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A player of Eljaish attempts to score a point against Al Rayyan during their match of the Qatar Basketball League at Al Gharafa...

PARIS: Katusha’s successful appeal to be reintegrated into cycling’s World Tour means 23 teams instead of the usual 22 will line up for...

SINGAPORE: Asian golf returns this week with the search intensifying for a first global superstar to lead the region into a bright and...

 Drayson Bowman (21) of the Carolina Hurricanes skates with the puck while being chased by Alex Galchenyuk (27) of the Montreal Canadiens during...

Bahya Mansour Al Hamad (centre), winner in the 10m Air Rifle at the Heir Apparent Shooting Cup poses for a picture with second...

DOHA: Fifteen Qatari table tennis players will begin their 2013 Qatar Open campaigns when the qualifying rounds begin today. In the men’s category,...

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Dubai-based Team AISM maintained the overall lead by claiming the fourth leg of the EFG Bank Sailing Arabia –...

Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene (right) and team-mate Dinesh Chandimal (left) argue with Australia’s Glenn Maxwell (centre) after the final delivery of their Twenty20...

Sydney: Cricket coach John Buchanan (pictured) feels Australia’s pace attack and not spinners will be the key to their success in India. Buchanan,...

Doha: Around 150 children attending the Al Bawasil Camp got a rare opportunity yesterday to visit the Losail International Circuit (LIC).  The Al...

NAIROBI: Kenya has named a strong squad including three professionals for the Africa Twenty20 qualifiers in Uganda next week, cricket officials said yesterday....

LONdon: Anthony McGrath, the former England batsman and Yorkshire captain, announced his retirement yesterday after failing to win his battle against a thumb...

JOhannesburg: Rory Kleinveldt will replace fellow fast bowler Morne Morkel in the South African team for the third and final Test against Pakistan...

Bayern Munich’s head coach Jupp Heynckes looks on during a press conference for the Champions League round of 16 football match against Arsenal...

LONDON: Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes has urged Arsenal supporters to stop criticising Arsene Wenger (pictured) because the Gunners boss can no longer...

DUBAI: Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 7-6 in the first round of the Dubai tennis championships yesterday while...

Manama: Bahrain is hoping for a near-record turnout at this year’s Formula One Grand Prix despite continued violent unrest and political turmoil in...

A general view of the Olympic stadium for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Adler, near Sochi, Russia, yesterday. Construction will be completed...