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Team effort lifts El Jaish to Emir Cup victory 23 Apr 2016 - 09:39 am

El Jaish’s player Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki (right) dribbles the ball past Al Gharafa Club’s Nedim Muslic during their Emir’s Cup Basketball Championship...

Al Arabi, Al Rayyan win Qatar Cup semi-finals 23 Apr 2016 - 09:05 am

DOHA: Al Arabi and Al Rayyan cleared their primary hurdles in the Qatar Cup when the two teams outplayed their respective rivals in...

Nadal battles past Fognini to make Barcelona semis 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Spain's player Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Italian player Fabio Fognini during the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament in...

Rafael Nadal cruises into Barcelona Open quarters 21 Apr 2016 - 03:58 pm

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Spain's Albert Montanes during the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament in Barcelona on...

Van Gaal and Martinez seek silver lining in FA Cup 21 Apr 2016 - 02:49 pm

Manchester United's manager Louis van Gaal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, Manchester,...

Juventus nears title; Totti puts on a show for the ages 21 Apr 2016 - 02:46 pm

Juventus' players celebrate their win at the end of the match. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo ROME: Juventus moved closer to a fifth straight title and...

At 39, Totti rolls back the years with vintage performance 21 Apr 2016 - 02:45 pm

Roma's Francesco Totti celebrates after scoring the 2-2 equalizer during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Torino FC at...

Ronaldo downplays injury after Real Madrid win 21 Apr 2016 - 02:42 pm

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) vies with Villarreal's Ivorian defender Eric Bally during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF...

Suarez hits four, Barca bounce back with 8-0 rout 21 Apr 2016 - 02:38 pm

Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) celebrates his goal against Deportivo Coruna with team mate Luis Suarez. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal Madrid: Barcelona bounced back from their...

Rio Games countdown starts with Olympia torch lighting 21 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

Olympic flame first torch bearer, Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias (R) passes the torch to second bearer, former volleyball player Giovane Gavio from Brazil,...

Mancini laments Inter's lost Champions League bid 21 Apr 2016 - 11:59 am

Inter's head coach Roberto Mancini before the Italian Serie A soccer match between CFC Genoa 1893 and Inter Milan at Luigi Ferraris stadium...

Top QSL quadruplet to spice up spectacular contest 21 Apr 2016 - 01:32 am

FROM LEFT: Al Sadd’s Hassan Haydoos, El Jaish’s Abderrazak Hamdallah, Lekhwiya’s Yusef Msakni and Al Rayyan’s captain Rodrigo Tabata are expected to score...

Qatar Cup: Clash of the titans begins on Sunday 21 Apr 2016 - 01:22 am

Hassan Al Kuwari, Director of Events at the QSL (centre), Ahmed Al Adsani, Director of Competitions of the QSL (left) and Mubarak Bilal...

Qatar’s Mohamed grabs bronze at Asian Taekwondo 21 Apr 2016 - 01:21 am

Doha: Qatar’s Abdulaziz Mohamed earned bronze medal for the country in the 58kg yesterday in the prestigious Asian Taekwondo Championship taking place in ...

Asian Snooker Championship 21 Apr 2016 - 01:19 am

Sohail Shehzad from Pakistan in action during his game at the Asian Snooker Championship at Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation Academy yesterday. More...

FIFA chief Infantino heads to Qatar after visit to Russia 21 Apr 2016 - 01:18 am

Moscow: FIFA President Gianni Infantino will arrive in Qatar today to meet with government officials and the organising committee of the 2022 Football...

ACL: Lekhwiya eliminate Bunyodkor 21 Apr 2016 - 01:17 am

Lekhwiya’s Mohamed Muntari (left) and Bunyodkor’s defender Rustamjon Ashurmatov vie for the ball during their 2016 AFC Champions League encounter played at Bunyodkor...