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Qatar U19 training in Spain 20 Mar 2016 - 12:52 am

A goalkeeper of the Qatar U19 deflects a ball during a training session in Spain yesterday. Coached by Oscar Cano, Qatar juniors are...

Qatar Karate Open Championship 20 Mar 2016 - 12:51 am

Action from the Qatar Karate Open Championship at the Al Sadd Indoor Arena in Doha yesterday. The one-day championship took place in the...

Aspire Academy U13 wins Tri-Series football tourney 20 Mar 2016 - 12:49 am

Aspire Academy U13 players celebrate their win. Doha: Aspire Academy’s U13 team ended the Tri-Series football season of 2015-16 on a winning note....

Confident Tamimi looking for first title on home soil 20 Mar 2016 - 12:48 am

Qatar’s Abdulla Mohammed Al Tamimi Doha: Qatar’s number one player Abdulla Mohammed Al Tamimi will be keen to maintain the same form which...

Caridade fires Al Khor to win over Mesaimeer 20 Mar 2016 - 12:47 am

Doha: A goal at the stroke of half time from Madson Formagini Caridade helped Al Khor to edge Mesaimeer in Round 23 of...

Gymnasts start arriving in Doha for World Challenge 20 Mar 2016 - 12:32 am

Doha: The Qatar Gymnastics Federation’s (QGF) preparations for 2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup are in full swing as gymnasts started arriving...

A minute’s silence in memory of Tunisian rider Gattouchi 20 Mar 2016 - 12:32 am

Saud Al Attiyah, Chairman of Losail Circuit Sports Club, Vito Ippolito, FIM President, Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna Chairman, Abdulrahman Abdulatif Al Mannai, QMMF President,...

Star Lorenzo grabs season’s first pole under lights 20 Mar 2016 - 12:30 am

Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team (right) steers his bike during the qualifying stage of the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix...

QMMF Racing Team hard at work without rewards 20 Mar 2016 - 12:29 am

Doha: QMMF Racing Team riders Julian Simon and Xavier Simeon and their crews put in a hard day of work for the second...

Rossi, Yamaha confirm 2-year contract extension 20 Mar 2016 - 12:28 am

DOHA: Yamaha will continue its relationship with nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, it was announced yesterday. Rossi, 37, will remain a part of...

Lewandowski strikes as Bayern edge out Cologne 20 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Robert Lewandowski's 25th goal of the season gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Cologne on Saturday as the Bundesliga leaders moved...

Kohli anchors India to six-wicket cruise past Pakistan 20 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Kolkata: Cool-headed Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten half century as India cruised to a comfortable six-wicket victory over arch rivals Pakistan at Kolkata's...

Cricket: India v Pakistan -- how Twitter reacted 20 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli run between the wickets as Pakistans Mohammad Amir looks on during the World T20 cricket...

Dhoni puts Pakistan in to bat in shortened T20 game 19 Mar 2016 - 06:50 pm

Pakistan's Ahmed Shehzad plays a shot as India's captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) looks on. (Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri) KOLKATA: India captain...

Iwobi thrilled by first Arsenal goal 19 Mar 2016 - 06:01 pm

Arsenal's Alex Iwobi with Olivier Giroud after the game. Reuters / Phil Noble Liverpool: Nigerian teenager Alex Iwobi said he was happy to...

Zidane wants a fit and focused Benzema 19 Mar 2016 - 05:18 pm

AFP Madrid: Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane wants star striker Karim Benzema to concentrate on regaining his form and fitness rather than a...

Rain delays India-Pakistan T20 showdown 19 Mar 2016 - 04:51 pm

Indian groundstaff pull tarpaulins over the playing surface as rain falls ahead of the World T20 cricket tournament match between India and Pakistan...

Bangladesh duo suspended from bowling for illegal actions 19 Mar 2016 - 04:25 pm

Taskin Ahmed (file picture / AFP) By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's World Twenty20 campaign suffered a body blow on Saturday when paceman...