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Stage set for 30th edition of Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 06 Jan 2016 - 02:31 am

General Secretary of Qatar Golf Association (QGA) Fahad Nasser Al Naimi (third from left) addressing the media at a press conference on Qatar...

AFC Under-23 Championship tickets go on sale 06 Jan 2016 - 02:30 am

Najim, the official Mascot of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship, with some of his fans. The tournament which is also Asia’s second...

Feisty Marchencko topples Ferrer in Doha 06 Jan 2016 - 02:28 am

Illy Marchenko of Ukraine returns to David Ferrer of Spain in their Qatar ExxonMobil Open match played at the Khalifa Tennis Complex yesterday....

Following success in Abu Dhabi, Nadal focused on Qatar 06 Jan 2016 - 02:25 am

Q. What’s going through your mind? What are your hopes in 2016. Rafael Nadal: The fact is this is an Olympic year. When...

Totti still not ready for Roma return 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

MILAN: AS Roma stalwart Francesco Totti is still not ready to return to the side following a thigh muscle injury which has sidelined...

Rooney named England Player of the Year 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Wayne Rooney London: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England's Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his...

Amla, Bavuma bat South Africa to safety 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

South African batsman Temba Bavuma plays a shot during day 4 of the second Test match between England and South Africa at the...

Five great players who became coaches 05 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

Johan Cruyff Paris: Zinedine Zidane will not find it easy to repeat the success he enjoyed as a player as he becomes a...

Handanovic extends Inter deal until 2019 05 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

Milan: Slovenian international goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has extended his current deal with Inter Milan until 2019, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday....

FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke 05 Jan 2016 - 05:52 pm

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke. (file photo) ZURICH: Investigators for FIFA's ethics watchdog on Tuesday recommended that suspended FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke...

Pep Guardiola wants to coach in Premier League after Bayern 05 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

MUNICH: Pep Guardiola wants to coach in the English Premier League when he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of this season, but...

Real take leaf out of Barca's book with Zidane appointment 05 Jan 2016 - 05:11 pm

Real Madrid's new French coach Zinedine Zidane (C) gives instructions to his players during his first training session as coach of Real Madrid...

Madrid fans allow themselves to dream as Zidane takes charge 05 Jan 2016 - 04:46 pm

Real Madrid's new coach Zinedine Zidane reacts as he arrives to a news conference at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 5,...

Top scorer Aubameyang fuels transfer talk by missing training 05 Jan 2016 - 04:28 pm

Berlin: Bundesliga leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fuelled speculation he is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after missing the club's return to training...