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Five things we've learnt so far in World T20 22 Mar 2016 - 01:23 pm

New Delhi: The group stages of cricket's World Twenty20 have reached the half-way mark with every team having played two of their four...

Bangladesh hails 'valiant' T20 Tigers 22 Mar 2016 - 12:50 pm

Bangladeshi bowler Al-Amin Hossain (2nd L) celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Australian batsman Usman Khawaja during the World T20 cricket tournament match...

Tournament chief Moore resigns over controversial comments 22 Mar 2016 - 09:00 am

US tennis player Serena Williams (L) stands with Raymond Moore, Indian Wells CEO during trophy ceremony following the final match against Belarus player...

Qatar ready for tough task in qualifiers, says Al Haydos 22 Mar 2016 - 01:56 am

Qatar will face Hong Kong on Thursday in their last Group C match at 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Jassim Bin Hamad...

Khawaja leads Aussies to victory over Bangladesh 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja plays a shot during the World T20 cricket tournament match between Australia and Bangladesh at The Chinnaswamy Stadium in...

Qatari trio offers tough challenge in Kuwait 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Kuwait: World rallying is synonymous with noise, power, cars sliding sideways and dust and gravel being showered over spectators by a leading group...

Losail kick-starts MotoGP season successfully again 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Hundreds of spectators watch the podium ceremony after the season-opening Qatar MotoGP race at Losail International Circuit on Sunday. CENTRE: QMMF President Abdulrahman...

QMMF riders run out of luck after good starts 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

QMMF Racing Team’s Xavier Simeon in action during Moto2 race at Losail International Circuit on Sunday. Doha: QMMF Racing Team’s riders Xavier Simeon...

Kids meet their Qatar national rugby sevens idols 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Qatar Rugby Federation officials and players with DRFC Under-8s team. Doha: The Qatar Rugby Federation kicked off the development plan for schools and...

Al Saadi confident of Al Kharaitiyat’s resurgence 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Al Kharaitiyat’s Head of Football, Abdel Nasser Al Saadi (pictured) is confident his team will avoid relegation from the Qatar Stars League...

Final batch of gymnasts arrives in Doha today 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A gymnast trains at QGF Training Centre in Al Laqta District in Doha ahead of Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup starting on Thursday. Doha:...

Fantasy becoming reality in Premier League shakeup 21 Mar 2016 - 04:20 pm

By Martyn Herman LONDON: With two months of a gripping Premier League season left Leicester City are closing on the title and it...

Deschamps cools talk of Ribery's France return 21 Mar 2016 - 04:05 pm

Berlin: France coach Didier Deschamps has played down speculation about Franck Ribery coming out of international retirement to represent his country at Euro...

Serena slams Indian Wells boss for 'women riding men's coattails' remark 21 Mar 2016 - 03:36 pm

Serena Williams from the USA reacts as she plays against Victoria Azarenka from Belarus during their final match at the BNP Paribas Open...

Battered bowlers hoping for respite, says Ali 21 Mar 2016 - 03:16 pm

England's Moeen Ali (L) talks with Adil Rashid during training session at Feroj Shah Kotla cricket ground in New Delhi on March 21,...

Azarenka shocks Williams in Indian Wells final 21 Mar 2016 - 03:14 pm

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus poses with the winner's trophy after defeating Serena Williams of USA in the women's final of the BNP Paribas...

Pakistan face rampant Black Caps in must-win T20 21 Mar 2016 - 02:53 pm

Pakistan's Shoaib Malik (L), Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (C) and Wahab Riaz (2L) celebrate after dismissing India's Yuvraj Singh during the World T20...

Mahrez, Mane score key Premier League goals 21 Mar 2016 - 01:36 pm

Riyad Mahrez celebrates with teammates after scoring the first goal for Leicester City. Reuters / Dylan Martinez Paris: Algerian Riyad Mahrez and Senegalese...