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Challenging mountainous route unveiled for 2020 Tour de France 16 Oct 2019 - 12:01 am

Paris: The 2020 Tour de France promises to be one for the climbers after organisers revealed a route yesterday which includes 29 mountains...

QREC Platinum Sponsor at Salon du Cheval in Morocco 16 Oct 2019 - 12:01 am

El Jadida, Morocco: Under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the 12th edition of the Salon du Cheval was...

Reacord-breaker Kosgei among nominees for Female Athlete of the Year 16 Oct 2019 - 12:01 am

MONACO: Kenya’s marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei was one of 11 nominees for the IAAF female athlete of the year, athletics’ governing...

F1 to keep three-day format with Friday tweaks 16 Oct 2019 - 12:01 am

LONDON: Formula One is to stick with its three-day race format but with changes to the Friday schedule to cater for an expanding...

National hero Inam thrills Pakistanis in Doha 16 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: Monday was a day the expat community of Pakistanis in Qatar will never forget. Muhammad Inam the sole gold medallist for Pakistan...

Almoez, Afif strike as Qatar beat Oman 2-1 15 Oct 2019 - 11:08 pm

DOHA: Qatar maintained their unbeaten run at the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023...

Russia in final of men’s beach soccer in Qatar 15 Oct 2019 - 08:49 pm

Russia trounced Iran 6-2 to reach the final of the ANOC World beach Games at Katara Beach on Tuesday evening. In Wednesday's final,...

Hosts Qatar reach final of Beach Volleyball of ANOC World Beach Games 15 Oct 2019 - 08:48 pm

Hosts Qatar overcame the stiff resistance of Poland to qualify for the men’s final of the 4x4 beach volleyball of the ANOC Beach...

ANOC World Beach Games: Haughton’s heroics takes Great Britain into final of women’s beach soccer 15 Oct 2019 - 07:55 pm

Goalkeeper Hannah Mary Haughton saved a crucial penalty kick with two seconds left for the final whistle to help Great Britain register a...

Preparations in full swing for Qatar’s hosting of 24th Arabian Gulf Cup 15 Oct 2019 - 07:26 pm

Qatar is gearing up to host the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup, which will kick off at Khalifa International Stadi-um on November 27. The...

Bulgaria football chief resigns after racist abuse at England match 15 Oct 2019 - 04:51 pm

Sofia: Bulgaria's football union chief resigned Tuesday, a day after a match against England was twice halted because of racist abuse. Bulgarian Prime...

UEFA leader wants 'war on racists' after English face abuse 15 Oct 2019 - 02:20 pm

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin urged governments to escalate the "war on the racists" to help soccer authorities eliminate it from stadiums after England...

Epic mountain slog unveiled for 2020 Tour de France 15 Oct 2019 - 01:42 pm

Paris: The 2020 Tour de France promises to be one for the climbers after organisers revealed a route on Tuesday which includes 29...

World Rugby boss praises 'improved' refereeing after rare rebuke 15 Oct 2019 - 07:54 am

Tokyo: World Rugby chief Bill Beaumont said Tuesday the standard of refereeing at the World Cup had improved after organisers took the rare...

Kuwait Olympic chief hails ‘masterpiece’ AZF 15 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: A high-level delegation headed by H E Sheikh Fahad bin Nasser Sabah Ahmad Al Sabah, President of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, visited...

DRFC beat Sri Lanka Air Force 43-13 in friendly encounter 15 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: Doha Rugby Football Centre (DRFC) beat Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) by 43-13 at a friendly encounter organised by DRFC and Doha...

OCA Director-General ‘happy’ to see Doha’s interest in 2030 Asian Games 15 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

A senior official of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) yesterday backed Qatar’s plan to bid for the 2030 Asian Games hosting, saying...

QOA hosts Education and Olympic Movement Development Seminar 15 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) yesterday hosted Education and Olympic Movement Development Seminar, attended by a large number of sports dignitaries at Al...