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Al Shaqab Racing’s Fowairet bags win 27 Jul 2021 - 08:48 am

In the colours of Al Shaqab Racing, Fowairet (FR) (TM Fred Texas x Balica De Faust) opened her scorecard in the Prix des...

Naomi Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament 27 Jul 2021 - 08:35 am

Tokyo: The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the...

Asian champions Qatar to face hosts USA in semi-final 27 Jul 2021 - 08:30 am

ARLINGTON, TEXAS: Asian Champions Qatar will meet hosts United States in the semi-final of the Concacaf Gold Cup. Qatar, the only invited team...

Al Rumaihi sets sights on Olympic medal 27 Jul 2021 - 08:30 am

Two years ago, Mohamed Al Rumaihi brought joy to Qatar’s shooting fraternity by booking an Olympic quota following a fine show at the...

ROC chief Pozdnyakov praises daughter for keeping family tradition alive 26 Jul 2021 - 11:55 pm

TOKYO - Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the head of Russia's Olympic Committee, praised his daughter Sofia Pozdniakova after she added to the family legacy on...

Battle of the record breakers looms in the Tokyo pool 26 Jul 2021 - 09:18 pm

TOKYO - Tuesday's women's 100m backstroke final will be a battle of the record breakers with Australia's Kaylee McKeown going for gold against...

Brazil punish sloppy Argentina, Japan top pool 26 Jul 2021 - 07:48 pm

TOKYO - Brazil came back from two sets down to beat Argentina in a thrilling men's Olympic volleyball match while world champions Poland...

Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines 26 Jul 2021 - 03:59 pm

Tokyo: Philippine's Hidily Diaz on Monday became her country's first ever Olympic gold medalist, winning the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at...

Osaka, top seeds book third round spots 26 Jul 2021 - 10:44 am

Tokyo: Japanese medal hope Naomi Osaka sailed into the third round of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Swiss Viktorija Golubic...

Tala impresses in Tokyo as Elidrissi makes Games debut 26 Jul 2021 - 09:23 am

Tokyo: Qatari rower Tala Abujubara claimed the first place in the semi-final E/F 1 race yesterday to qualify for the final E of...

Qatar’s Cherif, Tijan get off to a flying start in Tokyo 26 Jul 2021 - 09:19 am

Tokyo: Living up to expectations, Qatar’s top beach volleyball duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan began their Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign on...

Delighted Sanchez hails Al Annabi's fighting performance 26 Jul 2021 - 09:18 am

Phoenix: Coach Felix Sanchez yesterday praised the fighting performance of his side, saying Qatar deserved to reach the semi-finals of the 2021 Gold...

Bhuvneshwar shines as India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in first T20 25 Jul 2021 - 09:59 pm

COLOMBO - Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets as a second-string India team defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first Twenty20...

Germany's Schneider rides high weeks after deadly accident 25 Jul 2021 - 08:32 pm

TOKYO - German equestrian dressage rider Dorothee Schneider came out on top of her Olympic qualifying group on Sunday just weeks after a...

Osaka in dominant form as Barty makes shock exit 25 Jul 2021 - 08:22 pm

TOKYO - Japan's Naomi Osaka powered through her opening match at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as world number one Ash Barty stumbled...

Spain stun champions Serbia as Croatia, Italy win big 25 Jul 2021 - 07:59 pm

TOKYO - Reigning Olympic champions Serbia got their title defence off to a rocky start when they were stunned 13-12 by a clinical...

Indian Premier League to resume on Sept. 19 25 Jul 2021 - 07:53 pm

The remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended in May due to COVID-19, will resume from Sept. 19 in...

Bangladesh wins Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe 25 Jul 2021 - 07:41 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Bangladesh won the Twenty20 series decider against Zimbabwe on Sunday, reaching its target with four balls to spare. Bangladesh clinched...