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Hazard rocket fires Belgium past holders Portugal and into last eight 28 Jun 2021 - 12:07 am

SEVILLE, Spain - Belgium's Thorgan Hazard thundered in a first-half winner as they beat title holders Portugal 1-0 in their Euro 2020 last-16...

No rest for record-chasing Messi at Copa America 27 Jun 2021 - 11:55 pm

CUIABA, Brazil - Record-chasing Lionel Messi doesn't want to rest at the Copa America despite Argentina already having secured its place in the...

Britain's Konta out of Wimbledon after team member tests positive for COVID-19 27 Jun 2021 - 11:43 pm

LONDON - British number one Johanna Konta has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after a member of her team tested positive for...

Luis Enrique urges police to deal with 'severe' threats to Morata 27 Jun 2021 - 09:38 pm

COPENHAGEN - Spain coach Luis Enrique said the police should look into threats made to Alvaro Morata and his family during the European...

Czech Republic stun 10-man Netherlands to seal quarter-final berth 27 Jun 2021 - 09:03 pm

BUDAPEST - Striker Patrik Schick scored his fourth goal of the tournament as the Czech Republic stunned 10-man Netherlands with a deserved 2-0...

Japan to ask athletes from India, others for more COVID-19 tests 27 Jun 2021 - 07:49 pm

TOKYO - Japan plans to ask Olympic athletes from India and five other countries hit hard by the highly infectious Delta variant of...

Verstappen dominates Styrian GP for his 4th win of F1 season 27 Jun 2021 - 06:17 pm

SPIELBERG, Austria: Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen dominated the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday to win back-to-back races for the first time...

Serena to skip Tokyo Games, declines to explain reasons 27 Jun 2021 - 03:25 pm

Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday without...

Germany not big on penalty preparation for England game: Havertz 27 Jun 2021 - 02:57 pm

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany: Germany are not doing major penalty training ahead of their Euro 2020 round-of-16 match against England at Wembley stadium on Tuesday,...

Austria scare gives Italian record breakers welcome wake-up call 27 Jun 2021 - 02:15 pm

ROME: By the end of the night, it was all smiles in the Italy camp. But behind the beaming grin of Federico Chiesa...

Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Wakrah completes double in France 27 Jun 2021 - 09:52 am

Doha: The Al Shaqab Racing-bred and owned Al Wakrah (FR) (Al Wukair x Al Thakhira) yesterday notched up a second consecutive victory, winning...

Yonekura, Ferrari book Olympic tickets in Doha 27 Jun 2021 - 09:45 am

Doha: Japan’s Hidenobu Yonekura yesterday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by winning the men’s Vault final at the 13th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World...

Dolberg double powers Danes past Wales into Euro quarters 26 Jun 2021 - 08:53 pm

AMSTERDAM: Forward Kasper Dolberg struck in each half while Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite also got in on the act late on as...

‘Deeply saddened’: Qatar’s star sprinter Haroun dies aged 24 26 Jun 2021 - 06:56 pm

Doha: The entire sports fraternity in Qatar and the World Athletics mourned the death of star sprinter Abdalelah Haroun, who passed away today...

Verstappen wins Styrian GP qualifying for 3rd pole of season 26 Jun 2021 - 05:44 pm

SPIELBERG, Austria: Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen took pole position for the Styrian Grand Prix on Saturday. The Red Bull driver became...