Sports

Djokovic beats Federer for Indian Wells crown 18 Mar 2014 - 08:56 am

Novak Djokovic (left) of Serbia and Flavia Pennetta of Italy hold trophies after winning men’s and women’s finals respectively at the BNP Paribas...

Cav cruises to Tirreno stage 18 Mar 2014 - 08:47 am

MILAN: Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish cruised to victory in the sixth and penultimate stage of Tirreno-Adriatico yesterday, with Spaniard Alberto...

Korea skating official quits after Sochi flop 18 Mar 2014 - 08:45 am

SEOUL: The powerful vice chairman of the Korean Skating Union (KSU), Jeon Myung-gyu, resigned yesterday as South Korea moved to put a disappointing...

Late heroics give Aussie Senden second US title 18 Mar 2014 - 08:45 am

John Senden of Australia stands with his trophy after winning the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida,...

Marquez begins title defence in Qatar 18 Mar 2014 - 08:43 am

Doha: The floodlit Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar will signal the start of the 2014 MotoGP season this weekend, as 21-year-old Marc...

Griffin leads Clips past Cavs to 11th straight win 18 Mar 2014 - 08:42 am

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dion Waiters (3) is fouled by Los Angeles Clippers’ centre DeAndre Jordan (6) as he drives to the basket during...

Vancouver Canucks get the best of Luongo with shootout win 18 Mar 2014 - 08:41 am

Winnipeg Jets’ defenceman Dustin Byfuglien (33) scores against the Dallas Stars in their NHL game at MTS Centre yesterday. Sunrise, Florida: Eddie Lack...

Top gymnasts for Qatar event 18 Mar 2014 - 04:04 am

The President of Qatar Gymnastic Federation, Ali Al Hitmi (fourth right) with other officials and sponsors of the 7th FIG World Challenge Cup...

World T20: Hosts Bangladesh thrash Afghanistan in opener 17 Mar 2014 - 10:44 am

Bangladesh batsman Anamul Haque celebrates team’s victory at the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday....

Nepal rout Hong Kong in clash of debutants 17 Mar 2014 - 10:43 am

Nepal cricketer Basant Regmi (centre) reacts after the dismissal of Hong Kong cricketer Nizakat Khan during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup second qualifying...

Sangakkara to quit T20 after world meet 17 Mar 2014 - 10:42 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (pictured), will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh, the veteran left-hander told a...

Garrigus maintains slim lead at Valspar 17 Mar 2014 - 10:42 am

Robert Garrigus hits a tee shot on the 3rd hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida yesterday....

Retiring O’Driscoll treasures special victory 17 Mar 2014 - 10:41 am

Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll and Kearney hold the cup after winning their Six Nations Rugby Union match against France in Saint-Denis, near Paris yesterday....

Crushing win for Rosberg 17 Mar 2014 - 10:40 am

Rosberg holds the trophy. MELBOURNE: Nico Rosberg drew first blood for Mercedes in the new Formula One season with a dominant Australian Grand...

Federer and Djokovic to meet in Indian Wells final 17 Mar 2014 - 10:39 am

Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei and Shuai Peng of China pose for photographers after defeating Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Sania Mirza of India...

Bruins score eighth straight victory 17 Mar 2014 - 10:38 am

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov (26) and Anaheim Ducks center Andrew Cogliano (7) chase a loose puck in the second period of...

Noah leads Bulls to 94-87 win over Kings 17 Mar 2014 - 10:33 am

Joakim Noah piled up 23 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots, leading the Chicago Bulls to a tough 94-87 victory...

Liverpool sink sorry United 17 Mar 2014 - 10:31 am

Tottenham Hotspurs’ Danny Rose (left) vies for the ball with Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna during their Premier league match at White Hart Lane in...