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McLeod, Fraser-Pryce lead strong Jamaican team for Doha Worlds 13 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

KINGSTON: Sprint stars Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and sprint hurdler Omar McLeod lead the Jamaican team for the IAAF World Athletics Championships...

QSL and stars promote League Doha at schools 13 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: With the third round of the QNB Stars League is set to kick off today, Qatar Stars League (QSL) officials and players...

India pick uncapped Gill, axe Rahul for South Africa Test 12 Sep 2019 - 07:09 pm

New Delhi: Uncapped opener Shubman Gill was named on Thursday in the Indian Test squad to face South Africa as the selectors axed...

Messi wanted Neymar to return to Barca 12 Sep 2019 - 01:07 pm

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi says he wanted Neymar to return to Barcelona this year as the Brazilian would have helped the club take a...

India's 'survivor' Nagal seeks support to stay afloat 12 Sep 2019 - 08:07 am

MUMBAI: From wanting to quit tennis a decade ago to making a dream Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer at the U.S. Open...

Team Qatar to participate in LGCT in France 12 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

Paris: Qatar’s Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani and Bassem Hassan will participate in the 17th leg of Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT)...

ANOC World Beach Games: Qatar marks one-month countdown 12 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The countdown is on: exactly 30 days from today, the maiden edition of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach...

Qatar eye Challenge League title in Malaysia 12 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

Qatar are gearing up for the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League A, hoping to do well against their higher ranked opponents in...

Draw boosts India’s confidence, says assistant coach 12 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

A goalless draw against Qatar is a big ‘confidence booster’, and will come in handy for the rest of the 2022 FIFA World...

Coach Sanchez rues missed chances 12 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am

Doha: Al Annabi coach Felix Sanchez said Qatar deserved a better result than a goalless draw against India in the 2022 FIFA World...

FIFA officials to visit Iran after death of 'Blue Girl' 11 Sep 2019 - 09:31 pm

MANCHESTER, England: FIFA officials will visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her...

Mladenovic wins all-French battle to reach Zhengzhou quarters 11 Sep 2019 - 08:08 pm

Kristina Mladenovic won an all-French battle against eighth seed Caroline Garcia 7-5 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals at the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on...

Valencia sack manager Marcelino 11 Sep 2019 - 04:49 pm

MADRID: Marcelino has been sacked as Valencia coach after an indifferent start to the season, the Spanish La Liga club said on Wednesday....

India's selectors face call to solve opening woes 11 Sep 2019 - 03:17 pm

MUMBAI: Finding a solution to India's top-order batting conundrum will be top of selectors' agenda when they meet on Thursday to pick the...

Australia's Paine will not give up captaincy meekly 11 Sep 2019 - 12:26 pm

Steve Smith's glorious Ashes has raised calls from some fans and pundits for his restoration to the Australia captaincy but incumbent Tim Paine...

England, France hammer minnows, Ronaldo shines for Portugal 11 Sep 2019 - 12:08 pm

Paris: England and Portugal both scored five goals while France scored three as they overcame lowly-ranked Kosovo, Andorra and Lithuania in Euro 2020...

Prosinecki stays as Bosnia coach 11 Sep 2019 - 10:57 am

Sarajevo, Former Croatia star Robert Prosinecki, who quit as Bosnia and Herzegovina coach after losing to Armenia in Euro 2020 qualifying, has withdrawn...