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Martino set to take over at Barcelona: Reports 23 Jul 2013 - 01:03 am

MADRID: Former Newell’s Old Boys and Paraguay national team manager Gerardo Martino is set to become the new Barcelona coach, numerous sources in...

Rudisha ruled out of action until March 23 Jul 2013 - 12:59 am

ITEN, Kenya: Olympic 800 metres champion and world record-holder David Rudisha will miss the remainder of the season and is unlikely to race...

We can still win this series: Clarke 23 Jul 2013 - 12:57 am

England players celebrate after off-spinner Graeme Swann (not pictured) takes the wicket of Australia’s James Pattinson to win the second Ashes Test against...

Warne quits Australia’s Big Bash T20 competition 23 Jul 2013 - 12:53 am

MELBOURNE: Former Test spinner Shane Warne has quit Australia’s Big Bash League after two seasons with the Melbourne Stars in a blow for...

3rd Qatar Tec Floodlight Cricket Tournament 23 Jul 2013 - 12:48 am

Doha Cricket Club team players and officials celebrate winning the 3rd Qatar Tec Floodlight Cricket Tournament which was played at old Ideal Indian...

Press delight in England’s ‘massacre’ of Australia 23 Jul 2013 - 12:48 am

LONDON: British newspapers yesterday relished England’s comprehensive thrashing of Australia in the second Test at Lord’s, gleefully confident that the hosts will go...

Post-Armstrong, Froome’s win ‘will stand test of time’ 23 Jul 2013 - 12:46 am

Team Sky rider and leader’s yellow jersey holder Christopher Froome of Britain, winner of the centenary Tour de France cycling race, celebrates his...

The Briton can restore cycling’s reputation, says his father 23 Jul 2013 - 12:43 am

LONDON: Chris Froome’s father claims the newly-crowned Tour de France champion is the perfect personality to restore cycling’s battered reputation. Froome, 28, became...

Villas-Boas keen to make more signings 23 Jul 2013 - 12:42 am

HONG KONG: Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas said yesterday that he wants to add more new signings to his squad, after swooping for Belgium...

Rodgers expects Suarez to stay 23 Jul 2013 - 12:42 am

MELBOURNE, Victoria: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said yesterday he expects unsettled star Luis Suarez to stay with the club after the Uruguay striker...

Hiddink steps down as Anzi manager 23 Jul 2013 - 12:41 am

MOSCOW: Guus Hiddink has quit as manager of big-spending Russian Premier League big-spenders Anzhi Makhachkala, the club announced yesterday. The Dutchman’s resignation was...

Aspire’s Al Tamimi finishes 4th at World Junior Championships 23 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

Doha: Aspire Academy Squash graduate Abdulla Al Tamimi finished fourth place at the World Junior Championships in Poland, to cap a fantastic summer. ...

Langdon extends points lead, clinches play-off berth 23 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

MORRISON, Colorado: The team did not win the race, but it was still a very solid outing for the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top...

Marquez storms to victory 23 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

California: Spanish rookie sensation Marc Marquez outduelled pole sitter Stefan Bradl to win the US Grand Prix for Honda yesterday and stretch his...

Legacy matters for Mickelson 23 Jul 2013 - 12:39 am

GULLANE, United Kingdom: British Open champion Phil Mickelson has his eyes firmly set on joining the elite list of golfing legends who have...

Handball: Qatar suffer narrow defeat 23 Jul 2013 - 12:39 am

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA: Qatar continued its disappointing run at the IHF Junior World Championship in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday. They lost 27-28 to...

Rivals praise the Open winner 23 Jul 2013 - 12:38 am

GULLANE, United Kingdom: Phil Mickelson’s win in the British Open at Muirfield on Sunday drew praise from fellow golfers starting with Justin Rose,...

Superb Mickelson wins Open 22 Jul 2013 - 12:29 am

Phil Mickelson of the US smiles as he holds the Claret Jug after winning the British Open golf championship at Muirfield in Scotland,...