Sports

Under-20 Worlds: Aspire Academy celebrates Hemeida’s silver medal 18 Jul 2018 - 12:00 am

Doha: Aspire Academy held a celebration yesterday to mark the latest achievement of one of their upcoming star athletes, 17-year-old Bassem Hemeida. Hemeida...

Stallions Cricket Academy tours Sri Lanka 17 Jul 2018 - 11:54 pm

Doha: Qatar’s leading cricket academy, Stallions Cricket Academy concluded a very successful second tour to Sri Lanka yesterday. Stallions played 21 matches in...

Ronaldo targets Champions League glory at new club Juventus 17 Jul 2018 - 12:30 pm

TURIN, Italy: Juventus's record signing Cristiano Ronaldo has said his move from Real Madrid was a "well thought out decision" as the Portugal...

Serena returns to top 30 in world rankings 17 Jul 2018 - 01:59 am

Serena Williams returned to the world's top 30 in the WTA rankings released on Monday after finishing as Wimbledon runner-up. The 36-year-old American...

Thidapa beats Lincicome in playoff to win first LPGA title 17 Jul 2018 - 01:59 am

Los Angeles: Thailand's Thidapa Suwannapura edged two-time major champion Brittany Lincicome in a playoff on Sunday to win her first LPGA title at...

Crowds pack Champs Elysees as French World Cup winners return home 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

Paris: The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday as hundreds of thousands packed the Champs Elysees for...

Qatar’s Abdulla renews contract with Nissan 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

TERUEL SPAIN: Qatar’s Adel Abdulla has renewed his contract with Nissan Qatar and will drive a Nissan Patrol Y62 at this weekend’s Baja...

Djokovic, Kerber, Williams each made a comeback at Wimbledon 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

LONDON: From champions Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber, to runner-up Serena Williams, this edition of Wimbledon was all about comebacks of various sorts....

Zaman-inspired Pakistan dominate Zimbabwe 17 Jul 2018 - 01:24 am

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: An elated Fakhar Zaman cracked a career-best 117 as Pakistan dominated with both bat and ball to win the second of...

England's Vince and Billings on standby after Roy injury 17 Jul 2018 - 01:24 am

London: England opener Jason Roy will have a fitness test before play on Tuesday to see if he can take part in the...

Sudanese sports officials say Qatar 2022 a new horizon for Arab world 17 Jul 2018 - 12:24 am

Khartoum: Senior officials and effective personnel from the sports sector in Sudan said the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani...

Croatians give heroes' welcome to World Cup squad 17 Jul 2018 - 12:24 am

Zagreb: Tens of thousands of Croatians gave a heroes' welcome to their team in Zagreb on Monday after the squad returned from Russia...

Tiger Woods still working on $10m Phil Mickelson match 16 Jul 2018 - 10:41 pm

Carnoustie, United Kingdom: Tiger Woods said Sunday that he and longtime rival Phil Mickelson are "still working" on a $10 million 'winner-takes-all' match....

France gives World Cup winners a heroes' welcome home 16 Jul 2018 - 09:43 pm

Paris: The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday, parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of...

Halep stays on top as Kerber and Serena move up 16 Jul 2018 - 03:58 pm

Paris: Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the latest women's rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below...

England add batsman Vince for deciding ODI against India 16 Jul 2018 - 09:34 am

LONDON: Hampshire batsman James Vince has been added to England's squad for Tuesday's deciding one-day international against India, the country's cricket board has...