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Faulkner, Finch shine as Aussies level series 08 Nov 2014 - 08:37 am

MELBOURNE: Australia bounced back from their opening heavy loss to hammer South Africa by seven wickets and square their Twenty20 series in Melbourne...

Messi targets more history, Suarez a first goal for Barca 08 Nov 2014 - 08:30 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi continues his quest to become the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga just days after equalling a similar feat in...

Gerrard slip cost Reds the EPL title: Mourinho 08 Nov 2014 - 08:29 am

LONDON: Steven Gerrard’s untimely slip against Chelsea last season cost his club the Premier League title, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed yesterday ahead...

Toure on CAF Player of the Year shortlist 08 Nov 2014 - 08:28 am

CAPE TOWN: Reigning African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure (pictured) heads a list of five players from the English Premier League among...

Look at samba flavour in QSL 08 Nov 2014 - 08:28 am

Doha: The Cultures of Brazil Festival is taking place at MIA Park here this weekend — so, perhaps, it’s fitting to have a...

Del Bosque shakes up Spanish squad 08 Nov 2014 - 08:28 am

MADRID: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque yesterday unveiled his 23-man squad for a Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus on November 15 in Huelva...

Age is just a number for history-making Hopkins 08 Nov 2014 - 08:27 am

ATLANTIC CITY, United States: Unlike other boxers who seem to age a little with each punch they absorb, Bernard Hopkins is still a...

Superb Shakib guides Bangladesh to triumph 08 Nov 2014 - 08:26 am

KHULNA: Shakib Al Hasan became only the third player in history to score a century and take 10 wickets in a match as...

Marquez fastest in Valencia practice 08 Nov 2014 - 08:26 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Marc Marquez, seeking to create MotoGP history in Valencia tomorrow with a record 13th win of the season, topped the times...

NFL player Rice’s appeal hearing wraps up 08 Nov 2014 - 08:25 am

NEW YORK: Former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice faces a nervous wait to learn if his appeal against suspension for domestic violence has...

NBA: Howard overpowers short-handed Spurs 08 Nov 2014 - 08:25 am

HOUSTON: Dwight Howard took advantage of some extra space to roam, scoring 32 points as the undefeated Houston Rockets trounced the short-handed San...

Russia, Germany enter volleyball semis in Doha 08 Nov 2014 - 02:06 am

A moment from the Men’s FIVB Qatar Beach Volleyball Open quarter-final match between Russia and Austria at Al Gharafa Stadium beach courts in...

Matthew the man to beat at Worlds in Qatar 07 Nov 2014 - 03:19 am

Mohamed Elshorbagy (left) in action against England’s Nick Matthew in the Qatar Classic final at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in this...

Doha set for thrilling Global Champions Tour finale 07 Nov 2014 - 03:18 am

Doha: In a few day’s time, many of the finest equine athletes in the show jumping world will begin their journey to the...

Hamilton, Rosberg in Brazil duel 07 Nov 2014 - 03:17 am

SAO PAULO: Lewis Hamilton expects another fierce challenge from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg when the pair resume hostilities at the Brazilian Grand Prix...

Qatar outclass DPR Korea 3-1 07 Nov 2014 - 03:16 am

Qatar’s Abdelkarim Hassan (right) celebrates his goal with a team-mate during their friendly game against DPR Korea at the Lekhwiya Stadium in Doha...

Turkish delight as Gogtepe and Giginoglu advance at Doha FIVB 07 Nov 2014 - 03:14 am

Doha: Turkey’s Volkan Gogtepe and Murat Giginoglu finished day three of the inaugural FIVB beach Volleyball Qatar Open tired but happy after they...

ANOC chief expects hijab ban to be lifted 07 Nov 2014 - 03:13 am

BANGKOK: Basketball’s lifting of a controversial ban on headgear including religious scarves is only a “matter of time”, a senior Olympic official said...