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Al Ahli vow to bounce back 17 Jan 2014 - 07:45 am

Former Manchester United player, Dwight Yorke poses with the English Premier League trophy during the reception at Sharq Village and Spa in Doha...

Powell’s doping hearing adjourned until February 17 Jan 2014 - 07:43 am

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Asafa Powell’s manager told a Jamaican anti-doping hearing yesterday that the man they hired to treat the former world 100-metre champ...

Nadal, Federer, Murray dodge Open heat chaos 17 Jan 2014 - 07:42 am

MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray rose victorious from one of the Australian Open’s most chaotic days yesterday when a rare...

Sri Lanka struggle on Sharjah pitch 17 Jan 2014 - 07:40 am

Sri Lankan batsman Dinesh Chandimal avoids a ball during the opening day of the third and final cricket Test match against Pakistan at...

Asia Cup organisers rule out Bangladesh switch 17 Jan 2014 - 07:38 am

England bowler Chris Wokes bowls during the team training session at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday. Australia will play England in the...

MCC wants Test Championship to be held as planned 17 Jan 2014 - 07:38 am

SHARJAH: Some of cricket’s greatest players have urged officials to persist with the threatened World Test Championship (WTC). The International Cricket Council intends...

Aspire International move to next stage 17 Jan 2014 - 07:37 am

Doha: Aspire International qualified for the last eight of the Al Kass International Cup as Group B winners after a 2-0 victory over...

Aguero on mark as City march into round four 17 Jan 2014 - 07:37 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Sergio Aguero marked his comeback with a goal as Manchester City swept past second-tier Blackburn Rovers with an emphatic 5-0...

Blatter to decide before June whether to run again 17 Jan 2014 - 07:36 am

PARIS: Sepp Blatter will make a decision on whether to run for a fifth term as FIFA president before this year’s Congress in...

Qatar’s Nasser wins 10th stage 17 Jan 2014 - 04:57 am

Mini’s driver Stephane Peterhansel (right) speaks with Mini’s driver Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar during the 2014 Rally Dakar Stage 10 between Iquique...

Peterhansel wins 9th stage 16 Jan 2014 - 02:43 pm

Argentinian driver Orlando Terranova in action during the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally 2014 between the localities of Calama and Iquique, Chile,...

Jagr shines in Devils’ win 16 Jan 2014 - 02:42 pm

Nashville Predators’ Colin Wilson (33) skates after the puck against the Calgary Flames during the third period at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators beat...

Confident Stenson opens season with high hopes 16 Jan 2014 - 02:42 pm

ABU DHABI: World number three Henrik Stenson starts his 2014 season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship from today, hoping to continue...

Qatari youngsters to tee off with professionals at Challenge Match 16 Jan 2014 - 02:40 pm

‘Qatari juniors, Abdulla Khamis, Faisal Mir, Sami Al Qush, Abdulrahman Al Naimi, Saoud Al Muhanadi, celebrate one week to go until Commercial Bank...

Qatar Volleyball Association League: Win for Qatar Sports Club 16 Jan 2014 - 02:39 pm

Action from the match between Al Ahli and Qatar Sports Club of the Qatar Volleyball Association League at Al Arabi Indoor Stadium in...

South Africa avenge defeat 16 Jan 2014 - 02:38 pm

A Pakistan player celebrates after taking a wicket against South Africa in the triangular women’s cricket tournament One-Day International match at West End...

Preparations in full swing for National Sport Day 16 Jan 2014 - 02:37 pm

Doha: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is calling upon every man, woman and child to come alive with sport this February 11, and be...

PSG suffer shock exit in Al Kass Cup 16 Jan 2014 - 02:36 pm

Doha: Paris Saint-Germain crashed out of the Al Kass International Cup in dramatic fashion last night, slumping to a second defeat at the...