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Bundesliga restarts without fans over Munich COVID-19 cases 17 Sep 2020 - 03:48 pm

MUNICH: Fans will be banned from the first match of the new Bundesliga season on Friday, Munich's mayor said on Thursday, pointing to...

Liverpool signs Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich 17 Sep 2020 - 02:20 pm

LIVERPOOL, England: Thiago Alcantara is joining Liverpool after ending his seven-year stint at European champion Bayern Munich. Liverpool will reportedly pay 20 million...

PCB finalises 3-year broadcast deal for matches in Pakistan 17 Sep 2020 - 09:01 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Cricket Board yesterday signed a satellite broadcast deal for broadcast in Pakistan with PTV Sports and a further agreement to secure...

‘Sharp focus’ helped Qatar win 2019 Asian Cup: Almoez 17 Sep 2020 - 08:45 am

Qatar’s 2019 Asian Cup hero Almoez Ali yesterday said playing matches at the 16-team championship last year with ‘sharp focus’ was key to...

Messi scores twice as Barcelona win friendly 17 Sep 2020 - 12:04 am

Barcelona - Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday as Barcelona beat second-division Girona 3-1 in a preseason friendly. Messi helped set up Philippe...

Neymar banned two matches as league opens racism probe 16 Sep 2020 - 11:49 pm

Paris - Neymar received a two-match ban Wednesday for his red card against Marseille as the French league announced it would open an...

Djokovic back to winning ways in Rome after US Open default 16 Sep 2020 - 04:57 pm

Novak Djokovic turned the page on his contentious U.S. Open exit and began his claycourt season with a convincing 6-3 6-2 victory over...

QFA presents Football for All Award to Ministry of Public Health 16 Sep 2020 - 01:29 pm

Doha: The Board of Trustees of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Award presented the Football for All Award for the 2019-20 season to the...

'World's best' Mumbai Indians attempt back-to-back IPL titles 16 Sep 2020 - 11:06 am

New Delhi: Already regarded as the world's richest and most successful Twenty20 cricket team, the Mumbai Indians will now attempt to underline their...

Underdog Nuggets stun Clippers in game seven, Heat edge Celtics opener 16 Sep 2020 - 10:01 am

Los Angeles: Jamal Murray scored a game high 40 points and Nikola Jokic had a triple double as the Denver Nuggets stunned the...

Qatar Olympic Committee official takes part in Olympic Council of Asia Media Committee meeting 16 Sep 2020 - 09:33 am

Head of media and communication at Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Hamad Al Obaidly, took part in an online meeting that saw the participation...

Bernal withdraws from Tour de France ahead of stage 17 16 Sep 2020 - 09:20 am

Defending champion Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of stage 17, his Ineos Grenadiers team said on Wednesday. Bernal,...

Al Duhail clinch victory over Sharjah 16 Sep 2020 - 08:23 am

Reigning QNB Stars League champions, Al Duhail edged Sharjah FC in a close game while Al Sadd played out a thrilling draw against...

Barca can't afford Depay, says Lyon president Aulas 15 Sep 2020 - 11:36 pm

The Hague - Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said on Tuesday that his Barcelona counterpart Josep Maria Bartomeu told him the Catalan giants could...

Tokyo 2020 organisers seeking to cut costs of delayed Games 15 Sep 2020 - 07:14 pm

Tokyo - Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers said Tuesday they were looking at ways of saving money in staging the delayed Games by cutting...

Arsenal tie down striker Aubameyang with new three-year deal 15 Sep 2020 - 07:00 pm

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, ending speculation over a potential exit...