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Euro eight await World Cup play-off fate 21 Oct 2013 - 09:21 am

PARIS: France manager Didier Deschamps, who captained France’s 1998 World Cup-winning side, is praying the footballing gods smile on his team in today’s...

Hiring quality coaches good for youngsters: FINA official 21 Oct 2013 - 09:19 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Hiring ‘quality coaches’ is crucial for the all-round development of young swimmers, a top official of world body FINA...

Doha is a ‘fantastic’ venue for World Championships: Marculescu 21 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

DOHA: FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu yesterday praised the Local Organizing Committee of the FINA World Cup 2013 in Qatar, saying he was...

Pakistan coach wary of South Africa comeback 21 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

DUBAI: Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore drew on bitter personal experience to warn his players that world number one Test team South Africa can...

Bangladesh’s Gazi eager to surprise New Zealand 21 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

DHAKA: Spinner Sohag Gazi is hoping to repeat the all-round heroics he showed in the drawn first Test against New Zealand as Bangladesh...

ICC extends Bangladesh World T20 deadline 21 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

LONDON: Bangladesh’s deadline for getting its stadiums ready for next year’s World Twenty20 has been extended until November 30, the International Cricket Council...

South Africa await Amla, Donald returns 21 Oct 2013 - 09:16 am

DUBAI: South Africa are anxiously waiting on star batsman Hashim Amla’s return to Dubai in time for the second Test against Pakistan starting...

Lucky to be alive, ‘bad boy’ Ryder set to return 21 Oct 2013 - 09:16 am

WELLINGTON: Batsman Jesse Ryder will return to top-level cricket in New Zealand next week, ready to put behind him a year in which...

Hend wins Macau Open 21 Oct 2013 - 09:15 am

MACAU: Australian long hitter Scott Hend claimed victory at the Macau Open yesterday as the tournament’s star draw Ernie Els was forced to...

Amy Yang captures first US LPGA title 21 Oct 2013 - 09:15 am

INCHEON, South Korea: South Korea’s Amy Yang won her first US LPGA title yesterday, sinking a birdie in a play-off to capture the...

Korea’s Jeong wins Perth International in play-off 21 Oct 2013 - 09:14 am

PERTH, Australia: South Korea’s Jin Jeong beat England’s Ross Fisher in a play-off to win the European Tour co-sanctioned $2m Perth International at...

Simpson stays ahead in Vegas 21 Oct 2013 - 09:14 am

Las Vegas: Former US Open champion Webb Simpson moved closer to a fourth victory on the PGA Tour as he maintained a commanding...

Kang claims controversial Korea title 21 Oct 2013 - 09:13 am

Seoul: The Korea Open finished in bizarre circumstances yesterday with Kang Sung-hoon celebrating a one-shot victory after a controversial penalty for Kim Hyung-tae...

Doha to host AIPS Executive Committee meeting 21 Oct 2013 - 09:11 am

DOHA: The Qatar Sport Press Committee (QSPC) is set to open the Executive Committee meeting of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) today. ...

All Blacks target new heights on European tour 21 Oct 2013 - 08:50 am

WELLINGTON: Four new faces were included yesterday in a 36-man All Blacks squad for the end-of-season northern hemisphere tour, with coach Steve Hansen...

MotoGP: QMMF’s West finishes tenth at home race 21 Oct 2013 - 08:49 am

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West celebrated a happy-end at his home Grand Prix of Australia with a hard-fought tenth...

Red Sox reach World Series 21 Oct 2013 - 08:49 am

Boston: Shane Victorino belted a seventh-inning grand slam to put the Boston Red Sox into the World Series with a 5-2 victory over...

NHL: Penguins outlast Canucks in shoot-out 21 Oct 2013 - 08:48 am

PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks had gone two years and 157 games since they last faced each other. They picked up...