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Qatargas to sponsor children’s chess event 30 Sep 2013 - 12:16 am

Khalifa Mohammed Al Hitmi (left), President of the Qatar Chess Association (QCA), addressing a press conference at Qatargas head office in Doha, yesterday....

Li, Serena reach second round at China Open 30 Sep 2013 - 12:12 am

Serena Williams of US reacts after winning a point against Elena Vesnina of Russia during their match at China Open in Beijing, yesterday....

Raonic beats Berdych to clinch Bangkok title 30 Sep 2013 - 12:11 am

BANGKOK: Canadian Milos Raonic used his thumping serve to ace his way to victory over top seed Tomas Berdych yesterday, with a 7-6...

Nadal says it will be ‘tough’ to become No.1 30 Sep 2013 - 12:11 am

BEIJING: Rafael Nadal (pictured) said it will be “very tough” to seize Novak Djokovic’s crown as the top ranked men’s tennis player, paying...

Panesar feared his England career was over 30 Sep 2013 - 12:11 am

LONDON: England spinner Monty Panesar (pictured) has admitted that he thought he had destroyed his international career after being fined for urinating on...

Srinivasan re-elected as BCCI chief 30 Sep 2013 - 12:10 am

NEW DELHI: India’s embattled cricket chief N Srinivasan (pictured) won a third term in office yesterday even though a Supreme Court order bars...

Suarez scores twice in Liverpool’s 3-1 victory 30 Sep 2013 - 12:09 am

LONDON: Luis Suarez crowned his Premier League return with a brace as Liverpool won 3-1 at bottom club Sunderland yesterday to climb to...

Messi out for two to three weeks: Club 30 Sep 2013 - 12:08 am

MADRID: World Player of the Year Lionel Messi (pictured) has been ruled out for up to three weeks by a thigh injury he...

Stuttgart hammer bottom-side Braunschweig 30 Sep 2013 - 12:08 am

BERLIN: VfB Stuttgart moved up to sixth in the Bundesliga with an emphatic 4-0 rout of bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig yesterday. After Bosnia...

Bale home bow ends in 1-0 derby defeat 30 Sep 2013 - 12:07 am

MADRID: Gareth Bale’s long-awaited Real Madrid home debut ended in disappointment as Atletico Madrid beat Los Blancos 1-0 to register their first league...

Pogba nets the winner for Juventus 30 Sep 2013 - 12:07 am

FLORENCE, Italy: A second-half header from French midfield sensation Paul Pogba secured a 1-0 derby win for Juventus at Torino yesterday to send...

Volleyball: Qatar beat India 3-2 at 17th Asian Senior Men’s Championships 29 Sep 2013 - 11:50 pm

Qatar volleyball national team players and officials pose for a picture after beating India 3-2 (17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13) in the 17th...

Oxy Qatar to sponsor Al Firjan playgrounds 29 Sep 2013 - 11:49 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) named Oxy Qatar as the sponsor and supporter of...

Costa pips favourites to win the world title 29 Sep 2013 - 11:48 pm

FLORENCE, Italy: Portugal’s Rui Costa kept his composure in a tense finale to upset the favourites and clinch the cycling world championships road...

All Blacks a point away from title 29 Sep 2013 - 11:41 pm

LA PLATA, Argentina: New Zealand headed for South Africa yesterday knowing they are just one point away from sealing another Rugby Championship title....

Third Islamic Solidarity Games 29 Sep 2013 - 11:39 pm

Qatari medal winners pose with the national flag on the eighth day of the Third Islamic Solidarity Games in Sumatra, Indonesia, yesterday. Qatar...

Howell rolls back the years 29 Sep 2013 - 11:38 pm

The referee (left) is called after Neels Els (not pictured) accidentally played Ernie Els’s (right) ball out of a bunker on the 9th...

Sochi in final stretch as flame lit in Olympia 29 Sep 2013 - 11:23 pm

President of the Greek Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos (left) escorts International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to attend a torch lighting ceremony...