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Al Sadd down El Jaish in key clash 06 Dec 2014 - 02:59 am

Qatar SC player Khalid Saleh Zakiba (center) in action with Umm Salal SC players Abdul Qadir Ilyas and Ismail Mahmoud Mardanli (right) during...

New Zealand survive Afridi assault to level T20 series 06 Dec 2014 - 02:58 am

DUBAI: New Zealand survived Shahid Afridi’s late onslaught to beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second and final Twenty20 match to level...

FIA Annual General Assembly concludes in Doha 06 Dec 2014 - 02:53 am

IOC family ‘prepared’ to make swift changes 06 Dec 2014 - 01:50 am

International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach, of Germany, attends the opening of IOC Executive Board meeting in Monaco, yesterday. The IOC Executive...

Rio making progress: Bubka 06 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

MONACO: Rio de Janeiro is making “very good progress” catching up with delays in preparations for the 2016 Olympics, top IOC member Sergey...

Lawmakers plan new sports move 06 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

Water flows over the FIFA logo in front of the FIFA headquarters during heavy rainfall in Zurich in this July 22, 2011, file...

Djokovic top dog in 2015, says Agassi 06 Dec 2014 - 01:45 am

SINGAPORE: American legend Andre Agassi said Novak Djokovic could be poised for a period of dominance in men’s tennis after showing he can...

Popular IPTL to add two more cities next year 06 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

SINGAPORE: Founder Mahesh Bhupathi has said the new International Premier Tennis League would add two more cities next year and had been forced...

Hughes casts long shadow over series 06 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

Indian cricket player Virat Kohli arrives for the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in Macksville in this December 3, 2014, file photo....

Clarke faces decision day ahead of first India Test 06 Dec 2014 - 01:41 am

Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton at West Indies’ training session, Johannesburg, yesterday. West Indies will play three Tests, an equal number of T20...

Kohli, Vijay score half-tons as India draw tour game 06 Dec 2014 - 01:36 am

ADELAIDE: India’s batsmen gained valuable match practice as their two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw in Adelaide...

Rugby: Ireland launch ‘irresistible’ bid for 2023 World Cup 06 Dec 2014 - 01:35 am

ARMAGH, Northern Ireland: Ireland will bid to host the 2023 rugby World Cup, the Irish and Northern Irish governments said yesterday, formally launching...

Prince Bandar lauds Qatar for hosting FIA meeting 05 Dec 2014 - 10:32 am

FIA President Jean Todt (left) and FIA Vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah at the St Regis Doha yesterday. RIGHT: FIA Vice-president Nasser...

QSL: Lekhwiya salvage draw against Al Ahli 05 Dec 2014 - 10:30 am

Lekhwiya’s Khalid Muftah (right) tries to chase down Al Arabi’s Mashael Abdulla during a Qatar Stars League match at the Al Arabi Stadium...

Al Sadd face tough El Jaish test today 05 Dec 2014 - 10:29 am

Doha: Al Sadd face a tough test in round 12 of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) today as they welcome El Jaish to...

PSG held by Lille after Sirigu own goal 05 Dec 2014 - 10:27 am

PARIS: An own goal by Paris Saint-Germain keeper Salvatore Sirigu held the French champions to a 1-1 draw at Lille on Wednesday in...

LA Galaxy’s Keane named MLS MVP 05 Dec 2014 - 10:25 am

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Galaxy forward Robbie Keane was named Major League Soccer’s 2014 Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, days before his team’s...

Chelsea, Man City show Premier League might 05 Dec 2014 - 10:23 am

LONDON: Chelsea preserved their six-point advantage at the Premier League summit by beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on Wednesday, while Manchester City kept pace...