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Stars visit ExxonMobil Qatar stand 08 Jan 2015 - 12:36 am

Croatia’s veteran tennis player Ivo Karlovic signs a ball for a young fan during his visit at the ExxonMobil Qatar stand, yesterday at...

Kids Tennis Clinic 08 Jan 2015 - 12:35 am

Young tennis players pose for a group photo along with their coaches. Children from the ExxonMobil Qatar community, and young local tennis players...

Wozniacki, Williams march on untroubled in Auckland 08 Jan 2015 - 12:34 am

Auckland: Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams strolled into the quarter-finals of the Auckland Classic yesterday with second-round straight-sets wins. Venus Williams was made...

Djokovic eases into quarter-finals 08 Jan 2015 - 12:25 am

World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his second round match against Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine at the Qatar...

Tennis: France stays in Hopman Cup battle 07 Jan 2015 - 10:11 pm

PERTH, Australia - France kept their hopes of a second successive Hopman Cup title alive by edging past Australia at the Perth Arena...

Tennis: Del Potro set for return to competition 07 Jan 2015 - 10:08 pm

Juan Martin del Potro announced that he would return to professional tennis Buenos Aires - Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro...

Tennis: ATP Chennai Open results - collated 07 Jan 2015 - 09:45 pm

CHENNAI, India - Collated results from day three of the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament on Wednesday (x denotes seeding) 2nd round...

Football: Barcelona president calls elections at end of season 07 Jan 2015 - 09:22 pm

David Ramos Madrid - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has called club elections for the end of the season in a bid to...

Cricket: South Africa gamble on De Kock injury for World Cup 07 Jan 2015 - 09:19 pm

File photo of South Africa's Quinton de Kock CAPE TOWN - Injured wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was on Wednesday named in South Africa's...

Tennis: France bt Australia 2-1 07 Jan 2015 - 09:16 pm

Tomic of Australia serves to Gasquet of France PERTH, Australia - Results from the mixed teams Hopman Cup at the Perth Arena on...

Cricket: South Africa name World Cup squad Cricket South Africa name World Cup squad 07 Jan 2015 - 09:08 pm

Cape Town - South Africa's squad for the Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was named in Cape Town on Wednesday....

Tennis: ATP Qatar Open results -- 1st update 07 Jan 2015 - 09:02 pm

Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin during the Qatar Open at Doha DOHA, Qatar - Results...

Muhammad Ali released from hospital 07 Jan 2015 - 05:32 pm

LOUISVILLE--Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been released from the hospital after being treated for a urinary tract infection, media reports said Wednesday. Ali,...

Kenyan drugs cheat Jeptoo urged to tell all on doping 07 Jan 2015 - 03:42 pm

NAIROBI--Kenya's athletics boss has urged top female marathoner and drugs cheat Rita Jeptoo to spill the beans on her secret doping network when...

Sri Lanka name World Cup squad 07 Jan 2015 - 02:57 pm

COLOMBO--Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 15-man squad for the World Cup, to be played in Australia and New Zealand from February 14...

Gambian forward Barrow signs Swansea deal 07 Jan 2015 - 02:12 pm

LONDON--Gambian forward Modou Barrow has signed a four-year contract with Swansea City, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Modou, 22, joined Swansea...

Unheralded Berrer stuns Nadal 07 Jan 2015 - 04:05 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his match against Michael Berrer of Germany at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Michael...

Sharapova in ominous form in first outing 07 Jan 2015 - 04:03 am

BRISBANE: Maria Sharapova made a powerful start to the new tennis season yesterday, crushing Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-1 at the Brisbane International....