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Sanchez hails Qatar’s planning, wants team to be in ‘right shape’ for World Cup 09 Oct 2019 - 08:26 am

Asian Cup winning coach Felix Sanchez yesterday said Qatar’s main ambition is to arrive for the 2022 FIFA World Cup ‘in the right...

World-class athletes arrive for World Beach Games 09 Oct 2019 - 08:20 am

The arrival of some of the world’s best beach athletes is generating considerable excitement in the Qatari capital ahead of the first-ever ANOC...

Cahill praises Qatar’s ‘incredible’ progress in football 09 Oct 2019 - 08:09 am

A familiar face, that has paid a lot of attention in every session of the Global Summit, is former Australian international Tim Cahill,...

Champions who find a way to glory 09 Oct 2019 - 07:59 am

One characteristic of champions is that they often find a way to win, even when they shouldn’t. Goals against the run of play,...

AC Milan sack coach Giampaolo after dismal start 08 Oct 2019 - 09:30 pm

MILAN: AC Milan sacked coach Marco Giampaolo after the team lost four of their first seven Serie A games of the season, the...

Misbah searches for answers as Pakistan faces 3-0 whitewash 08 Oct 2019 - 07:06 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Top-ranked Pakistan is facing a rare 3-0 whitewash in a Twenty20 bilateral series when it takes on an inexperienced Sri Lanka...

Ceballos: I was right to swap Real Madrid for Arsenal 08 Oct 2019 - 04:49 pm

Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos believes he was right to join the club on loan from Real Madrid, where he had not been enjoying...

'We know what to do': Wales talk bubble trouble for Fiji 08 Oct 2019 - 09:47 am

Oita, Japan, Wales have withdrawn into their own bubble ahead of Wednesday's must-win Rugby World Cup match against Fiji, saying they have done...

Toulon president urges France players to take control of team 08 Oct 2019 - 08:34 am

France players must "kick the coaches out" and take full control of the team if they are to have any chance of winning...

Qatar and Jersey to play three-match T20 Series in Doha 08 Oct 2019 - 08:10 am

Qatar and Jersey will clash in what may be a thrilling three-match Twenty20 International Series at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Industrial...

Qatar Airways sponsors Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2019 in Paris 08 Oct 2019 - 08:08 am

Doha: Qatar Airways was the official airline sponsor of one of the world’s most prestigious racing events on the international calendar, the Qatar...

Shortlist announced for International Fair Play Award 08 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Following the conclusion of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, four moments have been shortlisted for the International Fair Play award....

Lyles, Coleman target Tokyo Olympics after Doha success 08 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: Exit Usain Bolt, enter the United States. As the desert dust settled on the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 on Sunday,...

Global Summit begins with eye on Qatar’s ‘rapid’ football development 08 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: The 5th edition of the “Aspire Academy Global Summit” on Football Performance and Science kicked off yesterday and gathered delegates from 50...

Excitement mounts ahead of World Beach Games 08 Oct 2019 - 12:00 am

DOHA: As the countdown clock for the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games dwindles, the frequency of social media posts raises. An Instagram post...

Sri Lanka routs top-ranked Pakistan by 35 runs in 2nd T20 07 Oct 2019 - 11:10 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Sri Lanka's inexperienced team earned another emphatic 35-run victory over top-ranked Pakistan in the second Twenty20 on Monday for an unassailable...

The marque of Marquez: Six-time world champion hailed by MotoGP greats 07 Oct 2019 - 11:10 pm

Bangkok: Tributes have poured in to the unstoppable Marc Marquez with the Spaniard hailed as “incredible” and “unbelievable” after he clinched his sixth...

Manchester United sinking fast as Solskjaer flounders 07 Oct 2019 - 10:46 pm

London: How far will Manchester United sink? Just two points above the relegation places, the one-time powerhouses of English football are without an...