Sports

Black night as Federer, Sharapova crash at US Open 04 Sep 2018 - 11:40 am

New York, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US Open on Monday in back-to-back seismic shocks under the Arthur Ashe...

NBA stars blown away by Aspire Academy facilities 04 Sep 2018 - 09:53 am

Doha: Former basketball player and seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady, Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson and LA Lakers head coach Luke...

Al Sadd, Al Duhail go neck and neck 04 Sep 2018 - 09:47 am

Doha: Al Sadd remained on top of the points table ahead of Al Duhail on goal difference as both teams were tied on...

QSL Cup: Al Gharafa to begin title defence against Qatar SC 04 Sep 2018 - 09:32 am

DOHA: Defending champions Al Gharafa face tough Qatar SC test in their opening match as the Qatar Stars League Management (QSLM) yesterday released...

Unseeded Millman sends Federer crashing out of U.S. Open 04 Sep 2018 - 08:21 am

NEW YORK: Roger Federer made a shock exit from the U.S. Open on Monday after the five-times champion was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(7)...

Mancini pleads with Italian clubs to play more Italians 03 Sep 2018 - 08:12 pm

MILAN: Italy coach Roberto Mancini bemoaned the dearth of Italian players in Serie A as he focuses on youth in his attempt to...

'General' Henderson signs new contract with Liverpool 03 Sep 2018 - 08:11 pm

London: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League leaders on Monday. Henderson has emerged as a key...

Injury ends Monaco starlet Pellegri's Azzurri hopes 03 Sep 2018 - 07:13 pm

Rome: Teenaged Monaco striker Pietro Pellegri has left Italy's training camp for their upcoming Nations League matches due to injury, the Italian football...

Ronaldo, Salah and Modric nominated for FIFA best player award 03 Sep 2018 - 05:15 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo will go head to head with former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric and Egypt's Mohamed Salah as he seeks a sixth...

Tottenham to play all Champions League group matches at Wembley 03 Sep 2018 - 05:09 pm

Tottenham Hotspur will play all their Champions League group matches at Wembley as they continue to wait for the move into their new...

Costa replaced by Aspas in Spain squad 03 Sep 2018 - 03:51 pm

Madrid: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa has withdrawn from the Spain squad ahead of their upcoming games against England and Croatia, the national team...

Barcelona's Malcom suffers sprained ankle 03 Sep 2018 - 03:41 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona forward Malcom sprained his ankle in training on Monday, the club has announced. Malcom, who joined Barca from Bordeaux in July,...

England's Cook to retire from international cricket after India series 03 Sep 2018 - 03:11 pm

London: Alastair Cook announced on Monday he would retire from international cricket after the fifth Test against India, with England's leading Test run-scorer...

Six-time champ Serena battles into US Open quarter-finals 03 Sep 2018 - 01:16 pm

New York, Six-time champion Serena Williams used a blazing start and battling finish to reach the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday with a...

Indian media bemoan 'spineless' cricketers 03 Sep 2018 - 11:13 am

New Delhi: Decrying a "meek surrender" and "heartbreak" defeat, Indian newspapers said on Monday that Virat Kohli's world number one Test side had...

Al Sadd go atop as Al Duhail survive Qatar SC scare in QSL 03 Sep 2018 - 02:24 am

DOHA: Al Sadd returned to top of QNB Stars League (QSL) standings after a 4-0 rout of Al Shahania while defending champions Al...

Qatar shift focus to Tokyo 2020 after success at the Asian Games 03 Sep 2018 - 02:24 am

Doha: Team Qatar which will return home with 13 medals from six different sports from the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia after two...

Nine countries fail at Asiad 03 Sep 2018 - 02:24 am

DOHA: Nine participating countries will return home without winning any medals at the 2018 Asian Games. Thirty seven nations secured medals during the...