Sports

Home run hero Davis the toast of Baltimore 07 Apr 2013 - 07:15 am

BALTIMORE: Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is playing down his early season success despite putting up some eyebrow-raising numbers. The 27-year-old, six-year...

Doping in rugby as bad as cycling, says ex-hooker 07 Apr 2013 - 07:15 am

PARIS: Former France hooker Laurent Benezech has claimed that people are turning a blind eye to doping in rugby in the same way...

Britain’s Rutherford tops Melbourne field 07 Apr 2013 - 07:14 am

MELBOURNE: British Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford repeated his London Games triumph over Australia’s Mitchell Watt with victory at the IAAF Melbourne...

Jordan win AFC West Under-14 Girls’ Championship in Qatar 06 Apr 2013 - 03:51 am

The players and officials of Jordan team, winners of the AFC West Under-14 Girls’ Championship, celebrate at Al Arabi’s Grand Hamad Stadium yesterday....

Mixed night for English trio 06 Apr 2013 - 03:49 am

PARIS: It was a mixed night for England’s trio of contenders in the Europa League on Thursday night, with Chelsea winning their quarter-final...

Walcott wants Arsenal to aim higher 06 Apr 2013 - 03:49 am

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Theo Walcott has told his Arsenal team-mates they need to have loftier ambitions than just qualifying for the Champions League....

QSL: Al Gharafa, Al Sadd clash today 06 Apr 2013 - 03:49 am

Doha: Qatar Stars League (QSL) leaders Al Sadd will look to widen the points advantage at the top when they take on Al...

FIFA, South Africa defuse match-fixing probe spat 06 Apr 2013 - 03:48 am

ZURICH: South Africa and FIFA have managed to head off a full-blown battle over the country’s probe of a pre-2010 World Cup match-fixing...

Young Marquez surprises seniors 06 Apr 2013 - 03:24 am

Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team during the third free practice of Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit yesterday. PICTURES...

Today's QUOTES (MotoGP) 06 Apr 2013 - 03:23 am

“Today was not our best day. We could not ride the bike well because we had a problem on corner entry, so we...

Dorna applauds QMMF for bringing MotoGP ‘adventure’ to the Middle East 05 Apr 2013 - 11:27 pm

DOHA: Dorna, the commercial rights holder of MotoGP, is approaching the 10th edition of Grand Prix of Qatar with a sense of pride...

Al Arabi edge past Qatar SC 05 Apr 2013 - 11:12 am

Al Arabi’s Jalloh Abdulai (left) and Qatar Sports Club’s Anderson Antonio vie for the ball during their Emir Cup basketball match at the...

QVA, Salam International sign deal 05 Apr 2013 - 11:10 am

Hussein Imam Ali (left), Technical Director at Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA), and Majdi, Media Coordinator Salam International, during a press conference at QVA...

GCC Squash Championship 05 Apr 2013 - 11:09 am

Action from the GCC Squash Championship for Men and for Junior Under-17 hosted by Qatar Squash Federation at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash...

Qatar National Hockey League begins today at Al Rayyan 05 Apr 2013 - 11:07 am

Doha: The sixth edition of the Qatar National Hockey League will commence today at Al Rayyan Hockey Stadium. This year seven teams will...

Lorenzo sets the pace at Losail 05 Apr 2013 - 05:50 am

Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha Factory Racing during the first MotoGP Free Practice of the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International...

QMMF Racing Team eyeing top-10 finish in every race, says West 05 Apr 2013 - 05:49 am

Anthony West of QMMF Racing Team during the first Moto2 Free Practice of the Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit yesterday....

Qatar always a bit special to me, says Edwards 05 Apr 2013 - 05:36 am

Valentino Rossi waves to the camera prior to a photo call at Losail International Circuit, yesterday. DOHA: American MotoGP rider Colin Edwards has...