Sports

Five things we learned in the Premier League 04 Oct 2016 - 03:44 pm

London: Manchester City suffered their first defeat under manager Pep Guardiola with a 2-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur that served notice of Spurs'...

The Arsenal Annals: Why all the Theo Walcott plaudits seem premature 04 Oct 2016 - 03:02 pm

Theo Walcott has been earning plaudits for his improved attitude, and the player himself recently admitted to have tweaked his attitude in an...

Spain's Martinez to miss World Cup qualifiers due to injury 04 Oct 2016 - 02:56 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich's Javi Martinez will be out for an indefinite period of time with an adductor muscle injury and will miss Spain's...

Accounts freeze ruined BCCI reputation, says Thakur 04 Oct 2016 - 11:44 am

MUMBAI: The reputation of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has been ruined by the freezing of its bank accounts, its president Anurag Thakur...

Coach Laudrup eyes trophies in fresh start 04 Oct 2016 - 03:53 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan coach Michael Laudrup is eager to do well in every game involving his new team this season but the experienced...

Aspire sports summit begins 04 Oct 2016 - 02:51 am

Amsterdam: The Aspire4Sport and The Aspire Academy Global Summit on Football Performance and Science kicked off in Amsterdam, Netherlands yesterday. Deputy Mayor of...

Al Shaqab Racing’s Ectot victorious in New York 04 Oct 2016 - 02:48 am

NEW YORK: The Al Shaqab Racing owned Ectot exploded the opposition in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (Gr1) at Belmont Park on Saturday. ...

QFA and Qatar Shell host three-day football coaching clinic for children 04 Oct 2016 - 02:46 am

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA), and Qatar Shell organised a three-day coaching clinic in preparation for the launch of the fifth season...

Venus Williams crashes out of China Open 03 Oct 2016 - 03:10 pm

Beijing: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams crashed out of the first round of the China Open to Chinese wildcard Peng Shuai on...

Swansea axe Guidolin, hire Bradley as new boss 03 Oct 2016 - 02:52 pm

London: Swansea hired former United States coach Bob Bradley as their new manager on Monday after the struggling Premier League club sacked Francesco...

Arsenal: 3 reasons why the Gunners can win the Premier League this season 03 Oct 2016 - 02:01 pm

Arsenal endured a difficult start to their Premier League campaign, losing on the opening day at home to Liverpool before salvaging only a...

Motor racing-Fortunate Rosberg moves closer to maiden title 03 Oct 2016 - 11:05 am

SEPANG, Malaysia: Third place in the Malaysian Grand Prix was not what Nico Rosberg was hoping to savour, but it must have tasted...

Qatar an excellent place for riders, says Merckx 03 Oct 2016 - 03:21 am

DOHA: With only one week remaining before the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 kicks off, event Ambassador and cycling legend Eddy Merckx...

Qatari athletes shine at Asian Beach Games in Vietnam 03 Oct 2016 - 03:19 am

Da Nang, Vietnam: Cherif Samba and Jefferson Pereira outplayed Julio Junior and Ahmed Tijan Janko in an all-Qatari men’s beach volleyball final of...

2018 World Cup qualifiers: Qatar gear up for Korea and Syria matches 03 Oct 2016 - 03:16 am

Qatar football players in action during a team’s training session at Aspire training pitch yesterday. Qatar continue their campaign in the 2018 FIFA...

Man United: Why Mourinho needs to settle on Rooney’s role to get the best out of Pogba 02 Oct 2016 - 07:21 pm

Jose Mourinho’s mood was soured in the build-up to Thursday’s Europa League game with Zorya Luhansk, riling against his backroom staff for an...

Man City suffer first Guardiola loss as Leicester and United draw 02 Oct 2016 - 07:04 pm

London: Manchester City suffered their first defeat under manager Pep Guardiola as Tottenham Hotspur underlined their Premier League title credentials with a 2-0...

Qatar to take on South Korea in FIFA World Cup qualifiers 02 Oct 2016 - 04:55 pm

Doha: Qatar senior football team continued their regular training session in Doha under the supervision of New coach Jorge Fossati in preparation for...