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Tendulkar quashes retirement talks 19 Apr 2013 - 03:23 am

New Delhi: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar once again quashed speculations about his retirement, saying his job was to play cricket and he will...

Pakistan to allow Butt, Asif to play post-ban 19 Apr 2013 - 03:22 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan will allow disgraced former captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif back into domestic cricket once they serve their bans for...

ICC gives cash boost to Afghanistan 19 Apr 2013 - 03:22 am

KABUL: Afghanistan has received a financial boost from the world cricket governing body to develop the sport in the war-ravaged nation, it was...

Pakistan’s Gul out of Champions Trophy 19 Apr 2013 - 03:22 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Champions Trophy challenge suffered a major blow yesterday as pace spearhead Umar Gul was ruled out with a knee injury that...

Basketball arch-rivals set for Emir Cup final 19 Apr 2013 - 03:21 am

Al Saad team captain Saad Abdulrahman Ali (left) and Rayyan skipper Yassen Musa hold the Emir Cup trophy after a pre-match press conference...

Qatar to field two teams at FIBA 3x3 event 19 Apr 2013 - 03:19 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), and Hagop Khajirian, Secretary General of FIBA Asia, during the signing...

2013 FIBA 3x3 World Tour calendar unveiled 19 Apr 2013 - 03:18 am

DOHA: FIBA has officially announced the calendar for its 2013 FIBA 3x3 World Tour, with some of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities set...

F1: Bahrain race is unifying force, says official 19 Apr 2013 - 03:18 am

MANAMA: Formula One is a unifying force for Bahrain and local support for the Grand Prix is ‘overwhelming’ despite continuing unrest in the...

Nadal eases through as Djokovic avoids upset 18 Apr 2013 - 12:45 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco, yesterday. RIGHT: Rafael Nadal of...

Hosts Qatar beat Palestine 2-0 in friendly 18 Apr 2013 - 12:43 am

Qatar’s Hassan Abdulkarim (4) attempts to head the ball during his side’s friendly match against Palestine at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. RIGHT: Qatar’s...

CAS rejects Butt, Asif ban appeals 18 Apr 2013 - 12:43 am

New Delhi: The international cricket careers of former Pakistan captain Salman Butt (pictured right) and pace bowler Mohammad Asif (pictured below) appeared over...

National Hockey League: Shabab Qatar trounce Doha Hockey Club-2 18 Apr 2013 - 12:41 am

Action from the Qatar National Hockey League at Al Rayyan Stadium. Shabab Qatar lead the table after two rounds of matches of the...

Taylor’s innings boosts Zimbabwe 18 Apr 2013 - 12:40 am

Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor celebrates on reaching hundred against Bangladesh on the first day of the first Test match at Harare Sports Club...

Mishra fashions Sunrisers’ victory 18 Apr 2013 - 12:40 am

Pune: Amit Mishra picked up four wickets in one over to take Sunrisers Hyderabad to a sensational win over Pune Warriors in the...

Armstrong’s samples showed steroids in 1999: UCI 18 Apr 2013 - 12:39 am

PARIS: Lance Armstrong returned four samples with traces of banned corticosteroids in the 1999 Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said...

Wenger keeps faith after Arsenal held by Everton 18 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger gestures during the English Premier League football match against Everton at the Emirates Stadium in north London on...

Hat-trick hero Gomez still Bayern back-up 18 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez warmed up for next week’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona with a hat-trick in just six...

Tan pledges £25m kitty for promoted Cardiff City 18 Apr 2013 - 12:37 am

LONDON: Cardiff City’s Malaysian owner Vincent Tan says the club could spend up to £25m ($38.2m, 29m euros) on new players after securing...