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Chinese runners dominate as Pakistan clinch first gold medal 11 May 2015 - 01:25 am

Pakistan’s Muhammad Afzal, who won gold in the triple jump event, with his coach (left) in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Indian track and field...

Al Rayyan, El Jaish victorious 11 May 2015 - 12:19 am

TOP: A moment from the Emir Cup volleyball match between Al Arabi Club and El Jaish SC at Al Arabi Stadium in Doha...

El Jaish trounce Al Rayyan to reach Emir Cup semis 11 May 2015 - 12:04 am

Action from the Emir Cup quarter-final match between Qatar Sports Club and Al Shahaniya at Lekhwiya Stadium yesterday. Qatar SC won 4-1 to...

Football: Pep to City rumours fly after Bayern lose again. 10 May 2015 - 09:14 pm

Berlin - Fresh claims linking Pep Guardiola to Manchester City are circulating after Bayern Munich warmed up for their Champions League semi-final second...

Football: Kroos set to be fit for Juventus clash. 10 May 2015 - 08:52 pm

Madrid - Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is expected to be fit for his side's crunch Champions League semi-final, second leg against Juventus...

Football: Italian Serie A results. 10 May 2015 - 07:19 pm

Rome - Italian Serie A results on Sunday: Chievo 2 (Paloschi 9, Pellissier 40-og) Hellas Verona 2 (Gomez Taleb 20, Toni 26) Playing...

Football: QPR relegated from Premier League. 10 May 2015 - 06:05 pm

London - Queens Park Rangers were relegated from the English Premier League on Sunday following a 6-0 defeat away to Manchester City. The...

Golf: Coetzee takes Mauritius Open title in playoff. 10 May 2015 - 05:33 pm

Port Louis, Mauritius - South Africa's George Coetzee got the better of Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen in a playoff to win the inaugural Mauritius...

Cricket: Gillespie lays down law to Plunkett. 10 May 2015 - 05:17 pm

London - Jason Gillespie gave England a taste of the discipline they can expect should he become their coach when he dropped Liam...

Football: French Ligue 1 results. 10 May 2015 - 05:10 pm

Paris - French Ligue 1 results on Sunday: Lens 0 Montpellier 1 (Mounier 90+1) Playing later Saint-Etienne v Nice (1500 GMT), Marseille v...

Formula One: Rosberg ends Hamilton supremacy with flawless Spanish win. 10 May 2015 - 05:02 pm

Barcelona - Nico Rosberg ended his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton's winning streak in this year's Formula One drivers' world championship on Sunday when...

RugbyU: Rampant Hurricanes stretch Super Rugby lead 10 May 2015 - 01:59 pm

Sydney--New Zealand's Wellington Hurricanes moved well clear at the top of the Super Rugby championship with another bonus-point win as the Western Stormers...

NBA: Playoff results 10 May 2015 - 12:29 pm

Los Angeles--Results on Saturday in the second round of the NBA playoffs (best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Washington Washington 103 Atlanta 101 (Washington lead...

Athletics: Powell clocks world-leading 9.84 seconds 10 May 2015 - 12:26 pm

Kingston, Jamaica--Former world record-holder Asafa Powell clocked a world leading 9.84 seconds to win the 100-meter dash at a World Challenge athletics meeting...

Tennis: Djokovic 'motivated' by historic French Open bid 10 May 2015 - 12:00 pm

Rome--Novak Djokovic insisted Sunday he is motivated and inspired by the opportunity to win a first French Open and become only the eighth...

NBA: Pierce's buzzer-beater lifts Wizards over Hawks 10 May 2015 - 11:51 am

Washington--Paul Pierce banked in the game-winner on Saturday to lift the short-handed Washington Wizards to a 103-101 NBA playoff victory over the Atlanta...

Squash: Nothing retiring about Matthew as British Open record looms 10 May 2015 - 11:47 am

Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom--Nick Matthew, the three-time British Open champion, has slammed all those who have been trying to talk him into...

Football: Liverpool hopes pass through Chelsea gauntlet 10 May 2015 - 11:42 am

London--Liverpool must reluctantly subject themselves to the after-glow of Chelsea's Premier League title triumph on Sunday as they attempt to keep their paper-thin...