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Upbeat Qatar ready to take on Japan 17 Jan 2021 - 08:33 am

Doha: After their emphatic victory over Angola in the opener, Asian champions Qatar will be looking to continue their winning form as they...

Zango leaps into record books with world indoor triple jump mark 16 Jan 2021 - 07:48 pm

Hugues Fabrice Zango became the first athlete from Burkina Faso to set a world record when he posted the longest ever indoor triple...

Leipzig miss out on top spot with 2-2 draw at Wolfsburg 16 Jan 2021 - 07:45 pm

WOLFSBURG, Germany: RB Leipzig missed the chance to go top of the Bundesliga after drawing 2-2 at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday to stay...

Ronaldo says 'Derby of Italy' won't decide title, praises ‘unique’ Ibrahimovic 16 Jan 2021 - 07:42 pm

ROME: Former Inter Milan striker Ronaldo said Sunday's Serie A game against Juventus was not a title decider, while the two-time World Cup...

Ozil to end Arsenal contract, move to Fenerbahce 16 Jan 2021 - 03:49 pm

Arsenal and midfielder Mesut Ozil have reached an agreement in principle to terminate the German's contract six months before it expires so he...

Forty seven players quarantined after COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flights 16 Jan 2021 - 03:48 pm

MELBOURNE: Forty-seven players have been forced into two weeks of hotel quarantine in Melbourne after three coronavirus infections were reported on two chartered...

Australia frustrated as rain dampens Gabba decider 16 Jan 2021 - 11:27 am

A heavy downpour frustrated Australia on day two of the fourth test decider in Brisbane on Saturday, with play abandoned after tea and...

Qatar beat Angola in Group C opener 16 Jan 2021 - 10:43 am

Alexandria: Asian champions Qatar yesterday started their campaign in the 27th IHF Men’s World Handball Championship with a thrilling 30-25 win over Angola...

Ninth Dakar podium for Al Attiyah as Peterhansel wins record 14th title 16 Jan 2021 - 10:42 am

Jeddah: Stephane Peterhansel managed Nasser Al Attiyah on the last stage to win the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia yesterday, 30 years after...

Al Duhail into second round as Auckland City withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup 16 Jan 2021 - 10:41 am

Doha: Auckland City FC yesterday pulled out of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related...

Al Rayyan, Qatar SC clinch volleyball wins 16 Jan 2021 - 10:34 am

Al Rayyan players blocking an attempt made by an Al Arabi spiker during yesterday's Qatar Volleyball Association National League match played at QVA...

Haidan guides D Saucedo to Medium Tour win 16 Jan 2021 - 10:30 am

Doha: Mohammed Saeed Haidan put on an excellent round astride 11-year-old stallion D Saucedo to clinch the Medium Tour title during the eighth...

Man City's Guardiola looks to set home record straight against Palace 15 Jan 2021 - 06:03 pm

Manchester City have done well to claw their way back into the title race but manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday that his...

Japan to ban entry of foreign athletes during virus emergency 15 Jan 2021 - 05:23 pm

TOKYO: Japan will temporarily suspend exemptions allowing foreign athletes to train in the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, Kyodo News reported, as...

Auckland City withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup 15 Jan 2021 - 03:58 pm

FIFA has today been informed by Auckland City FC that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the...

Guillambert, Taxiwala bag Muaither Cup 15 Jan 2021 - 09:32 am

JP Guillambert, teaming up with Taxiwala, clinched top honours during yesterday’s 26th race meeting at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s Al Rayyan Park,...