Sharapova advances, Peer ousted at Stanford WTA event
STANFORD: Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals while Shahar Peer became the first seeded player to fall at the WTA Bank of the West Classic Thursday. Fifth…
Murray, Falla advance to quarters at Los Angeles tennis
LOS ANGELES: Colombia's Alejandro Falla and Scot Andy Murray shared top billing on centre court at the ATP Farmers Classic on Thursday. Falla, who is enjoying the best season of…
Wenger expects Arsenal to impress in Emirates Cup
LONDON: Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to use this weekend's Emirates Cup clashes against AC Milan and Celtic to send a warning to their Premier League rivals. Wenger's side have gone…
Uruguay star Fernandez joins Sounders
SEATTLE: Uruguay midfielder Alvaro Fernandez, who played in four World Cup matches for the semi-finalists, has joined the Seattle Sounders, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. Fernandez started for…
Egypt makes fresh reconciliation effort with Algeria
CAIRO: The Egyptian FA has invited the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for a reconciliation meeting ahead of Ahly's African Champions League clash against JS Kabylie. FilGoal.com has learned that the…
Zamalek hit out at Ahly as Geddo row escalates
CAIRO: Zamalek accused arch-rivals Ahly of trying to influence the Egyptian FA over the ongoing transfer dispute of Egypt forward Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo'. The Cairo duo face an anxious wait…
Mido launches attack on Boro
CAIRO: Mido has accused English second-division side Middlesbrough of using 'dishonorable ways' to force him out of the club. The Egyptian striker has agreed to join Ajax Amsterdam in the…
ANALYSIS: Is Egypt out of Africa?
CAIRO: “Nasser, angered by criticism, says US can ‘jump in lake’.” So read the front-page New York Times headline on Christmas eve 1964. America had just threatened to withdraw aid…
Yes You Can: The happiness puzzle
I f you have to choose between being right and being happy, what would it be? I know people who choose to be right because they don’t really know what…
Who is Rory McIlroy?
Ask any golfer. Rory McIlroy is the hottest sensation in professional golf since Tiger Woods came on the scene more than a decade ago. He currently ranks seventh in the…