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Bangladesh asks fertiliser factories to shut for T20 14 Mar 2014 - 06:29 am

DHAKA: Authorities in cricket-crazy Bangladesh yesterday asked fertiliser factories to halt production in a bid to divert gas supply to power plants and...

Hodge sees Australia home 14 Mar 2014 - 06:29 am

DURBAN, South Africa: Brad Hodge hit two sixes in the last over as Australia clinched a five-wicket win in a helter-skelter second Twenty20...

Round 2 of Qatar International Enduro at Losail today 14 Mar 2014 - 06:28 am

Doha: The second round of Qatar International Enduro organised by Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation will take place today at Sealine. The defending...

Hamilton rejects Mercedes ‘favourites’ tag 14 Mar 2014 - 06:27 am

MELBOURNE: Lewis Hamilton has had little call to hose down expectations since joining Mercedes, but the Briton has been on the front foot...

11-year-old Jana is pure delight! 14 Mar 2014 - 06:27 am

Germany’s Jana Hova (center) during a prize distribution ceremony at Al Shaqab Arena in Doha yesterday. DOHA: For 11-year-old Jana Hova, life couldn’t...

Good outing for Qatari riders Rashid, Bassem at Al Shaqab 14 Mar 2014 - 04:43 am

Qatar’s Salman Al Emadi in action during Big Tour CSI 5 at Al Shaqab Arena in Doha yesterday. DOHA: Home rider Rashid Towaim...

Lekhwiya pay the penalty 13 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

UAE’s Al Ahli player Grafite Ismail Al Hammadi (right) challenges Qatar’s Al Sadd’s Khalfan Ibrahim (centre) for the ball during their AFC Champions...

Barca, PSG reach quarter-finals 13 Mar 2014 - 01:54 am

PSG’s French defender Lucas Digne (right) vies for the ball with Leverkusen’s midfielder Sidney Sam during the UEFA Champions League last 16 second-leg...

Barshim, Ogunode honoured by Qatar Athletics Federation 13 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) honoured high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim (second right), gold medal winner in the men’s high jump, and Femi Ogunode...

Show Jumping: Qatar’s Saeed Nasser wins CSI3* Small Tour 2 competition at CHI Al Shaqab 2014 in Doha 13 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Mohammed Al Rumaihi of Qatar in action during Big tour CSI5* at the CHI Al Shaqab event in Doha yesterday. Saeed Nasser Al...

Bayern and Atletico reach Champions League last 8 13 Mar 2014 - 01:50 am

Arsenal’s Polish-born German striker Lukas Podolski (left) vies for the ball with Bayern Munich’s defender Philipp Lahm during the UEFA Champions League, last...

Ghana police probe death of beaten football referee 13 Mar 2014 - 01:47 am

Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger celebrates with Arjen Robben (left) after scoring a goal against Arsenal. ACCRA: Police in Ghana have launched an investigation...

Vettel chases record 10th successive win 13 Mar 2014 - 01:45 am

Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia drives his Infiniti Red Bull car alongside a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet plane during...

Qatar Al Anabi team ready for Gatornationals 13 Mar 2014 - 01:38 am

2013 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel World Champion Shawn Langdon deploys a parachute to slow the silver Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel dragster...

UIM Nations Cup: Sprint races rescheduled 13 Mar 2014 - 01:33 am

DOHA: Gusting desert winds and choppy seas ruined any chance of competitive action in the second UIM Nations Cup on Doha Bay yesterday....

Djokovic and Li advance 13 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

Li Na of China returns a ball to Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian...

Oman top in GCC Sailing event 13 Mar 2014 - 01:30 am

Officials of Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation watching the action of the GCC Sailing Championship in Doha yesterday. Oman topped, followed by Bahrain...

Qatar head to Dhaka for Games qualifiers 13 Mar 2014 - 01:29 am

Action from the Doha Hockey Friendship Festival match between Qatar and Malaysian Politeknik (MSP) at Al Rayyan Stadium in Doha in this March...