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Qatar through to semis despite draw 20 Nov 2014 - 04:14 am

Qatari footballer Abdulqadir Ilyas (second from right) heads the ball towards Bahrain’s goalkeeper Sayed Jaafar (left) during a Gulf Cup Group A match...

Finch, Smith power Aussies to big victory 19 Nov 2014 - 11:39 pm

CANBERRA: Australia cruised to a 73-run victory over South Africa in their third one-day international yesterday on the back of big-hitting innings by...

NHL: Penguins cruise to huge triumph 19 Nov 2014 - 11:38 pm

NEW YORK: Beau Bennett scored a goal and added two assists to lead Pittsburgh to a 4-0 win over Montreal at the Bell...

NZ look set to secure lead against Pakistan 19 Nov 2014 - 11:37 pm

DUBAI: New Zealand bowled with discipline and, despite Azhar Ali and Younis Khan’s half-centuries, looked set for a lead in the second Test...

Abu Dhabi double points ‘artificial’, says Prost 19 Nov 2014 - 11:35 pm

Former four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost of France signs autographs for visitors at the JEC Asia event in Singapore yesterday. SINGAPORE:...

Losail MX Championship shifts into second gear 19 Nov 2014 - 11:33 pm

Mohammed Jaffar in action during the first round of the Losail MX Championship. The second round of the Losail MX Championship will be...

Josoor Institute looks at the legal implications for sports and events practitioners 19 Nov 2014 - 11:32 pm

Speakers and delegates, who participated in Josoor Institute’s course titled ‘The Law and its Implications for Sport and Events Practitioners’, pose for a...

McIlroy back for finale in Dubai 19 Nov 2014 - 11:31 pm

DUBAI: World number one Rory McIlroy may have already won the Race to Dubai crown, but there is a lot at stake this...

LPGA revamps major, adds event, hikes cash 19 Nov 2014 - 11:27 pm

NAPLES, United States: Next year’s LPGA season will feature a revamped major tournament, a new event and a $4m boost in total prize...

Okazaki wonder goal gives Japan victory over Australia 19 Nov 2014 - 07:35 am

TOKYO: Japan striker Shinji Okazaki scored with a swashbuckling backheel as the Asian champions beat fierce rivals Australia 2-1 in a friendly yesterday....

Qatari star Barshim eyes rare home medal in 2019 19 Nov 2014 - 07:33 am

IAAF President Lamina Diack congratulates Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani after Doha won the rights to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships,...

Unseeded Coppinger stuns Momen in squash worlds 19 Nov 2014 - 07:27 am

Doha: Unseeded players Stephen Coppinger of South Africa and Cameron Pilley of Australia surprised many at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex...

Hosts Qatar top medal tally in Arab Shooting Championship 19 Nov 2014 - 07:23 am

Doha: Hosts Qatar finished with a bagful of medals as the 11th Arab Shooting Championships concluded at the Losail Shooting Range yesterday. With...

Mercedes ready for contract talks with Hamilton 19 Nov 2014 - 07:20 am

LONDON: Mercedes can hardly wait for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Formula One title decider to be over so they can tie Lewis Hamilton (...

NZ put Pakistan under pressure in Dubai Test 19 Nov 2014 - 07:18 am

New Zealand’s batsman Tom Latham leaves the ground after his dismissal for 137 runs during the second day of the second Test against...

‘Fear of failure a problem for England’ 19 Nov 2014 - 07:16 am

Former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss addresses a press conference at Lord’s Cricket ground in London, in this August 2012 file photo. Strauss...

Course on legal implications for sports practitioners begins 19 Nov 2014 - 07:02 am

DOHA: Josoor Institute’s two-day course, designed to educate local sports and events practitioners and prepare them for the legal implications that come with...

Federer ‘hopeful’ of playing in Cup final 19 Nov 2014 - 07:00 am

LILLE: Roger Federer said yesterday he was ‘hopeful’ he would be able to play in the Davis Cup final against France on Friday...