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Perfect Marquez makes it nine in a row with German triumph 14 Jul 2014 - 12:05 am

Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain holds his trophy as he celebrates on the podium after winning the Grand Prix of Germany at...

QMMF’s Prinz delighted with her show at maiden Grand Prix 14 Jul 2014 - 12:03 am

QMMF’s rider Nina Prinz gestures after finishing her German MotoGP race, yesterday in Sachsenring, Germany. This was Prinz’s maiden GP experience. SACHSENRING: QMMF...

Aspetar, European College of Sport Science to launch ‘Excellence in Football Research Award’ 14 Jul 2014 - 12:01 am

DOHA: Aspetar recently announced a three-year partnership with the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). The leading sports and orthopaedic hospital revealed the...

Qatar to meet Kenya in friendly 14 Jul 2014 - 12:01 am

DOHA: The Qatari volleyball team will meet Kenya in a friendly volleyball match, here today. The Kenya is currently in Doha for preparatory...

Dhoni content as India bat to draw with England 13 Jul 2014 - 11:59 pm

India’s Stuart Binny hits out during the first Test match against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, yesterday. NOTTINGHAM: India debutant Stuart Binny’s...

Collier to step down as ECB chief: Report 13 Jul 2014 - 11:58 pm

LONDON: David Collier is set to quit as England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive, according to British media reports on Saturday....

Baltimore auction: Babe Ruth bat sells for $214,000; home run ball flops 13 Jul 2014 - 11:57 pm

NEW YORK: A nearly century-old Babe Ruth bat sold for $214,000 at a memorabilia auction yesterday night, but the first baseball whacked over...

Porcello hands Tigers 5-1 win over Royals 13 Jul 2014 - 11:55 pm

NEW YORK: The Detroit Tigers held the Kansas City Royals to a single run for the second straight night to move further ahead...

Nealy gets four-game ban for doping 13 Jul 2014 - 11:54 pm

NEW YORK: Minnesota Vikings defensive end Spencer Nealy was handed a four-game doping suspension by the National Football League for using a banned...

Brazil pay heavy price for tactical naivety, immaturity 13 Jul 2014 - 11:52 pm

Brazilian players and coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (left) react during the third-place play-off match against Netherlands at the National Stadium in Brasilia on...

Robben rules out joining Van Gaal at Manchester 13 Jul 2014 - 11:51 pm

London: Netherlands striker Arjen Robben will stay with Bayern Munich rather than taking the opportunity to follow national coach Louis van Gaal to...

Adidas says will still work with Suarez 13 Jul 2014 - 11:50 pm

BERLIN: German sportswear maker Adidas yesterday said it would start using Uruguyan striker Luis Suarez again despite his four-month ban for biting a...

Silva issues apology 13 Jul 2014 - 11:50 pm

BRASiLIA: Brazil captain Thiago Silva issued an apology on behalf of his team after their World Cup campaign ended with a 3-0 defeat...

Julio Cesar admits his Brazil career is over 13 Jul 2014 - 11:49 pm

BRASiLIA: Goalkeeper Julio Cesar admitted on Saturday that his international career is over after Brazil’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment. “This is...

Marquez on pole for German MotoGP 13 Jul 2014 - 12:28 pm

Yamaha rider Pol Espargaro crashes during the training session of the German Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sachsenring racing circuit in Hohenstein-Ernstthal yesterday....

Phelps easily wins butterfly event 13 Jul 2014 - 12:26 pm

Michael Phelps swims in a preliminary heat of the men’s 100-meter butterfly at the Bulldog Grand Slam swimming meet at the University of...

NFL Player At Aspire 13 Jul 2014 - 12:25 pm

NFL player Husain Abdulla at a dinner hosted by Khalid Abdullah Al Sulaiteen, CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation, in Doha yesterday. This year’s...

Blake injured again in Diamond League 13 Jul 2014 - 12:24 pm

GLASGOW: Yohan Blake’s return from injury ended in despair as the Jamaican sprinter suffered a hamstring injury during the Glasgow Diamond League meeting...