Sports

NFL: Lions tame Bears for NFC North division lead 12 Nov 2013 - 12:43 pm

CHICAGO: Detroit battered Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler yesterday in a 21-19 defeat that put the Lions atop the NFL’s National Conference North...

Ducks register 3-1 win over Canucks 12 Nov 2013 - 12:43 pm

ANAHEIM, California: This season is beginning to resemble 2006-07 for All-Star forward Corey Perry, one of five Anaheim Ducks holdovers who helped them...

South Africa crush Pakistan 12 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: AB de Villiers stormed to an unbeaten century to help South Africa beat Pakistan convincingly by 117 runs in...

Marrero, Verdasco stun Bryan brothers to claim Finals title 12 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

LONDON: American duo Bob and Mike Bryan’s incredible year ended in disapppointment when they were beaten by Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and David Marrero...

Armstrong says he will testify with 100 percent honesty 12 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

LONDON: Disgraced former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has said he will testify with “100 percent transparency and honesty” at any independent...

Messi ruled out for up to two months 12 Nov 2013 - 05:03 am

BARCELONA: Barcelona star Lionel Messi (pictured) will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks due to a muscle tear in his left hamstring muscle, the...

Qatar’s Langdon clinches world championship title 11 Nov 2013 - 11:04 am

Qatar’s Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon celebrates his first-career NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world championship title in the winner’s circle...

Dubuisson upstages stars to win in Turkey 11 Nov 2013 - 11:03 am

BELEK, Turkey: Little-known Frenchman Victor Dubuisson showed no signs of stage fright as an exemplary exhibition of front-running earned him his maiden European...

Van Persie goal sinks Arsenal; City lose 11 Nov 2013 - 10:56 am

Manchester United’s Dutch forward Robin van Persie (left) scores the opening goal during the English Premier League football match against Arsenal at Old...

Marquez claims world title 11 Nov 2013 - 10:54 am

Marquez (left) celebrates with his team after finishing third and accumulating enough points to become the youngest MotoGP champion at Ricardo Tormo racetrack...

Wins for Al Arabi, Al Sadd in Qatar Basketball League 11 Nov 2013 - 10:52 am

An Al Sadd player (in white) attempts to shoot a basket during his side’s Qatar Basketball League match against Qatar Sports Club at...

England sweat on Prior, Pietersen ahead of Ashes 11 Nov 2013 - 10:52 am

SYDNEY: England batsman Kevin Pietersen will travel to Melbourne for a cortisone injection on his troublesome knee amid concerns about wicketkeeper Matt Prior’s...

Johnson must play in Test series, says McGrath 11 Nov 2013 - 10:52 am

SYDNEY: Test great Glenn McGrath says enigmatic paceman Mitchell Johnson must play in the Test series against England, believing he can be a...

South Africa keen to make it 4-1 against Pakistan: De Kock 11 Nov 2013 - 10:52 am

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Dashing South African opener Quinton De Kock vowed his team will go for a 4-1 win over Pakistan in...

New Zealand, Sri Lanka ODI abandoned due to heavy rain 11 Nov 2013 - 10:51 am

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: Bad weather forced the first one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka to be abandoned in Hambantota yesterday. New...

Raikkonen to miss last two races of season 11 Nov 2013 - 10:51 am

LONDON: Kimi Raikkonen (pictured) has pulled out of the last two races of the Formula One season in Texas and Brazil after deciding...

Marquez triumph good for MotoGP, says Spencer 11 Nov 2013 - 10:50 am

MADRID: Marc Marquez’s maiden MotoGP world title at the age of only 20 is great news for the profile of the sport, according...

Seeds have it easy in Doha 11 Nov 2013 - 10:48 am

Karim Darwish (left) of Egypt plays a stroke against England’s Adrian Grant during their Qatar Classic PSA World Series event at Khalifa International...