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F1 calendar a 'game of chess' due to COVID-19, says Brown 09 Aug 2021 - 08:16 pm

LONDON: Formula One should emerge from the August break with a clearer calendar for the rest of the season but there are still...

Russia welcomes medallists home with Red Square festivities 09 Aug 2021 - 08:07 pm

MOSCOW - Russia welcomed home its Olympic medallists from the Tokyo Games with pomp on Monday, hosting celebrations on Moscow's Red Square after...

Bangladesh dominates Australia to complete T20 series win 09 Aug 2021 - 07:33 pm

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Shakib Al Hasan returned a remarkable figure of 4-9 as Bangladesh held Australia to its lowest Twenty20 cricket score in...

Murat Yakin named as new Swiss coach 09 Aug 2021 - 04:13 pm

ZURICH: Murat Yakin was on Monday named the new coach of Switzerland, replacing Vladimir Petkovic who left after taking them to the European...

Al Shaqab Racing’s Ebro River shines with Group One victory 09 Aug 2021 - 11:02 am

Doha: The first two-year-old Group One of the year in Europe the Keenland Phoenix Stakes was won by the Al Shaqab Racing owned...

QWSC congratulates Team Qatar on Olympic success 09 Aug 2021 - 11:01 am

Doha: Qatar Women’s Sports Committee (QWSC) yesterday congratulated Team Qatar for historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics, praising the Amir H H Sheikh...

Nadal hopes to find footing at Toronto hardcourt event 08 Aug 2021 - 11:23 pm

TORONTO - Rafa Nadal said on Sunday he had not yet fully recovered from a foot issue that kept him out of Wimbledon...

Rain plays spoilsport, Nottingham test ends in dull draw 08 Aug 2021 - 07:44 pm

NOTTINGHAM, England - The opening test between India and England ended in a dull draw after rain washed out what had promised to...

From bars to bouncy castles, Messi enjoyed relaxed life in Barcelona 08 Aug 2021 - 07:18 pm

BARCELONA - From posing for selfies to enjoying seafront meals and taking his children to bouncy castles, Lionel Messi's down-to-earth existence won him...

Can we have two golds: Tokyo's Olympics were full of surprises 08 Aug 2021 - 05:03 pm

TOKYO: In an action-packed Tokyo Olympics that were held in the shadow a pandemic, the upsets were not just confined to the stadiums...

Tokyo douses Olympic flame, ending pandemic Games 08 Aug 2021 - 04:43 pm

Tokyo: Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony on Sunday that echoed the restraint of a Games that played out without spectators...

Tears, standing ovation mark Messi's farewell to Barcelona 08 Aug 2021 - 04:04 pm

Barcelona: Between trying to compose himself, wiping away tears and facing a long standing ovation, it took Lionel Messi more than a minute...

Tearful Messi confirms he is leaving Barcelona 08 Aug 2021 - 01:36 pm

Barcelona: A tearful Lionel Messi confirmed on Sunday he was leaving FC Barcelona after the club said it could no longer afford paying...

Kenya's Kipchoge cements legacy as greatest marathon runner 08 Aug 2021 - 10:40 am

Tokyo: About 30 kilometres into the men's marathon in Sapporo on Sunday, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running...

Olympic heroes return to rousing welcome 08 Aug 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: Team Qatar, led by the Qatar Olympic (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday received a red carpet...

Qatar's Cherif, Tijan clinch bronze 07 Aug 2021 - 06:21 pm

Doha: World No.1 beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan clinched Qatar’s third Tokyo 2020 medal when they outplayed their Latvian counterparts...