Sports

Hansen hopes All Blacks learn from draw 22 Oct 2012 - 08:05 am

BRISBANE: Steve Hansen’s bluff good humour did not desert him on Saturday night in Brisbane but there was no disguising his displeasure after...

Mata’s double inspires Chelsea; Man United win 21 Oct 2012 - 06:31 am

LONDON: Chelsea cemented their position on top of the Premier League as a superb double from Juan Mata clinched a 4-2 win over...

PSG go top with home victory 21 Oct 2012 - 06:30 am

PARIS: Paris St Germain went to the top of Ligue 1 yesterday after a Kevin Gameiro header clinched a hard-fought 1-0 home victory...

Stosur, Wozniacki to clash in Moscow final 21 Oct 2012 - 06:30 am

MOSCOW: Top seed Samantha Stosur of Australia battled back from a set down to beat fourth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia on her...

Lorenzo takes pole in Malaysia 21 Oct 2012 - 06:29 am

SEPANG, Malaysia: MotoGP leader Jorge Lorenzo seized pole position for today’s Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix, with the Yamaha rider putting in a record...

Qatar SC prevail over Al Arabi 21 Oct 2012 - 06:28 am

Al Arabi’s Mousa Al Baraka Wahad (centre) and Qatar Sports Club’s Qusai Munner (left) and Mousa Majid Al Allag vie for ball possession...

Al Sadd eye fourth successive win 21 Oct 2012 - 06:26 am

Action from the QSL match between Umm Salal and Al Kharaitiyat at Al Khor Stadium, yesterday. The match ended in a one-all draw....

Qatar eye Formula One role in new move 21 Oct 2012 - 06:25 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Qatar - hosts the first race on the MotoGP calendar every season - is pushing to bring the Formula...

Del Potro to face Zemlja in Vienna final 21 Oct 2012 - 06:24 am

VIENNA: Top seed Juan Martin del Potro will face qualifier Grega Zemlja for the Austrian Open title today after the Slovenian world number...

Qatar’s sports vision, strategy making all the difference: QCA 21 Oct 2012 - 06:23 am

DOHA: Qatar’s sports vision and strategy is making all the difference in helping young kids take to adopting a healthy way of life,...

Doha unveils brand new cricket stadium, impresses Asian body 21 Oct 2012 - 06:22 am

Construction workers give finishing touches to one of the stands at the new cricket stadium in Industrial Area in Doha yesterday. The Qatar...

Bayern Munich to train in Doha 21 Oct 2012 - 06:20 am

The players of Bundesliga club and Champions League runners-up, FC Bayern Munich train at Aspire Academy grounds during their winter training camp in...

Indian Open: Ramsay heads leaderboard 21 Oct 2012 - 06:19 am

NEW DELHI: Richie Ramsay of Scotland held on to his lead despite struggling with a cold putter in the third round of the...

Atwal seizes McGladrey lead 21 Oct 2012 - 06:19 am

SEA ISLAND, Georgia: Arjun Atwal, trying to move up the money list enough to secure his US PGA Tour card for next season,...

Security tight as high-profile cricket returns to Pakistan 21 Oct 2012 - 06:18 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: Security was tight yesterday as Pakistan hosted the first match of an international flavour in the country since 2009, when militants...

Greig diagnosed with cancer 21 Oct 2012 - 06:18 am

SYDNEY: Former England captain Tony Greig revealed yesterday that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. “I have had a few scrapes in...

Supporters choose to stand by their fallen hero 21 Oct 2012 - 06:16 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Die-hard Lance Armstrong supporters turned out yesterday in force and in all their finery, undeterred by claims his epic cyling career...

Embattled Armstrong rues ‘difficult couple of weeks’ 21 Oct 2012 - 06:16 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Lance Armstrong has admitted to “difficult” times since the release of a report which accused the shamed cyclist of being at...