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NBA: Brooks out as coach of Thunder 23 Apr 2015 - 10:52 am

Oklahoma City--Scott Brooks has stepped down as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the National Basketball Association team announced Wednesday. Brooks went 338-207...

Tennis: ITF boss 'no problem' with Crimea players representing Russia 23 Apr 2015 - 10:43 am

Moscow--International Tennis Federation president Francesco Ricci Bitti was blasted Wednesday for saying he saw no problems with Crimean players turning out for Russia....

Football: Rock solid Juventus through to last four 23 Apr 2015 - 10:38 am

Monaco--Juventus are through to the last four of the Champions League for the first time since 2003 after a goalless draw in their...

Football: Hernandez sends Real into semis at Atletico's expense 23 Apr 2015 - 10:36 am

Madrid--Javier Hernandez scored the winner two minutes from time as Real Madrid once again shattered Atletico Madrid's Champions League dreams with a 1-0...

Football: Real Madrid, Juventus complete semi-finals line-up 23 Apr 2015 - 10:30 am

Paris-Real Madrid and Juventus scraped into the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, joining already qualified Bayern Munich and Barcelona. Defending champions Real edged...

Football: Monaco 0 Juventus 0 23 Apr 2015 - 10:28 am

Monaco, France--Result in the Champions League quarter-final second leg between Monaco and Juventus on Wednesday: Monaco 0 Juventus 0 Juventus win 1-0 on...

Lekhwiya face wait despite big win 23 Apr 2015 - 04:30 am

Qatar’s Lekhwiya player Nam Tae Hee celebrates after scoring a goal against Iran’s Persepolis during their AFC Champions League match at Abdullah bin...

Qatar Cup Basketball: Al Gharafa coast to victory over Qatar SC 23 Apr 2015 - 04:29 am

Action from the Qatar Basketball Cup between Al Gharafa and Qatar SC at Al Gharafa Indoor Stadium yesterday. Al Gharafa won 100-73. RIGHT: ...

O’Shea shines as Mekhbatt tops Al Zubarah Cup field 23 Apr 2015 - 04:27 am

Jockey T O’Shea, who guided Mekhbatt to Al Zubarah Cup glory, receiving the trophy at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) yesterday. RIGHT: ...

‘Desert Kings’ Al Attiyah and Coma surge ahead 23 Apr 2015 - 04:26 am

TODAY’S STAGE Today’s penultimate 406.78km stage of the Sealine event will be the longest of the entire rally. It starts 940 metres from...

New Al Rayyan Stadium plan unveiled 23 Apr 2015 - 12:24 am

A computer-generated image of the new Al Rayyan Stadium, which when completed will be able to seat 40,000 spectators. BY FAWAD HUSSAIN DOHA:...

Tennis: Barcelona Open results - 2nd update 22 Apr 2015 - 06:43 pm

Barcelona - Results from the ATP Barcelona Open on Wednesday (x denotes seeding): 2nd rd Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) by Nicolas Almagro (ESP)...

Cycling: Spain's Valverde wins Fleche Wallonne 22 Apr 2015 - 06:12 pm

Huy, Belgium - Spaniard Alejandro Valverde won the Felche Wallonne one-day classic for the second year in a row on Wednesday. The Movistar...

NBA: Morris twins charged with assault 22 Apr 2015 - 04:34 pm

Phoenix--Phoenix Suns forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris were charged with assault Tuesday in connection with an alleged altercation at a high school basketball...

Cricket: Australian batsman Finch sidelined for three months 22 Apr 2015 - 03:11 pm

Sydney--Australian one-day opening batsman Aaron Finch faces a three-month recovery after undergoing surgery for a left hamstring injury, cricket officials said Wednesday. Finch...

RugbyL: Widnes look to rid themselves of awayday blues 22 Apr 2015 - 01:24 pm

Leeds, United Kingdom---Widnes Vikings may have a home record to envy this season but that form seemingly goes up in smoke every time...

Olympics: Backlash grows against anti-IOC rebel leader 22 Apr 2015 - 01:09 pm

Sochi, Russia--Fallout from an explosive dispute between a sports baron and IOC president Thomas Bach grew Tuesday as more federations froze contacts with...

Football: Europa League fixtures 22 Apr 2015 - 01:06 pm

Paris--Europa League quarter-final, second leg fixtures on Thursday (first leg scores): At Florence Fiorentina (ITA) v Dynamo Kiev (UKR) (first leg 1-1) At...