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Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager 17 Dec 2015 - 06:02 pm

Update: Chelsea confirmed club have sacked Jose Mourinho London: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been sacked after a disastrous start to the Premier...

Suarez treble fires Barca into world final 17 Dec 2015 - 05:19 pm

Barcelona's Luis Suarez (R) scores the third goal for Barcelona from the penalty spot and completes his hattrick during their Club World Cup...

Tough World Twenty20 draw excites Pakistan's Afridi 17 Dec 2015 - 04:54 pm

Karachi: Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi on Thursday said he hoped a tough World Twenty20 draw would motivate his team to win the...

Mourinho should stay as Chelsea boss, says Zlatan 17 Dec 2015 - 01:16 pm

Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) in action during the French Coupe de la Ligue round of 16 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain...

Messi out of Club World Cup semi with renal colic 17 Dec 2015 - 12:48 pm

Yokohama, Japan: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will miss Thursday's Club World Cup semi-final against China's Guangzhou Evergrande in Yokohama because of abdominal pain,...

Switzerland freezes millions of Swiss francs related to FIFA 17 Dec 2015 - 11:21 am

ZURICH: The Swiss Justice Ministry said it had frozen millions of Swiss francs related to world soccer body FIFA, a spokesman said on...

Jockey Hamel celebrates win 17 Dec 2015 - 12:22 am

Jockey Jean Baptiste Hamel is seen celebrating the Qatar National Day Trophy win after he guided TM Thunder Struck past the winning post...

H E Sports Minister at REC 17 Dec 2015 - 12:22 am

Minister of Youth and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali and Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, President of Qatar...

Tipper upstages rivals to top prologue field 17 Dec 2015 - 12:21 am

Jacob Tipper, Hamid Beikkhormizi and Koos Jeroen Kers, podium winners at the 3.3km prologue of the third edition of Tour of Zubarah, pose...

Squash: Qatar Circuit 2 qualifying rounds begin from Saturday 17 Dec 2015 - 12:20 am

Qatar’s Abdullah Mohd Al Tamimi Doha: Two Qatar players will be seen in action in the Qatar Circuit 2 squash tournament main draw...

QVA League: Wins for Al Gharafa, Qatar SC 17 Dec 2015 - 12:19 am

Action from the Qatar Volleyball League match between Al Gharafa and Al Wakra at Al Arabi Indoor Hall in Doha yesterday. Al Gharafa...

Football experts deliver key lectures in Doha 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A view of the first day at the “2nd Aspire in the World Fellows” gathering held at the iconic Aspire Academy in Doha...

Cuban baseball defectors return amid warming with US 16 Dec 2015 - 06:45 pm

HAVANA: A lineup of Cuban-born baseball stars, including some of the most famous defectors in recent memory, have made a triumphant return to...

Platini to boycott FIFA hearing 16 Dec 2015 - 03:46 pm

Michel Platini Paris: Michel Platini has decided not to attend his hearing before FIFA's ethics committee in Zurich, scheduled for Friday, his lawyers...

Barca's Pique unrepentant over Twitter row 16 Dec 2015 - 02:00 pm

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique speaks at a press conference before a football training session in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on December 16, 2015. AFP ...

Sri Lanka says 'conspiracy' in Perera NZ doping charge 16 Dec 2015 - 01:33 pm

A file photo of Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera. AFP Colombo: Sri Lanka's sports minister defended Wednesday wicketkeeper Kusal Perera who was suspended...