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Haidan, Al Qadi shine in round 1 as Longines Hathab Series kicks off 19 Oct 2019 - 08:18 am

Doha: Hussain Saeed Haidan (Belucci Van ‘T Vleminkhof) and Hamad Nasser Al Qadi (Hugo Z) collected individual honours as The Top won the...

Hair's the news: moustache off, mullet stays for All Blacks' Goodhue 18 Oct 2019 - 09:05 pm

Tokyo: New Zealand centre Jack Goodhue has shaved off his moustache for the "biggest game" of his life this weekend but insists his...

Hammer time: Japan using new tools in World Cup bid 18 Oct 2019 - 06:00 pm

Tokyo: Japan are the darlings of the Rugby World Cup with some very unusual training methods -- but none more bizarre than smacking...

XXIV ANOC General Assembly 18 Oct 2019 - 10:17 am

More than 1,000 delegates from 204 NOCs come together during the two-day general Assembly in a reflection of the power of sport to...

Riders gear up for opening round of Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour 18 Oct 2019 - 09:48 am

Action today begins with Small Tour at 3:00pm while the Medium Tour competition will start at 5:30pm. Tomorrow’s competitions start at 9:00am with...

Al Shaqab entries shine in Morocco 18 Oct 2019 - 09:44 am

Al Shaqab representatives pose for a photograph after their entries dominated the show at the Salon du Cheval d’El Jadida in Morocco. Al...

GAZOO Racing claims sixth win of the season 18 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am

The GAZOO Racing (GR) World Rally Team (WRT) sealed their sixth victory of the season recently with an impressive win at Rally GB....

Man Utd lose Pogba, De Gea for Liverpool clash 17 Oct 2019 - 05:56 pm

London: Manchester United's hopes of upsetting the odds against Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday suffered a fresh blow as manager Ole Gunnar...

Federer to play French Open next year 17 Oct 2019 - 01:07 pm

Paris: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer said Thursday he will play the French Open in Paris next year. "I will play the French...

Kohli's India need to win big tournaments, says Ganguly 17 Oct 2019 - 09:13 am

NEW DELHI: India's Virat Kohli is captaining an enormously talented team, but the players need to adjust their mentality to win big tournaments,...

Farag to take on Kandra in opener 17 Oct 2019 - 07:51 am

Defending champion and World No.1 Ali Farag will square up against unseeded Raphael Kandra of Germany while second-seed Mohamed ElShorbagy will face his...

Golden finish to blockbuster Qatar 2019 17 Oct 2019 - 12:26 am

It was a golden final day for the first-ever Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games Qatar 2019, which concluded in...

Double delight for USA as Qatar take silver on final day 17 Oct 2019 - 12:26 am

Qatar won a silver in men’s beach volleyball event – their maiden medal at the first ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 –...

Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation signs key MoUs 17 Oct 2019 - 12:26 am

Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation (QSAF), under the patronage of the President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al...

Gruber grabs gold in kitefoiling nail-biter 17 Oct 2019 - 12:25 am

Doha: Former world and European champion Florian Gruber (GER) won two consecutive races in the final to become the first men’s Kitefoil Racing...

Tennis: Brazil win mixed doubles final 17 Oct 2019 - 12:25 am

Doha: After a night of disappointment and close calls on Tuesday, Andre Baran/Rafaella Miller of Brazil dominated France’s Nicolas Gianotti/Marie Eve Hoarau 6-1,...

South African Van Dyk gets French passport after Macron request 16 Oct 2019 - 07:14 pm

Toulouse, France: South Africa-born prop Maks Van Dyk, who cheekily asked President Emmanuel Macron for French citizenship at the pre-match presentation of the...

Barca's Messi receives record sixth European Golden Shoe 16 Oct 2019 - 05:25 pm

BARCELONA: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi picked up a record-extending sixth - and third consecutive - European Golden Shoe award on Wednesday following his...