|
Sports |
|
|
|
| Muscat — The second stage of the Tour of Oman moved from Muscat into the interior to show the international teams the beauty of the Sultanate. Italy’s Daniele Bennati captured the day’s victory after a final bunch sprint in the streets of Samayil. The red jersey for the leader of the general classification goes from the shoulders of Jimmy Casper to those of Edvald Boasson.. |
|
|
|
| MUSCAT — Most people can kick a football, some can do a kick-up or two but Sean Garnier can make a football dance. The French freestyler was crowned world champion at the inaugural Red Bull Street Style World Finals in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2008. Garnier’s style is more than ball tricks – he combined music, breakdance and basketball in his winning routine to overcome... |
|
|
|
|
| Madrid — World champions Barcelona crashed to their first defeat in the Spanish Liga 2-1 on Sunday at spirited Atletico Madrid and are now just two points ahead of Real Madrid. Diego Forlan and Simao scored the early goals that put Barca on the slide, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled a goal back for the champions, who failed to create clear chances to equalise. |
|
|
| Napoli slow Inter title charge |
|
ROME —
Napoli held leaders Inter Milan to a 0-0 draw in a pulsating encounter in
Naples to give the champions' title rivals a boost on Sunday. Earlier in the day Italian veteran Alessandro Del Piero scored a controversial late spot-kick to give out-of- form Serie A giants Juventus a much-needed 3-2 victory over Genoa. |
|
|
| Tottenham and Villa salvage draws |
| London — Jermain Defoe hit a second-half equaliser as Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 away to Bolton in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Kevin Davies had given Bolton the lead in the first half, and Tom Huddlestone missed a penalty that could have won it for Spurs. Aston Villa drew 2-2 at Crystal Palace and Fulham beat Notts County in the afternoon's two other ties. |
|
|
| Schalke remain in title hunt |
| berlin — Third-placed Schalke maintained their title push with a 2-0 win over Cologne on Sunday to put them three points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. Joel Matip set Schalke on the right road in first-half injury-time, with Jefferson Farfan ensuring the victory in the 81st minute. In Sunday's late kick-off, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated SC Freiburg 2-1... |
|
|
| Two-goal Wendel sparkles as Bordeaux triumph |
| PARIS — Brazilian midfielder Wendel scored two goals and laid on another to guide Ligue 1 leaders Girondins Bordeaux to a 3-1 home win over lowly St Etienne on Sunday. Laurent Blanc's side now have 51 points from 24 games, three more than second-placed Montpellier who beat Grenoble 1-0 on Saturday. Lille, 3-1 winners over Boulogne-sur-Mer, are third on 44 points,... |
|
|
| Wade shines as East beats West in All-Star Game |
|
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dwyane Wade
of the Miami Heat scored a game-high 28 points and added 11 assists as the
Eastern Conference prevailed over the West by a nail-biting 141-139 in the
NBA's annual All-Star game. Played before a record crowd of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the game went down to the wire before East big man Chris Bosh scored... |
|
|
| Wild offence chases Luongo in 6-2 win over Canucks |
| SAINT PAUL, Minnesota — The Minnesota Wild got the best of Olympic goaltender Roberto Luongo for a second straight meeting by pouring on five goals in a 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Guillaume Latendresse notched his 20th goal of the season in the first period, Kyle Brodziak and Marek Zidlicky scored in the second & Minnesota took a 3-0 lead en route... |