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Mandela inducted into rugby Hall of Fame 03 Oct 2015 - 01:42 pm

Newcastle: South African icon Nelson Mandela was posthumously inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame on Saturday. The image of the black...

Sterling dismisses "too tired" charges 03 Oct 2015 - 01:35 pm

London: Raheem Sterling has denied telling manager Roy Hodgson that he was too tired to play for England in a Euro 2016 qualifier...

Venus wins Wuhan Open as Muguruza retires 03 Oct 2015 - 01:30 pm

Venus Williams of the US poses with her trophy after beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain during the women's singles final at the Wuhan...

Blatter defiant as top sponsors demand resignation 03 Oct 2015 - 10:42 am

NEW YORK: Top FIFA sponsors joined forces to demand Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-tainted world...

Mourinho stuck in ‘worst period’ of his career 03 Oct 2015 - 12:45 am

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks dejected during the Champions League match against FC Porto at Dragao Stadium, Oporto, Portugal on Tuesday. London: Jose...

Classy South Africa stun India in first Twenty20 03 Oct 2015 - 12:44 am

India’s Axar Patel (right) reacts as South Africa’s AB de Villiers runs between the wickets during their first T20 match at the Himachal...

QSL: Al Rayyan maintain unbeaten run 03 Oct 2015 - 12:35 am

Al Rayyan’s Rodrigo Barbosa (centre) attempts to break through Mesaimeer defence during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Gharafa Stadium, yesterday....

Qatari young guns tame Kyrgyzstan 03 Oct 2015 - 12:34 am

Action from AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers match between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan at Grand Hamad Stadium, yesterday.PIC: KAMMUTTY VP Doha: Hosts Qatar displayed a...

Takahashi shatters Qatar lap record 03 Oct 2015 - 12:33 am

Doha: Japan’s Yuki Takahashi got off to a perfect start when he smashed the SuperSports 600cc lap record at the Losail International Circuit...

Qatari boxers eye medals at Doha Worlds 03 Oct 2015 - 12:33 am

Members and officials of Qatar’s squad for the AIBA World Boxing Championship pose for a group photo. DOHA: Between October 5 to 15,...

Mabrooka wins Qatar Arabian Trophy 03 Oct 2015 - 12:32 am

Mabrooka in action during the Qatar Arabian Trophy for Fillies, yesterday at Saint-Cloud, France ahead of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe...

England, Australia not giving an inch over scrum 03 Oct 2015 - 12:30 am

England’s wing Jack Nowell (left) attends the captain’s run training session at Twickenham Stadium in London, yesterday on the eve of their Rugby...

PSG, Marseille renew rivalry 03 Oct 2015 - 12:29 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s players pose before the UEFA Champions League group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, in the Ukrainian city...

Basketball: Qatar to play for seventh place in Asia Championship 03 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIJING: Qatar's national basketball team will face India tomorrow Saturday to determine who will get seventh place in the 2015 FIBA Asian Championship....

Al Sadd take off late against Al Ahli 02 Oct 2015 - 02:27 am

Al Gharafa’s Aden Ali going challenging Al Arabi’s Sergio Dutra during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Pictures...

Sheikh Salman weighs entering FIFA race if Platini withdraws 02 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Simon Evans ZURICH: One of Michel Platini's main backers in his bid to head world soccer's governing body, Bahraini Sheikh Salman Bin...

Mullen joint-top on pro debut in Scotland 01 Oct 2015 - 06:47 pm

Jimmy Mullen ST ANDREWS, United Kingdom: Walker Cup star Jimmy Mullen enjoyed an incredible professional debut on Thursday with an opening round of...