Sports

India’s new league says more popular than Serie A 29 Nov 2014 - 05:11 am

NEW DELHI: India’s fledgling football league has become the fourth most popular in the world after just six weeks, surpassing Italy’s long-standing Serie...

Pele improving but still on dialysis: Hospital 29 Nov 2014 - 05:10 am

SAO PAULO: Brazil football legend Pele’s (pictured) health is improving but he is still receiving an intensive treatment known as hemodialysis for a...

McCullum puts Kiwis in control with blazing ton 29 Nov 2014 - 05:10 am

SHARJAH: Opener Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest century by a New Zealand batsman to give his team an upper hand in the third...

Bangladesh take 4-0 lead over Zimbabwe 29 Nov 2014 - 05:09 am

DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mahmudullah each struck a fifty to set up a 21-run win for Bangladesh over Zimbabwe in the fourth...

Hughes to be given state memorial 29 Nov 2014 - 05:08 am

SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died on Thursday after being hit on the head by a ball, will be honoured with a...

Gulf Cup champions come home 28 Nov 2014 - 08:30 am

(Front row from left) Head coach Djamel Belmadi, Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani and other...

Chess: Qatar Masters Open 2014 28 Nov 2014 - 08:28 am

LEFT: Former world champion Vladmir Kramnik makes a move on the second day of the Qatar Masters Open 2014, yesterday at Hotel Crowne...

Qatar-Oman basketball friendly match 28 Nov 2014 - 08:27 am

Qatari player Mona Saad (right) jumps to score during the friendly game against Oman, played at the Aspire Women’s Sport Hall in Doha,...

AJS Intifadah storms to victory 28 Nov 2014 - 08:25 am

Jockey Tadgh O’Shea rides AJS Intifadah to victory in Doha Local Bred Pure Arabian Oaks Trial win at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club,...

Qatar bounce back to fourth spot 28 Nov 2014 - 08:24 am

Sailors take part at the 47th World Military Sailing Championship, yesterday at Doha Bay. Doha: French pair of Camille Lecointre and Sophie De...

Mandzukic fires hat-trick as Atletico enter last 16 28 Nov 2014 - 08:23 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during their Champions League Group B match against FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park...

After records, Messi can focus on silverware 28 Nov 2014 - 08:22 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his thrid goal during their UEFA Champions League match against Apoel at the Neo GSP...

Serbia’s Stjepanovic eyes Doha glory 28 Nov 2014 - 08:21 am

Serbia’s Velimir Stjepanovic is targeting medals in the upcoming 12th FINA Swimming Championships to be staged in Doha. Doha: Serbia’s ‘man of the...

Speith steals limelight as Australian Open begins 28 Nov 2014 - 08:20 am

SYDNEY: US Masters runner-up Jordan Spieth upstaged tournament drawcards Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott to grab a one-shot lead after the opening round...

Cricket world mourns Phillip Hughes’ death 28 Nov 2014 - 08:17 am

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Australian batsman David Warner (right) and his partner Candice Falzon leave St Vincent’s Hospital with Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (left)...

Waqar fears for Abbott’s future 28 Nov 2014 - 08:16 am

LONDON: Pakistan great Waqar Younis questioned whether Sean Abbott would continue in cricket after delivering the ball that led to the death yesterday...

Chess: Qatar Masters Open 2014 kicks off in Doha 28 Nov 2014 - 08:15 am

Action from the first day of the Qatar Masters Open 2014 chess tournament at Hotel Crowne Plaza in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Former world...

Qatar’s sporting ambitions soar 27 Nov 2014 - 04:47 am

H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali, Minister of Youth and Sports. RIGHT: A beautiful view of illuminated Qatar Handball Association...