Rooney to be out longer than first thought
LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney could be out of action for longer than the initial prognosis of three weeks, manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Friday. Rooney, who signed…
Europe offers take toll on Brazil’s child stars
SAO PAULO: Hat tipped cockily backward, thick silver chain dangling around his neck, Andrigo talks breezily about his brilliant future in European football, where riches and all manner of off-field…
Qatar eyes step one in triple crown
DOHA: Qatar heads for the Asian Games determined that its China campaign will represent the first part of a triple crown of sporting success, with the greatest jewel of all…
Tour de France doping suspects face overnight tests
PARIS: Tour de France riders suspected of doping may face more intrusive testing from next year that could include night-time checks, independent observers for the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) said…
Barca will face transformed Real, warns Ronaldo
MADRID: Barcelona will face a "very different" Real Madrid when the two sides clash next month for the first time since Jose Mourinho took over as coach, Real star Cristiano…
Saudi prince backs moving planned NYC mosque
DUBAI: A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading a proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero is appealing for another site not associated with the "wound" of…
Ehud Netzer, noted Israeli archaeologist, dies
JERUSALEM: Ehud Netzer, an Israeli archaeologist best known for excavating King Herod's winter palace and discovering the monarch's tomb there, has died after falling at the site this week. He…
Yemen tribesmen free kidnapped Swede: provincial official
ADEN: Yemeni tribesmen freed the Swedish technical director of a cement works in the troubled southern province of Abyan on Friday after holding him overnight, a provincial official told AFP.…
In Turkey, celebrations highlight division
ANKARA: On Turkey's anniversary celebrations, all eyes are on the head of the president's wife. In a gesture that strikes at the heart of a wrenching debate over secularism and…
Tens of thousands rally for Islamic Jihad in Gaza
GAZA CITY: Tens of thousands of Palestinians turned out for a rally in the Gaza Strip on Friday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the hardline group…
