Sports

Pacquiao polls Twitter on who to fight next 23 Mar 2019 - 12:10 pm

Manila: Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao took to social media to poll millions of fans on who they think should be his next...

Al Wakrah Stadium turf laid in world record time 23 Mar 2019 - 11:55 am

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), the body responsible for delivering the infrastructure required to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup...

Qatargas Chess: Gowtham clinches Rapid title as Indian players shine 23 Mar 2019 - 11:40 am

Doha: India’s Gowtham Ramamoorthy yesterday clinched the Qatargas Rapid Chess Tournament title, scoring a brilliant score of nine points from as many rounds...

Derwael, Carey strike gold in Doha 23 Mar 2019 - 09:29 am

Doha: Nina Derwael and Jade Carey yesterday stole limelight on the first day of finals at FIG ART Individual Apparatus World Cup in...

Bangladesh cricketer marries after surviving New Zealand mosque horror 22 Mar 2019 - 07:01 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi cricketer who narrowly escaped last week's deadly mosque attacks in New Zealand married his fiancee Friday. Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan was...

Hunt is on for remaining World Cup spots as Pakistan face Australia 22 Mar 2019 - 11:23 am

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is confident new players will grab the opportunity to fill a few available places for the ICC Cricket World...

Qatargas Chess: Anupama, Gowtham share lead in U-16 22 Mar 2019 - 11:18 am

India’s Anupama Sumith Aman and Gowtham Ramamoorthy shared the lead after three rounds on the opening day of the Qatargas Rapid Chess Tournament...

Arab Elite Boxing Championships: Qatar’s Thulasi to fight for gold today 22 Mar 2019 - 10:48 am

Qatar will compete for gold medal in the second edition of Arab Elite Boxing Championships for men in the weight of 69 kg,...

Doha ready to host Asia’s best athletes 22 Mar 2019 - 10:46 am

Doha, the world-renowned athletics destination, is set to welcome Asia’s top athletes in a month’ time when the city plays host to the...

AGF President praises ‘excellent’ organisation 22 Mar 2019 - 10:38 am

The President of the African Gymnastics Federation (AGF) Ali Zaatar (pictured), who is here to attend the 12th FIG Artistic Gymnastic World Cup...

FIG World Cup: Stage set for thrilling finals in Doha as Zonderland cruises 22 Mar 2019 - 10:28 am

Dutch star Epke Zonderland is on course of winning his second gold medal in Doha within a span of four months after he...

Talent not testosterone powers intersex athletes, scientists say 21 Mar 2019 - 08:43 pm

LONDON: Talent not testosterone is behind the success of intersex athletes such as Olympic champion Caster Semenya, scientists said on Wednesday, stepping into...

FIFA bans former Ecuador football chief for life 21 Mar 2019 - 06:45 pm

Zurich: FIFA on Thursday slapped a lifetime ban on the disgraced former head of Ecuador's football federation, Luis Chiriboga, after finding him guilty...

Ronaldo fined 20,000 euros for mimicking Simeone celebration 21 Mar 2019 - 06:36 pm

Lausanne: Cristiano Ronaldo was fined 20,000 euros ($22,738) by UEFA on Thursday for mimicking Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone's crotch-grabbing celebration in Juventus'...

Cannavaro's 1st game with China ends in 1-0 loss to Thailand 21 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

NANNING, China: Fabio Cannavaro's first game as coach of China ended in a 1-0 loss to Thailand in the opening match of the...

Juventus opt for Asian pre-season amid Ronaldo US rape claims 21 Mar 2019 - 04:35 pm

Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus will play the pre-season International Champions Cup in Asia and not in the United States amid the Portugal star's...

Manchester United to subsidise fans by matching Barcelona's 'excessive' prices 21 Mar 2019 - 03:58 pm

Manchester United will hike prices for away fans when they host Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final first leg to subsidise tickets for...