Sports

Anthony inspires surging Knicks to win over Lakers 15 Dec 2012 - 02:49 am

NEW YORK: Adding more hope to their dream of a long-awaited return to the NBA winner’s circle, the New York Knicks enjoyed a...

Bengals thrash Eagles 15 Dec 2012 - 02:49 am

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 106 yards and a touchdown while Andy Dalton ran for one touchdown and threw for another to...

Hockey: ACT tickets now on sale 15 Dec 2012 - 02:48 am

DOHA: Tickets for the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) which begins on December 20 are now available at different retail outlets in Qatar. The...

Barca braced for tough Atletico test 15 Dec 2012 - 02:46 am

Chelsea forward Fernando Torres (left) and midfielder Frank Lampard (right) chase a ball during their training session in Yokohama yesterday. European champions Chelsea...

FIFA closes Bin Hammam’s bribe case, say reports 15 Dec 2012 - 02:46 am

ZURICH, Switzerland: FIFA has decided not to pursue new bribery charges against Mohamed bin Hammam , the former president of the Asian Football...

Qatar’s Sheikh Hassan wins first race at Dubai GP 15 Dec 2012 - 02:31 am

Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani (left) and throttleman Steve Curtis of Spirit of Qatar 96, receive their trophies after winning the Emirates...

GCC Basketball Championship 15 Dec 2012 - 01:06 am

Hassan Faried Yusef (right) of Bahrain attempts to take a shot during her side’s GCC Girls’s U-18 Basketball Championship match against Qatar at...

Tour de France 2014 to start in Yorkshire 15 Dec 2012 - 01:02 am

PARIS: The start of the 2014 Tour de France will begin in the northern English county of Yorkshire, organisers of cycling’s most prestigious...

England on top in Nagpur 15 Dec 2012 - 01:00 am

India’s Piyush Chawla celebrates one of his four English wickets during the second day of the fourth and final Test between the two...

Australia make solid start against Sri Lanka 15 Dec 2012 - 12:58 am

Australian batsman Mike Hussey hits the ball as Sri Lankan fieldsman Dimuth Karunaratne looks on during the first day of the first cricket...

New T20 event in the Caribbean 15 Dec 2012 - 12:57 am

BARBADOS: A new franchise-based Twenty20 league will begin play in the Caribbean next year the West Indies Cricket Board said yesteday, filling the...

Loss of Taylor will not affect team, says McCullum 15 Dec 2012 - 12:55 am

DURBAN: New Zealand will not be distracted by the axing of former captain Ross Taylor ahead of their cricket tour of South Africa,...

Courageous Shorbagy stuns top seed Willstrop 14 Dec 2012 - 01:09 am

BY ARMSTRONG VAS DOHA: Egypt’s 21-year-old Mohamed El Shorbagy and compatriot Ramy Ashour will clash in the final of the PSA World Championship...

GCC Basketball Championship 14 Dec 2012 - 12:56 am

Yasmin Mohamed Kaskash (left) of Qatar dribbles past Badariya Issa Abdulla Al Mansouri of the UAE during their GCC Girls’ U-18 Basketball Tournament...

QSL: Lekhwiya get set for Al Sadd tie 14 Dec 2012 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Lekhwiya will take on points leaders Al Sadd in week 11 action today. Lekhwiya will be looking...

Murray’s magnificent year 14 Dec 2012 - 12:54 am

PARIS: Andy Murray joined Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and the injury-cursed Rafael Nadal as a Grand Slam title winner in 2012 as the...

Clijsters bids farewell with Venus Williams win 14 Dec 2012 - 12:53 am

ANTWERP, Belgium: Former world number one Kim Clijsters (pictured) celebrated the end of her sparkling tennis career with a victory in an exhibition...

Korean closer Lim heading to Chicago Cubs 14 Dec 2012 - 12:53 am

NEW YORK: South Korean closer Lim Chang-yong is set to sign a deal with Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, though the sidearm pitcher...