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Qatar’s Sheikh Ali grabs final day’s honours 27 Mar 2016 - 01:07 am

KATARA: Qatar’s Sheikh Ali bin Khalid al Thani won the feature event of the third and final leg of the QNB Doha tour...

Al Rayyan reach Qatar Cup final after crushing El Jaish 27 Mar 2016 - 01:06 am

DOHA: Ngombo Tanguy Alban and Hill Lawrence yesterday worked in tandem to help Al Rayyan reach the final of the Qatar Cup after...

Steingruber walks off with two golds as World Challenge Cup ends 27 Mar 2016 - 01:04 am

Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland (centre), Bulimar Diana Laura (second left) of Romania and Zsofia Kovacs of Hungary show off their medals on the...

ITTF World Tour Qatar Open 27 Mar 2016 - 01:03 am

Table tennis action from the penultimate day of the 2016 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open being staged at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah...

Gymnastics venue for Tokyo 2020 to be given longer lifespan 27 Mar 2016 - 01:02 am

TOKYO: Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics announced that the planned temporary venue for gymnastics will be given a 10-year lifespan so that...

Buttler powers England to 171/4 at World T20 27 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

England's Jos Buttler plays a shot. (Reuters/Adnan Abidi) New Delhi: A blistering half century from Jos Buttler helped England post a commanding 171...

England in World T20 semis, knock out Sri Lanka 27 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

England's Jos Buttler raises his bat as he celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the World T20 cricket tournament match between...

Dunga calls up home-based pair to replace Neymar and Luiz 26 Mar 2016 - 06:50 pm

Luis Suarez (R) of Uruguay tries to control Neymar of Brazil. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker SAO PAULO: Santos striker Gabriel and Corinthians defender Felipe were...

Ronaldo misses penalty as Bulgaria shock Portugal 26 Mar 2016 - 06:18 pm

Portugal's national soccer team player, Cristiano Ronaldo during a training at Restelo stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, 26 March 2016. Portugal will face Belgium...

Kiwis crush Bangladesh by 75 runs at World T20 26 Mar 2016 - 04:06 pm

New Zealand's Grant Elliott (C) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Bangladesh's captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza during the World T20 cricket tournament...

Rahman takes five as Kiwis limited to 145/8 26 Mar 2016 - 03:22 pm

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman bowls during the World T20 cricket tournament match between Bangladesh and New Zealand at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in...

Barcelona pays tribute to Johan Cruyff 26 Mar 2016 - 02:33 pm

A man cries in front of a picture of soccer great Johan Cruyff during a memorial at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain,...

T20's unstoppable rise fuels fears for Tests 26 Mar 2016 - 11:18 am

Mumbai: As he joined the sell-out crowd for a Twenty20 match at the home of Indian cricket, Kaushal Loday said he wouldn't have...

Warriors chalk up 52nd straight home win 26 Mar 2016 - 10:25 am

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a layup against the Dallas Mavericks at Oracle Arena on March 25,...

Payet plays his way back into Euro 2016 contention 26 Mar 2016 - 10:21 am

France's forward Dimitri Payet controls the ball during the friendly football match between the Netherlands and France at the Amsterdam Arena, on March...

Afghans bid to sign off in style against Windies 26 Mar 2016 - 10:17 am

Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (2L), Usman Ghani (2R) and Noor Ali Zadran (R) warm up during a training session at The Vidarbha Cricket Association...

Australia take on India with one eye on trophy 26 Mar 2016 - 09:18 am

Australian players walk from the field after beating Pakistan in the World T20 cricket tournament match between Australia and Pakistan at The Punjab ...