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Al Gharafa beat Umm Salal 5-1 to seal top-four finish; Al Arabi, Al Wakrah win 11 Apr 2021 - 08:43 am

Doha: Al Gharafa managed to storm back into top four in the final standings with a magnificent 5-1 win over Umm Salal while...

Hawks, Hornets set to battle for playoff positioning 10 Apr 2021 - 08:16 pm

A showdown between the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets hardly seemed reasonable just a few weeks ago. But a showdown is somewhat the...

Mbappe nets 21st league goal as PSG wins 4-1 at Strasbourg 10 Apr 2021 - 08:14 pm

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe struck his league-leading 21st goal of the season as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain won 4-1 at Strasbourg to stay three...

Leipzig thrash Werder to close in on leaders Bayern 10 Apr 2021 - 06:58 pm

BREMEN, Germany: RB Leipzig scored three first-half goals as they thrashed Werder Bremen 4-1 away helped by Alexander Sorloth's double to close in...

Champions Al Sadd wrap up dominant QSL campaign with rout of Qatar SC 10 Apr 2021 - 08:28 am

Champions Al Sadd concluded their QNB Stars League (QSL) campaign with a 3-0 victory over Qatar SC, wrapping up one of the most...

Australian football icon Cahill joins Aspire Academy as Chief Sports Officer 10 Apr 2021 - 08:12 am

Doha's Aspire Academy yesterday announced the official joining of Australian football icon, Timothy (Tim) Cahill, as new staff in the position of Chief...

Al Gharafa target top-four finish 10 Apr 2021 - 08:12 am

All eyes will be on Al Gharafa when they take on Umm Salal today as Slavisa Jokanovic-coached team will give it one last...

Kohli says Patel has ended Bangalore's death-overs woes 10 Apr 2021 - 08:12 am

Chennai, India: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes Harshal Patel has solved the team's death-overs woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Real's Zidane hopes Saturday not the end of Messi's Clasico career 09 Apr 2021 - 04:49 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he hopes that Saturday's Clasico meeting between his side and Barcelona will not be the last...

La Liga says no evidence of racism found after studying Cala footage 09 Apr 2021 - 02:09 pm

MADRID - La Liga said it had found no evidence Cadiz player Juan Cala directed racist language at Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby during a...

Blow for South Africa as captain Bavuma to miss Pakistan T20 series 09 Apr 2021 - 12:55 pm

CAPE TOWN - An already depleted South Africa squad has been dealt a further blow after newly-appointed captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out...

Al Sadd look to end QSL on a high ahead of AFC Champions League 09 Apr 2021 - 09:19 am

Champions Al Sadd take on Qatar SC today in their final match, looking to conclude a phenomenal QNB Stars League (QSL) season on...

Bottom Bay shines as Al Marri corners Al Mamoura Cup glory 09 Apr 2021 - 09:03 am

In a fiercely contested battle at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Al Rayyan Park, Khalifa Bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s Bottom Bay...

Roma come from behind to win at Ajax 09 Apr 2021 - 12:12 am

AMSTERDAM - Roger Ibanez crashed home a spectacular volley two minutes from time to give AS Roma a come-from-behind 2-1 away win over...

India's Tendulkar leaves hospital after being treated for COVID-19 08 Apr 2021 - 08:18 pm

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar said on Thursday that he has been released from hospital a week after he was admitted when he...

Ibrahimovic to make acting debut in new Asterix and Obelix film 08 Apr 2021 - 04:23 pm

He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy’s Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will now turn...

French Open postponed by a week because of pandemic 08 Apr 2021 - 10:44 am

Paris: The French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday. The clay-court Grand...

ITTF CEO praises success of Middle East events in Qatar 08 Apr 2021 - 09:20 am

Doha: The Chief Executive Officer of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Steve Dainton, praised Qatar for the success in organizing a historic...