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Resurgent River Goddess clinches Umm Al Houl Cup 29 Jan 2015 - 01:12 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: River Goddess produced a late surge to win the Umm Al Houl Cup as popular jockey Harry Bentley topped...

Top names teeing off at Dubai Desert Classic 29 Jan 2015 - 01:06 am

Sergio Garcia of Spain warms up for day one action of the Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club in Doha, in this January...

RugbyU: French flair still there - Saint-Andre 28 Jan 2015 - 09:30 pm

London - France coach Philippe Saint-Andre insisted Wednesday his side would play 'open rugby' in the upcoming Six Nations, saying a kicking game...

Athletics: Bubka to take on Coe for IAAF presidency 28 Jan 2015 - 09:27 pm

Bubka, pictured here at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, said he wanted to engage Kiev - Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergei Bubka will...

Tennis: Same again for Germany in Fed Cup 28 Jan 2015 - 09:11 pm

Berlin - Less than three months after losing the FedCup final to the Czech Republic, Germany will roll out the same four-woman team...

Football: South Africa should not be ashamed - Mashaba 28 Jan 2015 - 08:58 pm

Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea - South Africa coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba has insisted his team have nothing to be ashamed of despite crashing out...

South Africa should not be ashamed - Mashaba 28 Jan 2015 - 06:15 pm

Mashaba Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea--South Africa coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba has insisted his team have nothing to be ashamed of despite crashing out of...

Bubka to take on Coe for IAAF presidency 28 Jan 2015 - 06:08 pm

Sergei Bubka Kiev--Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergei Bubka will challenge Britain's Sebastian Coe for the presidency of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF),...

West Indies to bowl in rain-delayed ODI 28 Jan 2015 - 05:00 pm

Centurion, South Africa--The West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl in the fifth and final one-day international against South Africa at...

Luis Figo announces bid for FIFA presidency 28 Jan 2015 - 04:15 pm

Luis Figo London--Former Portugal and Real Madrid winger Luis Figo announced on Wednesday that he is to challenge incumbent Sepp Blatter in this...

Former England winger Cueto to retire 28 Jan 2015 - 03:36 pm

Mark Cueto London--Former England and British and Irish Lions winger Mark Cueto will retire at the end of the season, the 35-year-old Sale...

Transfers hit a record high of $4 billion - FIFA 28 Jan 2015 - 03:15 pm

FIFA's Blatter Lausanne--The global football transfer market hit a record high in 2014, breaking the $4 billion (3.5 billion euros) barrier for the...

Serena on fire as Wawrinka crushes Japan hopes 28 Jan 2015 - 12:47 pm

Serena Williams Melbourne---A fired-up Serena Williams shot down last year's finalist Dominika Cibulkova Wednesday to set up an Australian Open semi-final with teen...

Bulls end Warriors' 19-game home win streak in OT 28 Jan 2015 - 10:17 am

Oakland, United States---Derrick Rose scored 30 points and the Chicago Bulls outlasted Golden State 113-111 in overtime Tuesday, snapping the Warriors' club-record home...

Qatar’s Sheikh Hassan to compete in Kuwait 28 Jan 2015 - 01:26 am

Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani, President of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation, will be competing in the first edition of the Kuwait...

Vodafone to sponsor Offshore Powerboat Qatar Cup in Doha 28 Jan 2015 - 01:25 am

Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani, President of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) and other officials of QMSF during a meeting with...

Australia shock UAE with early goals to enter final 28 Jan 2015 - 01:14 am

ustralia’s Jason Davidson (right) celebrates with team-mate Mark Milligan after scoring a goal against UAE during their Asian Cup semi-final match at the...

Czech Republic win President’s Cup 28 Jan 2015 - 01:11 am

The Czech players celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out of the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship President’s Cup match against Belarus at the...