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Rookie Donaldson seals Ryder Cup glory for dominant Europe 29 Sep 2014 - 09:11 am

Team Europe golfers pose for a group photograph with the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland yesterday. Captain Paul McGinley described each of...

Coe to attend Securing Sport summit 29 Sep 2014 - 09:09 am

ICSS Vice-president Mohammed Hajjaj Al Hajri speaks at a press conference in Doha yesterday. DOHA: Lord Sebastian Coe, the man who won global...

InterContinental Tennis contest kicks off in Doha today 29 Sep 2014 - 09:08 am

Doha: The Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and InterContinental Doha Hotel are organising the seventh InterContinental Tennis Tournament here from September 29 to October...

Lorenzo wins ‘crazy race’ as Marquez crashes again 29 Sep 2014 - 09:06 am

Yamaha Team’s Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo (centre) celebrates on the podium next to second-placed NGM Forward Racing’s Spanish rider Aleix Espargaro (left) and...

Qatar wins ‘Best Organisation’ award at MXGP show in Latvia 29 Sep 2014 - 09:05 am

KEGUMS, Latvia: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah received the award for Best Organisation of 2014...

Rossi knocked unconscious in race crash 29 Sep 2014 - 09:04 am

BARCELONA: Italian great Valentino Rossi was knocked unconscious in a MotoGP crash in Spain yesterday and was taken to hospital for precautionary checks...

Johnson to play Tests, ODIs in UAE: Lehmann 29 Sep 2014 - 09:04 am

SYDNEY: Australian coach Darren Lehmann said yesterday fearsome fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will play in the upcoming Tests and one-day series against Pakistan...

Kwiatkowski claims world road cycling title 29 Sep 2014 - 09:03 am

PONFERRADA, Spain: Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski timed his attack to perfection to beat the top favourites and claimed gold in the men’s elite race...

Murray ends 14-month wait with Shenzhen title 29 Sep 2014 - 09:03 am

Champion, Kei Nishikori (right) of Japan and runner up, Julien Benneteau of France pose with their trophies after the final of the Malaysian...

Azlan, Saied earn easy victories to enter semis 29 Sep 2014 - 09:02 am

Doha: Sayed Azlan, Mohamed Al Saied, Umair Zaman and Ziyad Rahim moved into the semi-finals of the 14th Radisson Blu and Olympic Squash...

Kimetto breaks world record 29 Sep 2014 - 09:01 am

BERLIN: Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto smashed the world record in the Berlin Marathon yesterday as he made history by becoming the first man to...

Trumbo helps Diamondbacks to defeat Cardinals 29 Sep 2014 - 08:59 am

NEW YORK: Arizona first baseman Mark Trumbo hit two home runs, including a three-run shot in the seventh inning that lifted the Diamondbacks...

Nishikori triumphs in Malaysia 29 Sep 2014 - 08:58 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan’s Kei Nishikori picked up his third title of a breakout year by downing France’s Julien Benneteau 7-6 (4), 6-4 in...

Sharapova sails, Errani tumbles at China Open 29 Sep 2014 - 08:57 am

BEIJING: World number four Maria Sharapova powered through her first-round match at the $5.4m China Open yesterday, but faces a tricky opponent at...

Qatar’s Al Garni powers to gold 28 Sep 2014 - 06:52 am

Mohamad Al Garni, Qatar’s gold medallist, poses for a picture with Qatar Athletics Federation President Dahlan Al Hamad and other officials in Incheon,...

Kvitova clinches Wuhan title with Bouchard rout 28 Sep 2014 - 06:51 am

WUHAN, China: World number three Petra Kvitova overcame Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets yesterday to win the inaugural $2.4m WTA Wuhan Open, her...

Murray downs Monaco to reach Shenzen final 28 Sep 2014 - 06:41 am

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their quarter-final match in Shenzhen, yesterday. Shenzen, China: Andy Murray...

Nishikori marches into Malaysian Open final 28 Sep 2014 - 06:39 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Top seed Kei Nishikori fought off Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 yesterday to make it into his first Malaysian Open...