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Al Sadd trounce Al Rayyan ahead of FIFA Club World Cup 07 Dec 2019 - 08:53 am

Doha: Qatari football giants Al Sadd trounced Al Rayyan 6-0 to secure a place in the last eight stage of the 2019 Ooredoo...

22nd Qatar National Arabian Horse Show begins 07 Dec 2019 - 08:47 am

The representatives of Al Wazna Al Shaqab, winner of the Yearling Fillies - Class 3A category, posing for a photograph during the presentation...

South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi brings magic to cricket celebrations 06 Dec 2019 - 04:19 pm

Johannesburg: Before he became a full-time cricketer, South African spin bowler Tabraiz Shamsi wanted to become a professional magician. Now Shamsi has brought...

14th Race Meeting 06 Dec 2019 - 09:49 am

Georges Mikhalides, trainer of Noor Al Hawa, winner of the QR120,000 Al Safliya Cup (QA Listed), celebrates after receiving the trophy from Nasser...

Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2020 ticket sales to start tomorrow 06 Dec 2019 - 09:27 am

The online sales of tickets for the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2020 will go live on the Qatar Tennis Federation’s (QTF) official website from...

Lukaku, Smalling slam 'insensitive' Italian sports daily 'Black Friday' front page 05 Dec 2019 - 06:49 pm

Rome: Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling on Thursday slammed a renowned Italian sports daily as "dumb" and "insensitive" after it used "Black Friday"...

Football fever coming to Doha 05 Dec 2019 - 05:46 pm

A free festival of football will welcome fans from around the globe as Doha hosts the FIFA Club World Cup™ for the first...

More Tokyo 2020 events rescheduled to beat the heat 05 Dec 2019 - 09:21 am

TOKYO, Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday two more Olympic events, the triathlon and equestrian cross-country, have been rescheduled to earlier start times...

NVBS shuttlers excel at Qatar Oruma Open 05 Dec 2019 - 07:42 am

Doha: Players of New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS) came out with flying colours in the second edition of Qatar Oruma Open Badminton Championship...

Barshim receives AS Award for Arab Athlete of the Year 05 Dec 2019 - 07:25 am

World high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim receiving the AS Award for Best Arab Athlete, presented by the Spanish newspaper AS, from Sheikh...

Sotomayor believes Barshim can break his world record 05 Dec 2019 - 07:25 am

Madrid: High jump world record holder, Cuban great Javier Sotomayor believes that this 2.45m mark will soon fall in the hands of Qatari...

Qatar, Brazil in same group for next year’s Copa America 05 Dec 2019 - 07:25 am

Asian heavyweights Qatar will meet five time FIFA World Cup winners Brazil in the group stage of next year’s Copa America, details showed...

Ooredoo comes forward as ‘National Supporter’ of FIFA Club World Cup 2019 05 Dec 2019 - 07:25 am

Doha: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee announced yesterday that leading Qatari telecommunication company Ooredoo has become a National Supporter of the FIFA...

Bob Willis, former England cricket captain, dies at 70 04 Dec 2019 - 08:15 pm

LONDON : Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain who became a leading broadcaster of the sport, has died. He was 70. Willis'...

Sergio Garcia says shorts should be allowed at more golf tournaments 04 Dec 2019 - 09:19 am

Sydney - Spanish great Sergio Garcia on Wednesday said players should be allowed to wear shorts at more golf tournaments after the European...

Qatar placed in Group B at Copa America 2020 04 Dec 2019 - 09:11 am

Colombia: Asian Champions Qatar will face Neymar of Brazil in next year's Copa America after being drawn in Group B of the tournament...

70% tickets for Club World Cup matches already sold: Official 04 Dec 2019 - 12:08 am

Nearly 70 percent of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 - to be held from December 11 to 21 - have been...

Zero Gravity emerge victorious at FFC MESF Tournament 04 Dec 2019 - 12:07 am

Doha: Zero Gravity FC emerged as undisputed champions of the first ever football tournament organised by MES Alumni Association (MESAA), the FFC MESF...