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QOC celebrates Al Annabi victory 04 Feb 2019 - 12:41 am

The President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and QOC officials cutting a cake to celebrate...

English police concerns over coordinated soccer fan violence 03 Feb 2019 - 10:37 pm

LONDON: Police expressed disappointment Sunday over "coordinated disorder" between Bristol City and Swansea City fans following violent scenes around their second-tier soccer game....

Trump says he wouldn't 'steer' son toward football 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm

Hours before the Super Bowl, President Donald Trump said he would allow his young son to play football if he wanted to but...

Wolves avoid cat-astrophe to beat Everton 03 Feb 2019 - 05:29 pm

Liverpool: Wolves brushed off the ill omen of a black cat on the pitch at Goodison Park on Saturday to beat Everton 3-1...

Molde owners will support me if I stay at United: Solskjaer 03 Feb 2019 - 04:36 pm

Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said the owners of Norwegian club Molde sent him to Old Trafford with their blessing...

Chelsea's Hazard backs new signing Higuain to succeed in England 03 Feb 2019 - 03:54 pm

Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard described new signing Gonzalo Higuain as "unbelievable" in the box after the Argentina international scored twice in Saturday's 5-0...

Gervinho matches Ronaldo double as Parma frustrate Juventus 03 Feb 2019 - 03:18 pm

Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice but champions Juventus had to settle for a point as a late Gervinho double snatched a 3-3 draw...

India beats NZ by 35 runs in 5th ODI, wins series 4-1 03 Feb 2019 - 01:22 pm

Wellington: India sounded an emphatic warning to rivals at this year's cricket World Cup when it completed a 4-1 series win over New...

West Indies crush England again for series win 03 Feb 2019 - 11:33 am

North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda,Kemar Roach and captain Jason Holder led another rout of the England batting line-up as the West Indies completed...

Qatar’s young guns steal the show in UAE 03 Feb 2019 - 07:56 am

Catch them young, they say. Qatar did exactly that. Bringing in Felix Sanchez to groom the junior squad was a smart move from...

Spurs strike late again to climb above City 02 Feb 2019 - 05:58 pm

London: Tottenham left it late again, but Son Heung-min's strike seven minutes from time earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday...

Almoez, Al Sheeb bag top Asian Cup awards 02 Feb 2019 - 01:54 pm

Abu Dhabi: Almoez Ali was named the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) yesterday as his record nine goals helped...

Qatar beat Japan to win Asian Cup 02 Feb 2019 - 11:21 am

Doha: Qatar yesterday stunned regional giants Japan 3-1 to win the Asian Cup and cap a commanding run of form that saw the...

'We move on' - Yoshida defiant after Asian Cup heartbreak 02 Feb 2019 - 10:59 am

Abu Dhabi: Japan captain Maya Yoshida promised the Blue Samurai would come back stronger after suffering a shock 3-1 defeat by Qatar in...

Team's strength, unity praised 02 Feb 2019 - 08:31 am

Abu DHABI: Qatar’s national team coach Felix Sanchez stressed that the strength and unity of his team were the key factors in winning...

Qatari goal machine Ali targets Europe move before 2022 World Cup 01 Feb 2019 - 10:59 pm

ABU DHABI: Almoez Ali scooped an Asian Cup winner's medal and smashed a 23-year-old scoring record on Friday, confirming that Qatar have a...

Record-breaker Ali 'proud' as Qatar floor Japan to win Asian Cup 01 Feb 2019 - 10:19 pm

Abu Dhabi: Qatar stunned Japan 3-1 to capture their first Asian Cup title on Friday sparked by a moment of jaw-dropping brilliance from...

AFC rejects UAE protest against Qatar 01 Feb 2019 - 04:56 pm

Abu Dhabi: Asia's football body dismissed a protest claiming two Qatari players, including Asian Cup top-scorer Almoez Ali, were ineligible to play just...