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Qatar duo upset FIVB World Tour veterans in Olympic beach volleyball 09 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Qatar's Jefferson Santos Pereira (L) celebrates with Qatar's Cherif Younousse Samba after winning the men's beach volleyball qualifying match between Spain and Qatar...

UCI Doha 2016 and Q-Auto ink agreement 09 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Caption The Chairman of UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 Organising Committee (UCI Doha 2016), Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani (second left)...

Toscanini wins Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Phoenix Sprint 09 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Abdulla Rashid Al Kuabais, QREC Racing Manager, presenting the trophies to the winners and runners-up. Doha: The Godolphin-owned horse Toscanini imposed himself in...

Qatar rally to down Spain in beach volleyball 09 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Qatar’s Jefferson Santos Pereira (left) celebrates with Qatar’s Cherif Younousse Samba after winning the men’s beach volleyball qualifying match between Spain and Qatar...

Katie Ledecky smashes world record to win Olympic gold in 400-meter freestyle 08 Aug 2016 - 03:56 pm

Katie Ledecky won gold and set the world record in the 400m freestyle final during the swimming finals at the Rio Olympic Stadium...

Spanish forward Jese signs 5-year deal with PSG 08 Aug 2016 - 03:18 pm

Spanish forward Jese Rodriguez (AFP / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU) PARIS: French champion Paris Saint-Germain bolstered its attack by recruiting Spanish forward Jese on a...

Surprise in Philippines at first medal in 20 years 08 Aug 2016 - 02:58 pm

Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz competes during the women's 53kg weightlifting event at the Rio 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro on August 7,...

Wissam Ben Yedder: Did Arsenal drop the ball on the prolific Frenchman? 08 Aug 2016 - 01:39 pm

French Tunisian forward Wissam Ben Yedder (AFP / Pascal PAVANI AND Pascal PAVANI) By Tejas Shetty Arsenal have been having a dull transfer...

Qatar’s handball team dominate in first Rio 2016 appearance 08 Aug 2016 - 01:28 pm

Handball team in action Today's schedule -- Table tennis athlete Li Ping will compete at 18:00 Doha time. -- Team Qatar’s first ever...

Inter Milan part company with coach Mancini 08 Aug 2016 - 01:25 pm

Inter Milan's coach Roberto Mancini (AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE/filephoto) MILAN: Inter Milan have parted company with coach Roberto Mancini "by mutual agreement", less...

South Africa ban four players for match fixing attempt 08 Aug 2016 - 12:56 pm

South Africa A wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile. (REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Filephoto) By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN: Four South African cricketers, including former test wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile,...

Gold for Phelps as records tumble in Olympic pool 08 Aug 2016 - 11:12 am

USA's Michael Phelps kisses his gold medal on the podium of the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the...

Photo Album: Qatar in Rio 08 Aug 2016 - 01:59 am

Qatar’s Hakan Eresker (right) lands a punch on Uzbekistan’s Hurshid Tojibaev during the Men’s Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games...

Qatar launch campaign on winning note 08 Aug 2016 - 01:56 am

Bassel Al Rayes of Qatar in action in the men’s Group A match against Croatia at the Future Arena in Rio de Janeiro,...

Liverpool crash on Klopp's Mainz return 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp arrives for the friendly football match 1 FSV Mainz 05 vsLiverpool FC in Mainz, central Germany, on August...

Five most expensive transfers in Football 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Gareth Bale. (Photo: Reuters) London: Paul Pogba's proposed transfer from Juventus to Manchester United moved a step closer to being finalised on Sunday...

Ibrahimovic gives Mourinho first trophy at United 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney celebrates with the trophy after winning the FA Community Shield. (Reuters / Eddie Keogh) By Ed Dove Zlatan Ibrahimovic's...

Age-defying Chusovitina, 41, plays it safe in gymnastics bid 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) of Uzbekistan waits during the women's qualifications. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Rio de Janeiro: Standing alongside gymnasts half her age, Oksana Chusovitina...