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‘Desert King’ Al Attiyah is unstoppable on home soil 25 Apr 2015 - 12:08 am

The top three pairs in the cars category at the prize distribution near Sealine Beach Resort yesterday. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, Spain’s...

Al Rayyan thrash Al Markhiya as Emir Cup kicks off in style 25 Apr 2015 - 12:07 am

Al Rayyan’s players celebrate a goal against Al Markhiya during the opening match of the Emir Cup at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha. ...

Al Rayyan, El Jaish earn wins at Qatar Basketball Cup 25 Apr 2015 - 12:00 am

Action from the Qatar Basketball Cup match between Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa at the Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. Al Rayyan defeated...

Bangladesh register first T20 victory over Pakistan 24 Apr 2015 - 11:58 pm

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (right) receives the trophy from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the presentation ceremony of the T20 match...

Mets claim record-tying triumph 24 Apr 2015 - 11:56 pm

Los Angeles Dodgers’ third baseman Alex Guerrero (right) is greeted by third base coach Lorenzo Bundy after hitting a solo home run against...

Football: Barcelona v Bayern, Juventus v Real Madrid in Champions League semis. 24 Apr 2015 - 08:57 pm

Paris - Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Juventus will take on holders Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League after...

Football: Italian clubs kept apart in Europe League semis. 24 Apr 2015 - 08:15 pm

Paris - The draw for the semi-finals of the Europe League on Friday kept alive the possibility of an all-Italian final as Serie...

Football: Guardiola return 'special' for all involved - Luis Enrique. 24 Apr 2015 - 07:31 pm

Barcelona - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted the return of club legend Pep Guardiola to the Camp Nou when Bayern Munich face the...

Formula One: Pressure on as Schumacher Jnr begins F4 career. 24 Apr 2015 - 06:43 pm

Berlin - Michael Schumacher's 16-year-old son starts his Formula Four career this weekend under the pressure of living up to the famous family...

Golf: Woods commits to The Players Championship. 24 Apr 2015 - 05:40 pm

Los Angeles - Tiger Woods will tee off at the Players Championship next month, the 14-time major champion confirmed on Friday. The former...

Golf: Swinging Skirts Classic scores 24 Apr 2015 - 03:59 pm

San Francisco - Leading first-round scores on Thursday at the LPGA Tour's Swinging Skirts Classic (USA unless noted, par-72): 67 - Lydia Ko...

Golf: Ko grabs one shot lead at Swinging Skirts 24 Apr 2015 - 03:41 pm

San Francisco - Defending champion Lydia Ko shot a five-under 67 to seize the early lead at the LPGA Tour's Swinging Skirts Classic...

NBA: Cleveland moves to within one victory of series sweep 24 Apr 2015 - 03:24 pm

Los Angeles - LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers moved to within one win of advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs with...

Olympics: IOC chief's visit fuels talk of Indian bid 24 Apr 2015 - 02:56 pm

New Delhi - IOC supremo Thomas Bach will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday amid growing expectations that one of the...

NBA: Playoff results 24 Apr 2015 - 02:50 pm

Washington - NBA playoffs first-round results on Thursday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Boston Cavaliers 103 Boston 95 (Cavaliers lead series 3-0)...

Cricket: Pakistan hope Zimbabwe is first step out of wilderness 24 Apr 2015 - 02:42 pm

Karachi - Deserted grounds, deprived fans and falling standards -- Pakistan has suffered badly from six years without hosting international cricket, but Zimbabwe's...

Golf: De Jonge shares Zurich Classic lead 24 Apr 2015 - 02:32 pm

New Orleans - Brendon de Jonge had two runs of three straight birdies Thursday en route to an eight-under 64 for a share...

Racing: Five magic Tony McCoy moments in the saddle 24 Apr 2015 - 02:16 pm

Paris - Tony McCoy - Britain's 20-time champion jockey, retires at Sandown on Saturday. Here AFP looks at five of the Northern Irish...