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Cook to miss Tour match; Clarke makes comeback 31 Oct 2013 - 02:41 am

SYDNEY: Matt Prior will lead England in their first warm-up match before the Ashes series in Australia after regular captain Alastair Cook opted...

Shooting: World military shotgun championship kicks off today 31 Oct 2013 - 01:39 am

Qatar Shooting and Archery Association (QSAA) President, Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghanim Al Maadeed (second left), and member of the organising committee of...

Qatar likely to bid for World Military Games 31 Oct 2013 - 01:38 am

Doha: Qatar is likely to bid for the 2019 Military World Games, it was revealed here yesterday. Lieutenant Colonel Walter Borghino, President of...

Birthday boy Corfield wins Qatar Classic 31 Oct 2013 - 01:34 am

England’s Lee Corfield with Mohammed Faisal Al Naimi, Executive Director of the Qatar Golf Association, Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, General Secretary of the...

First Asian Schools football on November 8 31 Oct 2013 - 01:32 am

Doha: Friends Circle Qatar in association with Fahad International Events Management will organise their First Asian Schools football tournament at Wakra Sports Club...

Vettel eyes seventh successive F1 win 31 Oct 2013 - 12:02 am

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates after winning the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater...

Lauda wants Brawn to stay 31 Oct 2013 - 12:02 am

ABU DHABI: Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has responded to new speculation about Ross Brawn’s future as principal of the Formula One team...

Top teams eye wins in PISQ Basketball Cup 30 Oct 2013 - 11:58 pm

Aldar Exchange, who beat DNSTW (101-90), and MIDMAC, who overpowered Maison Interiors (102-43) celebrate their wins after the opening rounds of PFASA1 Basketball...

QMMF to stage Enduro races at Sealine Resort 30 Oct 2013 - 11:54 pm

A rider tackles the desert sand near Sealine Beach Resort, the venue of this week’s second round of Qatar International Enduro, which will...

Mickelson heads all-star cast at ‘Asia’s major’ 30 Oct 2013 - 11:53 pm

SHANGHAI: World number three Phil Mickelson leads a star-studded field battling for the riches on offer at the $8.5m World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions,...

Sheikh Hassan, Curtis ready for key races in America 30 Oct 2013 - 11:52 pm

A part of the ‘Spirit of Qatar’ can be seen off the coast of Clearwater ahead of the 33rd Annual Key West Super...

Baseball: Cards catcher Molina snares sixth Gold Glove award 30 Oct 2013 - 11:51 pm

ST LOUIS: St Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (pictured) won his sixth straight Gold Glove award yesterday when Major League Baseball announced the...

McIlroy says Chamblee ‘should be dealt with’ 30 Oct 2013 - 11:50 pm

SHANGHAI: Rory McIlroy says a golf analyst who accused Tiger Woods of bending the rules was completely wrong and “should be dealt with”,...

Bangladesh hammer New Zealand in Dhaka 29 Oct 2013 - 11:52 pm

Bangladesh’s Hossain celebrates with teammates after he dismissed New Zealand’s Neesham as he made a hattrick during their first one-day international cricket match...

England play down concerns over captain Cook back injury 29 Oct 2013 - 11:51 pm

England Ashes Test cricket captain Alastair Cook (left) and coach Andy Flower speak during a training session at a suburban cricket ground near...

Gasquet brings Paris crowd to life with win 29 Oct 2013 - 11:45 pm

France’s Richard Gasquet celebrates after defeating Spain’s Fernando Verdasco during their ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indoor Tournament at the Bercy Palais-Omnisport (POPB)...

Bayern Munich dominate Ballon D’Or nominees list 29 Oct 2013 - 11:44 pm

Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale (right), Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) and Real Madrid’s Portuguese defender Pepe take part in...

Cape Verde take appeal to CAS 29 Oct 2013 - 11:44 pm

LAUSANNE: Cape Verde have taken the appeal against their exclusion from the African World Cup play-offs to the Lausanne based Court of Arbitration...