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Qatar on track to welcome the world 26 Feb 2020 - 12:02 am

Yesterday marked the 1,000-day countdown to the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup – which will kick off in Qatar on 21...

Barty and Kvitova off to winning starts as Kenin crashes out of Qatar Total Open 26 Feb 2020 - 12:02 am

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty made an impressive start to her Qatar Total Open campaign registering a fluent straight sets win, while Sofia Kenin...

Warner says Australia on track for T20 World Cup success 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

CAPE TOWN: Top batsman David Warner reckons Australia's Twenty20 team are well on course for World Cup success later in the year as...

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur hits double ton to corner Zimbabwe 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

Dhaka: Mushfiqur Rahim hit his third Test double century as Bangladesh declared their first innings with a lead of 295 Monday in their...

Man City target role reversal against Champions League kings Real Madrid 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

Madrid: Manchester City will be up against both Real Madrid and their reputation on Wednesday as the Champions League's biggest winners play one...

Guardiola not using European ban to motivate his players 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

MADRID: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola isn't using the team’s European ban as extra motivation for his players to win the Champions League...

World's top riders gear up for show jumping festival in Qatar 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

This week’s Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab presented by Longines, a five-star show jumping event, will be one of many activities lined up...

Al Attiyah delivers another MQCCR masterclass, eyes 7th home win 26 Feb 2020 - 12:01 am

Doha: Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah continued his relentless charge towards a seventh victory in nine seasons at the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally (MQCCR) with...

Olympics 'continuing as planned' but virus halts Japanese football 25 Feb 2020 - 06:48 pm

Tokyo: Tokyo Olympics organisers said preparations were "continuing as planned" on Tuesday as Japan's football league became the latest sporting victim of the...

Lyon-Juventus gets green light despite virus concerns 25 Feb 2020 - 04:16 pm

LYON, France: French club Lyon says its sold-out Champions League home game against Juventus will go ahead as planned on Wednesday despite the...

Coronavirus forces fan ban at Italian football games 25 Feb 2020 - 10:21 am

Rome - Upcoming matches in Italian Serie A and the Europa League will be played behind closed doors to combat the spread of...

Vanessa Bryant sues helicopter operator of crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others 25 Feb 2020 - 09:57 am

Lawyers for Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, on Monday filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the company that...

Vanessa Bryant remembers Kobe as her 'everything' 25 Feb 2020 - 09:36 am

Kobe Bryant was remembered Monday as a man of passion, as a fierce competitor who turned his fire for basketball into a love...

Spinners strike as Bangladesh close in on win over Zimbabwe 25 Feb 2020 - 09:23 am

Dhaka - Spinners Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan struck early on day four as Bangladesh closed in on a big win in the...

Licenced to thrill: India want Verma to continue batting mayhem 25 Feb 2020 - 08:36 am

Melbourne: India opener Shafali Verma has set alight the Women's Twenty20 World Cup with her six-hitting prowess and her team want the 16-year-old...

Qatar beat Oman by 34 runs in T20 25 Feb 2020 - 12:10 am

Qatari cricketers and officials posing for a photograph as they celebrate their win against Oman in the Group A match of the Asian...

Vinales fastest as Yamaha top timesheets in Qatar Test 25 Feb 2020 - 12:10 am

Lusail: Maverick Vinales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) ended the MotoGP Qatar Test at the summit thanks to a 1:53.858 on the final day...

Dominant Al Attiyah opens up massive lead 25 Feb 2020 - 12:10 am

LUSAIL: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and French navigator Matthieu Baumel moved further ahead of their nearest rivals after winning a dramatic second 334.25km...