions...

Injured McCullum to miss rest of IPL 06 May 2017 - 01:35 pm

New Delhi:New Zealand's Brendon McCullum has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League season with a hamstring strain, heaping...

Ireland captain defiant after England thrashing 06 May 2017 - 01:27 pm

Bristol, United Kingdom: Ireland captain William Porterfield insisted his side would be worthy of Test status after their embarrassing one-day international defeat by...

Kipchoge runs quickest marathon in just over two hours 06 May 2017 - 09:33 am

Monza, Italy: Reigning Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya narrowly failed in his attempt to complete the distance under the mythical two-hour...

James scores 35 as Cavaliers put Raptors on brink 06 May 2017 - 09:15 am

Los Angeles: LeBron James scored 35 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-94 Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold lead...

Klopp believes he can work magic on German star 06 May 2017 - 08:59 am

Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp is confident he will convince in-form German international midfielder Emre Can to sign a new long-term contract at Liverpool. Can...

Cordial Wenger and Mourinho in salvage mode 06 May 2017 - 08:57 am

London: There has been a telling absence of mind games between Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead...