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QSL: Unhappy Al Gharafa fire coach 20 Nov 2015 - 12:45 am

Doha: Unhappy with the results at the ongoing Qatar Stars League (QSL), Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday fired Brazilian coach Pericles Chamusca. The...

Steaming ahead with full vigour 20 Nov 2015 - 12:44 am

Nasser Al Khater DOHA: Qatar is steaming ahead with its preparations to stage what the organizing committee feels will be a ‘memorable 2022...

Minnows Mesaimeer desperate for points 20 Nov 2015 - 12:42 am

Al Wakrah coach Jose Mauricio addresses the media ahead of his team’s QSL game against Mesaimeer today. DOHA: Bottom-placed Mesaimeer seek a change...

Umm Salal seek win as QSL title race hots up 20 Nov 2015 - 12:41 am

Al Ahli coach Zlatko Kranjcar listens to a question during a Qatar Stars League (QSL) pre-match press conference in Doha yesterday. Umm Salal...

Russia 2018 World Cup CEO defends Mutko's reputation 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko gestures speaking at his meeting with the media in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. AP ZURICH: The reputation...

Stadiums on red alert as football resumes after Paris terror 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: Fear and trepidation, rather than excitement and thrills, may grip fans when Europe's domestic soccer leagues resume this weekend in the wake...

'La Marseillaise' to be played before Premier League games 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

LONDON: The French national anthem will be played at all games in the English Premier League this weekend as an act of remembrance...

Federer beats Nishikori in 3 sets at ATP finals 20 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Roger Federer made up for his own mistakes in a see-saw match to earn his third straight victory at the ATP finals...

Rockets win first game since sacking coach 19 Nov 2015 - 09:21 am

James Harden #13 and Corey Brewer #33 of the Houston Rockets walk off the court against the Portland Trail Blazers during their game...

I won't run away from Milan, insists Japan's Honda 19 Nov 2015 - 09:15 am

Tokyo: Japan superstar Keisuke Honda has promised to fight for his place at AC Milan as speculation grows of an imminent move to...

Keuchel, Arrieta win Cy Young Awards 19 Nov 2015 - 08:56 am

New York: Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel and Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta won baseball's Cy Young Awards as 2015's outstanding pitchers on...

Bundesliga security under scrutiny after bomb scare 19 Nov 2015 - 08:52 am

Berlin: Hamburg host second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Friday in the first of the weekend's Bundesliga fixtures with security under scrutiny after the Paris...

France on alert for Ligue 1 resumption 19 Nov 2015 - 08:51 am

Paris: Tight security will overshadow the resumption of Ligue 1 action in France on Friday when Nice host Lyon, one week on from...

Neymar breaks out of Messi's shadow ahead of El Clasico 19 Nov 2015 - 08:48 am

Madrid: During Brazilian star Neymar's two-and-a-half year spell at Barcelona, there has been one continuous soundbite from the softly-spoken 23-year-old: "I'm here to...

All Black skipper Richie McCaw announces retirement 19 Nov 2015 - 08:41 am

Wellington: Two-time World Cup-winning All Blacks captain Richie McCaw announced his immediate retirement on Thursday after a record 148 Tests, with a new...

All Blacks legend Lomu dies aged 40 19 Nov 2015 - 12:40 am

New Zealand’s Jonah Lomu (right) pushes off England’s Jeremy Guscott during their 1999 Rugby World Cup match at Twickenham, England, in this October...

Josoor Institute’s Sports Performance Leadership Programme concludes 19 Nov 2015 - 12:03 am

Delegates and speakers attending the Josoor Institute’s Sports Performance Leadership executive development programme having a tour of the Stamford Bridge Stadium. Doha: Earlier...

Aspetar plays a key role in the ‘Sports Performance Summit’ 19 Nov 2015 - 12:01 am

DOHA: Aspetar – the leading specialised orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital –played a key role in the Sports Performance Summit on November 11...