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IOC aware of Japan scepticism over Games, hopes home success will shift mood 17 Jul 2021 - 12:34 pm

TOKYO: The International Olympic Committee on Saturday said it was aware of scepticism within Japan about staging the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic...

First COVID case found at athletes' village, raising fears ahead of Games 17 Jul 2021 - 09:47 am

TOKYO: A person has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organisers said on Saturday, in the first such case...

Confident Qatar set for clash against Grenada 17 Jul 2021 - 09:29 am

Houston: The Qatari national team continued held their main training session in preparation for their second match of the Concacaf Gold Cup against...

Al Arabi sign Younes Ali as coach for one season 17 Jul 2021 - 09:27 am

Doha: Al Arabi Club announced their official contract with coach Younis Ali for one season, in order to lead the team in the...

Qatari athletes set up camp in Takasaki ahead of Games 17 Jul 2021 - 09:07 am

Takasaki: Qatari athletes who arrived in Japan ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, yesterday started their final training after setting up camp in...

Hamilton qualifies fastest for F1's new Saturday sprint 16 Jul 2021 - 09:39 pm

SILVERSTONE, England: Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton will start Formula One's first Saturday sprint from the front of the grid after lapping fastest...

World's oldest tennis player from Ukraine - 97 and still in the game 16 Jul 2021 - 08:46 pm

KHARKIV, Ukraine: For 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Ukrainian who has been playing amateur tennis for over half a century, it is next to...

India, Pakistan in same group in T20 World Cup 16 Jul 2021 - 02:07 pm

NEW DELHI - Hosts India were placed in the same group as arch-rivals Pakistan on Friday in the Super 12 stage of the...

Injured Perera out of India series, Fernando to miss ODIs 16 Jul 2021 - 01:44 pm

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the limited-overs home series against India with a shoulder injury while fast...

Injured Hasan Ali ruled out of first T20 against England 16 Jul 2021 - 01:05 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has been ruled out of Friday’s first Twenty20 international against England because of a leg injury....

Generation Amazing, Concacaf launch programme to lift grassroots football 16 Jul 2021 - 10:51 am

Generation Amazing, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) flagship human and social legacy programme, has partnered with the Confederation of North,...

QFA President meets Concacaf, PFF chiefs 16 Jul 2021 - 10:25 am

Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani met with presidents of Concacaf and Panama Football Federation on...

Qatari athletes look to shine at Tokyo Olympics 16 Jul 2021 - 10:09 am

Team Qatar’s athletes and officials departed for Tokyo, Japan, to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games. A total of eight athletes will be...

Norris struggling to sleep after Wembley mugging 15 Jul 2021 - 11:00 pm

SILVERSTONE, England - McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris said he struggled to sleep after being mugged at the European soccer championship final...

Risk of COVID spread is 'zero', IOC chief says, amid rising cases 15 Jul 2021 - 09:16 pm

TOKYO - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday there was "zero" risk of Games participants infecting Japanese residents with COVID-19,...

England's Saka urges social media companies to step up fight against abuse 15 Jul 2021 - 07:26 pm

England's Bukayo Saka said popular social media platforms are not doing enough to prevent online racist abuse after he was on the receiving...

Almoez Ali first player to score in three different continental championships 15 Jul 2021 - 05:22 pm

HOUSTON, Texas: Almoez Ali, the star striker of the Qatar national team and the top scorer of the 2019 Asian Cup wrote his...

India's Pant tests positive for COVID-19 in England 15 Jul 2021 - 02:40 pm

NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 in England ahead of their five-test series starting next month, an Indian...