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Offenders urged to help as sport delves into doping past 12 Feb 2014 - 09:34 am

Dick Marty (right), Chairman of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC), and the President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Brian Cookson of...

Pole Kwiatkowski wins in Mallorca 12 Feb 2014 - 09:30 am

MADRID: Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski claimed the Serra de Tramuntana trophy on the third day of the Mallorca Challenge yesterday....

South Africa happy with favourites tag 12 Feb 2014 - 09:23 am

Australian captain Michael Clarke (right) and South African captain Graeme Smith pose with the trophy at the SuperSport Park, in Centurion, yesterday, on...

Hepburn wins time trial in Doha 12 Feb 2014 - 04:53 am

Australian rider Michael Hepburn of Orica GreenEdge team, winner of the individual time trial at the Tour of Qatar, celebrates on the podium...

Boonen wins stage two 11 Feb 2014 - 03:23 am

Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma-Quickstep team celebrates after winning stage two of the Tour of Qatar from Camel Race Track to Al Khor...

Messi lifts Barca back to the top 11 Feb 2014 - 02:17 am

Sevilla’s goalkeeper Beto (left) vies with Barcelona forward Lionel Messi during their Spanish League football match at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in...

Mourinho stokes up feud with Man City 11 Feb 2014 - 02:16 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho stoked up his war of words with Manuel Pellegrini yesterday, questioning the Manchester City manager’s sums and calling...

Ryder, Bracewell lose Test spots 11 Feb 2014 - 02:12 am

AUCKLAND: Troublesome New Zealand cricketers Jesse Ryder and Doug Bracewell are out of the second Test against India, coach Mike Hesson said yesterday,...

ICC revamp good for the game: BCCI Chief 11 Feb 2014 - 02:11 am

President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), N Srinivasan addresses a press conference in Kolkata in this photograph taken...

23rd International Equestrian Sword Festival to begin on February 20 11 Feb 2014 - 02:10 am

Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club officials at a press conference yesterday. DOHA: The H H The Emir 23rd International Equestrian Sword Festival will...

Walker holds on for Pebble Beach win 11 Feb 2014 - 02:09 am

PEBBLE BEACH: Jimmy Walker let a big lead shrink, but held on for a one-shot victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his...

Olympics: Oslo safe 2022 choice after ‘experiments’ 11 Feb 2014 - 12:58 am

SOCHI: The organisers of Norway’s bid to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics said Oslo’s modestly-priced proposal was the safe choice after a succession...

Mulder twins claim gold and bronze 11 Feb 2014 - 12:48 am

SOCHI, Russia: Michel Mulder ‘lost’ then won the men’s 500 metres Olympic speed skating title by one hundredth of a second in a...

Maria in super-charged masterclass 11 Feb 2014 - 12:47 am

SOCHI, Russia: Germany’s Maria Hoefl-Riesch put on a skiing masterclass to defend her Olympic super-combined title yesterday, but 40-year-old biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen...

Things to know about Qatar Open 11 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

What historic milestone is Li Na just a week away from achieving? Who are the three wildcards? Do you like trivia? Here’s everything...

I can do better still, says Melbourne champion Li Na 11 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

DOHA: Li Na, the Chinese star who won her second Grand Slam title last month and will earn a world number two ranking...

Real Madrid, Barcelona out to seal Cup final places 11 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

MADRID: Real Madrid and Barcelona take significant advantages into the second legs of their Copa del Rey semi-finals against Atletico Madrid and Real...

Zimbabwe players boycott over unpaid wages 11 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

HARARE: Zimbabwe national team cricketers boycotted a local twenty-over tournament yesterday over unpaid wages and bonuses, a players’ represantative said. “The situation is...