Sports

Cardinals, Red Sox get set for World Series duel 22 Oct 2013 - 11:08 pm

St Louis Cardinals’ Allen Craig checks his elbow protection. BOSTON: The resurgent Red Sox will try to cap a worst-to-first season with a...

Nonu heading back to Blues 22 Oct 2013 - 11:06 pm

Representatives of all 14 teams line up at the launch of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester. The...

Phelan resigns as Argentina’s head coach 22 Oct 2013 - 11:05 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Santiago Phelan resigned as coach of the Argentinian rugby team with immediate effect yesterday ending a five-year spell in charge, the...

Athletics: Kenyan ladies hatch plan to snatch Radcliffe record 22 Oct 2013 - 11:05 pm

NAIROBI: A group of Kenya’s best women distance runners are conspiring to take a shot at the marathon world record set by Britain’s...

Federer admits errors, vows to keep playing 22 Oct 2013 - 09:39 am

FROM LEFT Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland on stage during the ATP Heritage Celebration at...

Arsenal ready for crunch encounter 22 Oct 2013 - 09:39 am

LONDON: Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s Champions League double-header against Borussia Dortmund will be “decisive” in the race to qualify from Group F. Wenger’s...

Play-offs: Portugal get Sweden test as France take on Ukraine 22 Oct 2013 - 09:36 am

Gordon Savic, Head of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers holds up the ballot card for France, yesterday, during the draw ceremony for the...

Celtic face make-or-break Ajax showdown 22 Oct 2013 - 09:36 am

GLASGOW: Neil Lennon says Celtic’s Group H clash with Ajax today is pivotal to his side’s Champions League ambitions. Celtic host the Dutch...

Henry, Pires lined up for India tournament 22 Oct 2013 - 09:33 am

MUMBAI: Former football superstars Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Hernan Crespo are being lined up to play in a new Indian tournament aimed...

France break another record 22 Oct 2013 - 09:30 am

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in action during women’s 400m Individual Medley event at the FINA World Cup Tour at Hamad Aquatic Centre in...

2nd GCC Conference on Sport and Environment begins today in Doha 22 Oct 2013 - 09:28 am

From left: Fahad Juma, Director of Planning and Development at Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Dr Mohammed Al Serafi, Executive Director of the 2nd...

Senegal pays tribute to Metsu 22 Oct 2013 - 09:28 am

DAKAR: Senegalese President Macky Sall paid tribute to former national football coach Bruno Metsu, who died from cancer aged just 59, as a...

Sluggish start for hosts Bangladesh 22 Oct 2013 - 09:28 am

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal missed out on a century as New Zealand restricted Bangladesh to 228-5 on the first day of the second Test...

India retain squad for rest of series against Australia 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Ishant Sharma retained his place for the remaining four ODIs as the BCCI tweeted an unchanged squad for the...

Star De Villiers says SA can fix first Test woes 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

DUBAI: Star batsman AB de Villiers expressed his confidence yesterday that South Africa can rectify the problems which led to their defeat against...

Younis ‘shocked’ at ODI axe 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

DUBAI: Experienced Pakistan batsman Younis Khan yesterday described his expulsion from the one-day side as “shocking” but vowed to end his limited overs...

Pakistan court orders board elections 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

ISLAMABAD: The turmoil at the top of Pakistani cricket took another turn yesterday as a court ordered elections for the board chairman to...

ICSS and snooker body announce partnership 22 Oct 2013 - 09:26 am

DOHA: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) yesterday announced a new partnership with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the...