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DOHA: Swimming fans at the Hamad Aquatic Center were delighted to see a Fina event Doha, saying sports-loving Qatar should one day ‘win...

 Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (right) vies for the ball with Argentinian striker Lionel Messi (left) of FC Barcelona during their Spanish...

PARIS: Outsider Solemia produced a stunning late burst to deny Japan their first victory in Europe’s most prestigious race the Qatar Prix de...

TOKYO: Kei Nishikori made history as the first Japanese player to win the Japan Open when he beat Milos Raonic to claim his...

BEIJING: Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka triumphed in Beijing yesterday, winning their respective China Open finals with ease in straight sets....

SEOUL: South Korea’s KJ Choi completed an energy-sapping week yesterday with a closing four-under-par 67 to win the CJ Invitational which he hosts...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Zimbabwe’s Brendon de Jonge, Sweden’s Jonas Blixt and hometown hero Ryan Moore shared the lead after yesterday’s third round of...

SAN FRANCISCO: Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce each smashed home runs to help power the Cincinnati Reds over San Francisco 5-2 on Saturday...

Doha:  Qatar national hockey team will play two friendly matches against Singapore next week, the Qatar Hockey Association (QHA) said here yesterday.  Abdul...

Doha: The Radisson Blu-Olympic Sport Squash Championship will begin from today at Radisson Blu and will contested by around 100 players in eight...

LONDON: Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 4-1 win against Norwich, while champions...

COLOMBO: Retiring umpire Simon Taufel yesterday said that a 2009 terror attack which killed eight people including the driver of the bus he...

LONDON: Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo confirmed disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Ashley Cole following the abusive comment he made about the...

BY DENZIL PInto Doha: Japan’s Daiya Seto and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu grabbed three gold medals each on day one of the Fina/Arena Swimming...

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: South Africa’s pool sensation Chad le Clos is glad he took part in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, an...

TOKYO: London Olympic gold medallist and US Open champion Andy Murray was sent crashing out of the Japan Open tennis tournament yesterday in...

BEIJING: Novak Djokovic brushed aside Florian Mayer in the China Open yesterday to set up a final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, as Maria Sharapova...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada:  Swede Jonas Blixt, who was sidelined for two months this season because of a rib injury, birdied three of his...