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Hamilton out to emulate Senna at Singapore GP 17 Sep 2015 - 10:37 am

SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton has always regarded Ayrton Senna as his Formula One idol and the reigning world champion has a golden opportunity to...

Five cities eye Olympic Games 17 Sep 2015 - 10:29 am

Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday named Budapest, Hamburg in Germany, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome as the final candidates for the...

Qatar U-16 record big win 17 Sep 2015 - 12:30 am

DOHA: Hosts Qatar yesterday posted a convincing 5-0 win over Turkmenistan as the home side kicked-off their campaign in the AFC U-16 Championship...

Qatar begins work at FIFA 2022 World Cup final venue 17 Sep 2015 - 12:23 am

A computer-generated picture shows the bird’s eye view of Lusail Stadium, the venue for the FIFA 2022 World Cup final. DOHA: Qatar has...

QSL: Al Sadd coach wary of Umm Salal threat 17 Sep 2015 - 12:22 am

DOHA: Football giants Al Sadd won’t be taking Umm Salal lightly in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) game tonight, coach Hussein Ammouta (pictured)...

Florenzi magic helps Roma hold Barcelona 17 Sep 2015 - 12:21 am

Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (left) vies for the ball possession with Roma’s midfielder Alessandro Florenzi during their UEFA Champions League match at Rome...

Ajmal excluded from Pakistan's Tests against England 16 Sep 2015 - 06:05 pm

KARACHI: England will not have to face their 2012 tormentor Saeed Ajmal in next month's three-Test series against Pakistan, after the off-spinner was...

PSG draw first blood but United, City face defeats 16 Sep 2015 - 12:46 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Angel Di Maria (right) celebrates with team-mates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match...

Al Hilal hold out in Doha to sail into semi-finals 16 Sep 2015 - 12:45 am

Action from the second leg of AFC Champions League quarter-final match between Lekhwiya and Al Hilal at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in...

Gayle ‘set for PSL’ in Qatar 16 Sep 2015 - 12:44 am

LAHORE: Power-hitter West Indies opener Chris Gayle (pictured) has reportedly ‘agreed’ to play in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL),...

No anti-Messi plan as Roma target win over giants Barca 16 Sep 2015 - 12:43 am

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (centre), Luis Suarez (right) and Gerard Pique talk during a training session ahead of their Champions League group E match...

World 9-ball Championship continues in Doha 16 Sep 2015 - 12:42 am

A Qatari cueist in action at the $200,000 WPA World 9-ball Championship at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha, yesterday. As many as...

EPL: Newcastle slump to bottom after defeat by West Ham United 16 Sep 2015 - 12:41 am

West Ham United’s French midfielder Dimitri Payet (centre) celebrates after scoring his second goal with team-mates Manuel Lanzini (left) and defender James Tomkins...

Guangzhou reach semis after second leg draw 16 Sep 2015 - 12:40 am

Guangzhou: Luiz Felipe Scolari’s (pictured) Guangzhou Evergrande scrapped their way into the AFC Champions League semi-finals as they fought out a bad-tempered 1-1...

All Blacks gear up for World Cup title defence 16 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

In a file picture taken on July 21, 2007 All Blacks’ Byron Kelleher (right) and his team-mates perform the haka before the Tri-Nations...

Qatar ready for new racing season 16 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and Losail International Circuit are ready for the opening round of the new season for Qatar...

QMMF presents ‘future star’ Abdulla Al Qubaisi 16 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: QMMF officially presented the Qatari racer Abdulla Al Qubaisi to the concerned motor sport management as one of the most prominent Qatari...

Qataris continue to sparkle at Para-Athletics Championships 16 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatari athlete Abdelrahman Abdelqader continued his medal-winning streak on the third day of the GCC Para-Athletics Championships with a silver in the...