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Gareth Bale (left) of Real Madrid vies for the ball with Javier Mascherano of Barcelona during the Copa del Rey match yesterday. Real...

Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring his second goal against West Ham United during their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium...

Shao Jiayi (left) of China’s Beijing Guoan tussles for the ball against Shibasaki Kosei  of Sanfrecce Hiroshima during their AFC Champions League group...

Doha:  The first Executive Football Education Programme has been introduced this year to provide Qatari nationals working within the football community the opportunity...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro said yesrerday they have scrapped plans to sign controversial French forward Nicolas Anelka. Director of football...

Kuala Lumpur:  In order to give opportunity for more Member Associations to be part of Asia’s flagship competition, the AFC Executive Committee yesterday...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Governing body FIFA yesterday opened the final sales phase for World Cup tickets and reported 126,837 of 199,519 available for...

Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta attends a news conference at Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training camp in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona, yesterday. Barcelona and...

Alain Dioko of Al Ahli scores against Al Arabi during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Arabi Stadium in Doha in...

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) has been unveiled as the new title sponsor of the city-state’s Formula One race in September as the...

A group photograph of Arab sports journalists seen with TV personality Saad Al Rumaihi, Mohammed Al Malki, President of Qatar Press Sports Committee...

Mumbai Indians’ chief coach John Wright (left), former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar (centre) and Anil Kumble at the nets in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Mumbai...

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson (left) presenting the cheque to his CSA counterpart Haroon Lorgat. Dubai: Cricket South Africa (CSA) today received a...

Jonas Blixt of Sweden watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta...

A view of the Men’s and Women’s trophies during the 2014 US Open Preview Day at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. ...

St Louis Cardinals Kolten Wong rounds second base headed for third from first on a hit by Matt Holliday in the second inning...

Courtney Lee (5) of the Memphis Grizzlies puts up a three point shot over Eric Bledsoe (2) of the Phoenix Suns during the...

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah scales the dunes at Nihuil during this year’s Dakar Rally with the Mini All4 Racing. Nasser is returning...