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Things to know about Qatar Open 11 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

What historic milestone is Li Na just a week away from achieving? Who are the three wildcards? Do you like trivia? Here’s everything...

I can do better still, says Melbourne champion Li Na 11 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

DOHA: Li Na, the Chinese star who won her second Grand Slam title last month and will earn a world number two ranking...

Real Madrid, Barcelona out to seal Cup final places 11 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

MADRID: Real Madrid and Barcelona take significant advantages into the second legs of their Copa del Rey semi-finals against Atletico Madrid and Real...

Zimbabwe players boycott over unpaid wages 11 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

HARARE: Zimbabwe national team cricketers boycotted a local twenty-over tournament yesterday over unpaid wages and bonuses, a players’ represantative said. “The situation is...

Ashraf removed as PCB head as tussle goes on 11 Feb 2014 - 12:43 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday removed the country’s cricket chief Zaka Ashraf, in the latest twist to a long-running saga dogging...

Clippers rout Sixers on Chris Paul’s return 11 Feb 2014 - 12:37 am

NEW YORK: Point guard Chris Paul returned from injury and the Los Angeles Clippers crushed the Philadelphia 76ers. Paul, who missed the previous...

Canada, US win in ice hockey 11 Feb 2014 - 12:37 am

SOCHI: Canada’s bid for a fourth consecutive women’s ice hockey Olympic gold medal remained safely on course yesterday but they took a while...

WADA to meet Kenya officials over probe 11 Feb 2014 - 12:36 am

NAIROBI: A team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is in Kenya to try to speed up investigations into doping which have stalled...

New Zealand win in a thriller 10 Feb 2014 - 01:40 am

New Zealand’s Neil Wagner celebrates the wicket of India’s Zaheer Khan during day four of first cricket Test match at Eden Park in...

Fulham restrict Manchester United 10 Feb 2014 - 01:39 am

Manchester United’s English midfielder Michael Carrick (right) shoots to score their second goal during their English Premier League football match against Fulham at...

OPQ riders draw first blood as Terpstra wins stage one 10 Feb 2014 - 01:36 am

Dutch rider Niki Terpstra of Omega Pharma Quick Step crosses the finish line in Dukhan yesterday. Terpstra won the first stage of Tour...

Tennis: Monfils triumphs in Montpellier for a second time 10 Feb 2014 - 01:35 am

Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic (left) and India’s Sania Mirza are seen during their training sessions at Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha yesterday. PICTURES: SALIM...

In-form Li Na out to build on Melbourne success 10 Feb 2014 - 01:33 am

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic arrives at the Doha International Airport yesterday. Seeded third, Kvitova is one of eight players to get...

What’s at stake in Doha this week 10 Feb 2014 - 01:33 am

Australia’s Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Russia’s Victoria Kan during their 2014 Fed Cup World Group first round tie yesterday. Stosur, the...

Australia storm into Fed Cup semis with Russia win 10 Feb 2014 - 01:11 am

HOBART: Australia stormed into the Fed Cup semi-finals yesterday for the first time in 21 years with a commanding 4-0 performance led by...

Murray makes late entry into Rotterdam 10 Feb 2014 - 01:07 am

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: Andy Murray will try and carry his winning Davis Cup momentum into the ATP winter indoor season when he plays as...

Bale on target as Real go top 10 Feb 2014 - 01:02 am

Real Madrid’s Welsh winger Gareth Bale (centre) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Spanish Primera Division match against...

Qatargas Beach Soccer action kicks off today 10 Feb 2014 - 01:01 am

Khalid Mubarak Al Kuwari, Director of Marketing and Communications of Qatar Football Association (QFA speaking at the 1st Qatargas Beach Soccer Tournament press...