Sports

No match-fixing at Asian Cup, says AFC 17 Feb 2015 - 12:32 pm

Singapore---Asia's football body Tuesday urged other sports governing bodies in the region to follow its lead after the flagship Asian Cup passed off...

Kiwis to remain focused as Scots eye upset in Dunedin 17 Feb 2015 - 12:47 am

New Zealand’s team members celebrate after their 98-run win over Sri Lanka in their first match of the World Cup in Christchurch, in...

Ireland clinch another historic World Cup win 17 Feb 2015 - 12:45 am

Ireland’s John Mooney (second left) hugs team-mate Niall O’Brien (third left) after beating the West Indies for the first time in their World...

Westbrook leads West to All-Star victory over East 17 Feb 2015 - 12:42 am

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo (left) and former US President Bill Clinton sit courtside during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game...

Mosin tops in Double Trap at Qatar Open 17 Feb 2015 - 12:40 am

Mosin Vasily of Russia, winner in the Double Trap at the Qatar Open Shotgun championship waits for his turn to shot down clay...

PSG prepare for Chelsea test 17 Feb 2015 - 12:36 am

PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi (centre) and team-mate Thiago Motta (right) run during a training session in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, yesterday on the...

QAF chief launches election bids 17 Feb 2015 - 12:30 am

Dahlan Al Hamad (right), President of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) and Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic...

Olympians head to Doha for CHI Al Shaqab 17 Feb 2015 - 12:27 am

Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum (centre) is seen after winning the Grand Prix of Al Shaqab in this file picture. Also seen are second-placed Gregory...

Table tennis battle kicks off in Doha 17 Feb 2015 - 12:08 am

Two players practise at the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee Hall in Doha yesterday, ahead of the 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open that...

Ex-Yankee Kuroda returns to Japan for 80 percent pay cut 16 Feb 2015 - 07:37 pm

Tokyo--Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda returned to Japan's Hiroshima Carp on Monday after seven years in Major League Baseball and having...

Athletics: IAAF closes on Russia doping sanctions 16 Feb 2015 - 06:01 pm

Paris--International athletics chiefs will start action against Russian athletes caught in doping scandals within three months and said Monday they want a coach...

RugbyU: Toulouse to rest internationals for Top 14 clash 16 Feb 2015 - 05:55 pm

Toulouse, France--Toulouse's France internationals Thierry Dusautoir, Yoann Maestri and Yoann Huget will miss Saturday's Top 14 showdown against Lyon, their manager Guy Noves...

Football: Blanc unhappy at Ibrahimovic for publicity stunt 16 Feb 2015 - 05:36 pm

Paris--Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc said Monday that star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was wrong to take his shirt off to celebrate a goal...

Football: Trio definitely out for PSG against Chelsea 16 Feb 2015 - 05:17 pm

Paris--Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc confirmed on Monday that Lucas, Yohan Cabaye and Serge Aurier will all miss Tuesday's Champions League last 16,...

Cycling: Alberto Contador to retire after 2016 season 16 Feb 2015 - 04:46 pm

Madrid--Spain's two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador said on Monday he will retire after the 2016 season. "After 2016, what I can...

Football: Heavily-criticised Hearts make winning start 16 Feb 2015 - 04:33 pm

Johannesburg--Once-powerful Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak shrugged off pre-match criticism from former stars to defeat modest Beninese Police 1-0 in the CAF Confederation...

Football: Highly-rated Embolo chooses to stay at Basel 16 Feb 2015 - 04:01 pm

Lausanne--Cameroon-born Swiss starlet Breel Embolo has opted to stay at FC Basel after extending his contract through to June 2019, his club announced...

RugbyU: France's Pape cited for Heaslip challenge 16 Feb 2015 - 03:42 pm

Paris--France lock Pascal Pape will appear before a Disciplinary Committee "later this week" following his yellow card in Saturday's Six Nations defeat against...