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Fares sets Games records in title win 01 Aug 2021 - 10:32 am

Tokyo: Fares Ibrahim etched his name in the history books, winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Qatar after outclassing his opponents in...

Wonderful Tonight sparkles in Gr2 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes 01 Aug 2021 - 10:17 am

Goodwood: The curtain fell on another spectacular renewal of the Qatar Goodwood Festival yesterday, further underlining the event’s status as a standard bearer...

World champion Barshim eyes Olympic glory 01 Aug 2021 - 10:14 am

Tokyo: Qatar’s two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim will have his sights set on the Tokyo Olympics gold medal when he participates in the...

Brilliant Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican sweep in Olympic 100m 31 Jul 2021 - 05:13 pm

TOKYO: Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women's 100 metres final on Saturday, posting an amazing...

Taiwan's Tai takes out Sindhu in Olympics badminton, Guatemala's Cordon makes semis 31 Jul 2021 - 03:41 pm

TOKYO: Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying knocked India's PV Sindhu out of the women's Olympic singles semi-finals in a clash between two of badminton's best...

Olympic men's 100m favourite Bromell sneaks through as fast loser 31 Jul 2021 - 03:15 pm

TOKYO: Trayvon Bromell, the fastest in the world this year and favourite to win the Olympic men's 100 metres gold, sneaked through the...

With her hair and mask, Raven Saunders gets attention, and then makes use of it 31 Jul 2021 - 02:18 pm

TOKYO - On the morning of her first Tokyo Olympics appearance, Raven Saunders dyed the right side of her buzz cut green and...

Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37 31 Jul 2021 - 02:10 pm

TOKYO: Age isn't weighing Lyu Xiaojun down. The 37-year-old Chinese weightlifter became the oldest man to win an Olympic gold medal in the...

Djokovic's temper flares up as he leaves Tokyo empty-handed 31 Jul 2021 - 02:05 pm

TOKYO: Novak Djokovic came to the Tokyo Olympics aiming for a Golden Slam. He’ll leave without a medal and will need some time...

England's Stokes to take 'indefinite break' for mental wellbeing, injury recovery 31 Jul 2021 - 01:56 pm

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect to prioritise his mental wellbeing and continue his...

Biles withdraws from event finals for vault and uneven bars 31 Jul 2021 - 11:45 am

Tokyo: Simone Biles withdrew from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the U.S. gymnast continued...

I'll catch Dressel, warns Hungarian Milak 31 Jul 2021 - 10:47 am

Tokyo: Hungarian Kristof Milak has warned American Caeleb Dressel that he will catch him in the 100m butterfly and dominate the event in...

Gold Cup: Qatar bow out with heads held high 31 Jul 2021 - 10:40 am

Austin, Texas: Qatar’s run in the Concacaf Gold Cup was put to a halt following a bitter 0-1 defeat to the United States...

Al Shaqab auctions best bloodlines horses at Longines Indoor Arena 31 Jul 2021 - 10:26 am

Some of Al Shaqab’s best bloodlines horses were auctioned at the Longines Indoor Arena at Al Shaqab yesterday. Organised by Al Shaqab and...

Barshim storms into final; Samba advances 31 Jul 2021 - 10:26 am

Tokyo: Qatar’s two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim lived up to the high expectations and qualified for the men’s high jump final as the...

Suesa claims King George Qatar Stakes 31 Jul 2021 - 10:02 am

Goodwood: The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC)-sponsored Qatar Goodwood Festival will conclude today. The race meetings of the 2021 renewal of the...

Sheikh Joaan meets Japan-Qatar Friendship Association Chairman 31 Jul 2021 - 08:20 am

President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani with the Chairman of the Japan-Qatar Friendship Association, Katsuno...