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Cook backs England pace attack for Sri Lanka decider 20 Jun 2014 - 10:59 am

LONDON: The lack of a front-line spinner to replace Graeme Swann continues to vex English cricket but captain Alastair Cook insists their four-man...

QOC forges closer ties with the IOA 20 Jun 2014 - 10:59 am

Olympia, Greece: A senior delegation from the Qatar Olympic Committee chaired by Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar...

Barcelona to face hosts Al Sadd at Super Globe 20 Jun 2014 - 03:16 am

Leon Kalin, Chairman of the IHF Comission of Organising and Competitions and Mohamad Jabor Al Mulla, Director of the Super Globe during the...

Six Filipino players qualify for Stage Two of W9BC in Qatar 20 Jun 2014 - 03:14 am

Top: Action from the Stage one, the qualifying rounds, of the 2014 World 9-ball Championship (W9BC) organised by Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation...

Suarez brace puts England on verge of World Cup exit 20 Jun 2014 - 02:27 am

Uruguay’s forward Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring his first goal against England at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo yesterday. Uruguay beat England...

Dutch qualify for last 16 after defeating Australia 19 Jun 2014 - 10:10 am

Robin van Persie (9) of the Netherlands celebrates with team-mates after scoring a goal, as Australia’s Alex Wilkinson and his team-mate Ryan McGowan...

Do or die for England, Uruguay 19 Jun 2014 - 10:09 am

England’s Wayne Rooney attends a training session for the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. SAO PAULO: Heavyweights England and Uruguay...

Colombia wary of Ivory Coast speed and power 19 Jun 2014 - 10:08 am

Ivory Coast’s forward Didier Drogba takes part in a training session in Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil, yesterday. BRASïLIA: Colombia are planning to rely...

Wimbledon: Djokovic top seed over Nadal, Serena leads ladies 19 Jun 2014 - 10:05 am

Novak Djokovic kissing the Wimbledon winner’s trophy in 2011. LONDON: Wimbledon turned tennis upside down yesterday when Novak Djokovic was named top seed...

Wozniacki back in the groove 19 Jun 2014 - 10:04 am

EASTBOURNE: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki was happy to be back on grass and enjoying her game again after easing into the...

The Fugue upsets Treve to win Price of Wales’s Stakes 19 Jun 2014 - 10:04 am

ASCOT: The Fugue, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick, beat French filly Treve to win the Prince of Wales’s Stakes...

Love game stuns Krajicek 19 Jun 2014 - 10:03 am

‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH (Netherlands): Michaella Krajicek enjoyed a love game of her own at the WTA ‘s-Hertogenbosch grass-court tournament when her tennis-playing boyfriend proposed to...

Pre-Wimbledon injury scare for Halep 19 Jun 2014 - 10:02 am

‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH (Netherlands): Simona Halep’s preparations for Wimbledon were cut short at the WTA/ATP ‘s-Hertogenbosch Open yesterday as she retired from her second-round match...

WI continue to stretch lead over New Zealand 19 Jun 2014 - 10:01 am

PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies strengthened their hold on the second Test against New Zealand yesterday, reaching lunch at 396 for seven in...

Ashraful gets 8-year fixing ban 19 Jun 2014 - 10:01 am

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful (pictured) and ex-New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent were handed lengthy bans from all forms of cricket yesterday...

Grudges aside as Murali mentors Aussie spinners 19 Jun 2014 - 09:59 am

SYDNEY: Sri Lankan spin great Muttiah Muralitharan announced yesterday he will join the Australian coaching team for their series against Pakistan in the...

World 9-ball Pool Championship 19 Jun 2014 - 09:59 am

The 2014 WPA World 9-ball Championship is in full swing at the Al Sadd Stadium in Doha. This is the fifth straight year...

Spain make early Cup exit 19 Jun 2014 - 04:38 am

Spain’s forward Fernando Torres wipes tears from his eyes after Spain lost their Group B football match against Chile in the Maracana Stadium...