Sports

Doha lays track for next generation ahead of opener 03 May 2017 - 11:36 pm

Enthusiastic schoolchildren from across Doha were given a taste of stardom this evening as they brushed shoulders with Olympians after class in an...

FIFA boosts China's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup 03 May 2017 - 10:47 pm

Lausanne: China's hopes of hosting the 2030 World Cup got a boost from FIFA. The governing body of soccer proposes giving its ruling...

Qatar’s Al Attiyah the man to beat in Jordan 03 May 2017 - 10:47 pm

Dead Sea, Jordan: This year’s FIA Jordan Rally, round two of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, gets under way with a two-kilometre...

Roma club icon Francesco Totti to retire at end of the season 03 May 2017 - 06:41 pm

Rome: Roma club icon Francesco Totti will retire at the end of the season when the 40-year-old's contract expires, new sports director Monchi...

Manchester United add Norway date to pre-season tour 03 May 2017 - 04:26 pm

London: Manchester United will travel to Norway as part of their 2017-18 pre-season tour, the Premier League giants announced on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho's...

Hard work the key to 'human' Ronaldo's record feats 03 May 2017 - 02:55 pm

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo is human after all, or so he claims, despite sealing another "special" Champions League night with a hat-trick to put...

Wimbledon announce prize hike for 2017 03 May 2017 - 02:18 pm

LONDON: This year’s Wimbledon singles tennis champions will receive 2.2 million pounds ($2.84 million) each – a hike of 200,000 pounds for both...

French police arrest 11 over Bastia violence 03 May 2017 - 02:07 pm

Bastia, France: French police arrested 11 men on Wednesday over the crowd trouble which forced the Ligue 1 match between Bastia and Lyon...

Hat-trick hero Ronaldo revels in centre-forward role 03 May 2017 - 01:06 pm

MADRID: No longer the flying winger of old, Cristiano Ronaldo showed his transformation to deadly centre forward has been completed to perfection as...

Kefl dominates at 'Swim for a Cause' event of Sharq Village & Spa 02 May 2017 - 11:00 pm

The podium winners, at the ‘Swim for a Cause' event organised by Sharq Village & Spa in collaboration with H2O Swim Club ,...

Al Rayyan down Al Gharafa to retain QFA Futsal Cup 02 May 2017 - 10:59 pm

Al Rayyan beat Al Gharafa 7-3 to win the QFA Futsal Cup after a scintillating final clash at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium on...

Record-holders receive apology from taskforce chief 02 May 2017 - 10:59 pm

London: Innocent athletes worried that their world and European records will be struck off received an apology yesterday from the official who proposed...

Qatar football greats honoured at special ceremony 02 May 2017 - 10:59 pm

Qatar's Minister of Culture and H E Sports Salah bin Ghanem Al Thani and Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa...

Qatari drivers take part in GCC Young Drivers Academy training programme in Dubai 02 May 2017 - 10:59 pm

Young Qatari drivers take part in a training session during the GCC Young Drivers Academy training programme, jointly organised by Federation Internationale De...

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic 'fixed' by knee surgery 02 May 2017 - 06:05 pm

London: Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been "fixed" and feels "stronger" after undergoing knee surgery in the United States, he said on...

AIK fined over Alexander Isak transfer to Borussia Dortmund 02 May 2017 - 04:32 pm

Stockholm: Stockholm club AIK have been fined by the Swedish football federation for paying an agent during the transfer of teenager Alexander Isak...

Celta Vigo plan more pain for exhausted Manchester United 02 May 2017 - 04:24 pm

Madrid: Jose Mourinho must patch up an injury ravaged Manchester United squad as the English side's quest for Europa League glory faces is...

Kluivert Jr follows dad's footsteps at Ajax 02 May 2017 - 03:30 pm

Amsterdam: More than twenty years after the football world witnessed the schoolboy Patrick Kluivert lead Ajax to Champions League glory his son Justin...