Sports

KANPUR, India, Oct 11, (AFP): A brilliant 150 off 133 balls from Rohit Sharma was in vain as South Africa defeated India by five runs in the first One-Day International in Kanpur on Sunday. In a high-scoring thriller helped by short boundaries at the packed Green Park Stadium, India made …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 11: Thomas scored 28, Carlos added 18 and Aquasan Gilas went on to win 65-52 against Taxi Slashers in the second conference of the Kuwait Philippines Basketball Association (KPBA) League Friday afternoon at the Sultan Centre Sports Complex in the Qadsia Sports Club, Hawally. Aquasan jumped to …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 11: By posting significant victories and capturing the second week highest scores, UAE Exchange elevated themselves from eleventh to fifth while the Scavengers who were one of the tail enders in the opening day joined the elite group by snatching the last seat in the second round …

BEIJING, Oct 11, (AFP): Novak Djokovic crushed his age-old rival Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to seal his sixth China Open title and extend his amazing unbeaten run at the Beijing tournament. The world number one underlined his superiority in men’s tennis as he thrashed a fading Nadal for …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 10: The Gym Team had another invigorating weekend of an hour and half of fused workouts of cardio Zumba and Latin rhythms on Friday at the Chai Al Dhaha of the Radisson Blu hotel. Almost 100 joined the morning  workout at the helm of ZIN Janice Capili …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 10: The Embassy of Malaysia held its first sports day in Kuwait on Saturday at the Malaysian embassy premises in celebration of its country’s national sports day under the auspices of Ambassador of Malaysia to Kuwait Ahmad Rozian Abd Ghani. Abd Ghani welcomed all the Malaysian citizens …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 10, (KUNA): The Kuwaiti jet ski champion, Yousef Alabdul-Razzaq, won the gold medal in the limited modified category of the international tournament for professionals currently held in the United States. Alabdul-Razzaq had come second in the competition, but he grabbed the gold medal after the top winner, …

BEIJING, Oct 10, (AFP): Novak Djokovic brushed off David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the China Open final, where old rival Rafael Nadal stands between the Serb and a sixth title in Beijing. Top-ranked Djokovic suffered the inconvenience of having his service broken for the first time at …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 10, (KUNA): Chairman of the parliamentary youth affairs committee MP Abdullah Al- Maiouf said on Saturday the Kuwaiti delegation, on a mission to Switzerland, will seek to persuade FIFA that the local sports laws do not contravene with the Olympic Charter. MP Al-Maiouf, in a statement to …

MADRID, Oct 10, (AP): Spain will defend its European Championship title next year, while Switzerland will return to the tournament for the first time since co-hosting it eight years earlier. Spain secured its Euro 2016 spot by easily defeating Luxembourg 4-0 at home, while Switzerland trounced San Marino 7-0 to …