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Women in Qatar eager to join football training, says Staab 23 Apr 2014 - 05:02 am

Qatar girls pose after a football training session organised as part of the ‘Girls Kick it’ initiative under the auspices of the Qatar...

Al Shaqab grabs Champion Stallion’s title in Las Vegas 23 Apr 2014 - 05:00 am

Al Shaqab delegation during the Arabian Breeders World Cup awarding ceremony in Las Vegas. Doha: Al Shaqab, member of Qatar Foundation, continued its...

Atletico and Chelsea draw 23 Apr 2014 - 04:02 am

Chelsea’s Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (centre) stops the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match Club against Atletico Madrid at...

Al Attiyah grabs early home lead 22 Apr 2014 - 02:23 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action during the first stage of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally yesterday. The Qatari rally ace and his...

Qatar’s Al Attiyah shows class on home terrain 22 Apr 2014 - 02:22 am

DOHA: Twenty-two cars, three quads and 15 motorcycles were joined by four cars running in a national event at the rear of the...

Kuwait eager to rev up motor sport industry 22 Apr 2014 - 02:21 am

Sheikh Athbi Nayef Jaber Al Sabah (right), Chairman of Kuwait Quarter Mile Auto & Motorcycle Club (KMRC), is seen with rally star Nasser...

Barcelona Open 22 Apr 2014 - 02:20 am

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, 27, takes part in a training session ahead of his first-round match at the Barcelona Open yesterday. Nadal,...

Keflezighi wins, Jeptoo repeats at Boston 22 Apr 2014 - 02:19 am

Runners approach the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, yesterday. Tens of thousands of runners, cheered by a multitude...

Blatter repeats backing for winter 2022 World Cup 22 Apr 2014 - 02:16 am

PARIS: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has reiterated his desire for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played at the end of...

Shahaniya, Al Markhiya ahead 22 Apr 2014 - 02:16 am

Action from the first round matches of the Emir Cup between Al Shamal-Shahaniya and Mesaimer-Al Markhiya. Shahaniya and Al Markhiya won by identical...

GCC Olympic Committees Chiefs in Kuwait, 22 Apr 2014 - 02:15 am

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary-General, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (left), during the 28th session of the GCC Olympic Committees Chiefs in...

Burnley promoted to the Premier League 22 Apr 2014 - 02:14 am

LONDON: Burnley ended their four-year wait to return to the Premier League in emphatic fashion as their 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic clinched...

Easy win for Chennai Super Kings 22 Apr 2014 - 02:13 am

Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings celebrates after taking a wicket against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match in Abu Dhabi,...

Hillsborough campaigner’s words inspired Liverpool 22 Apr 2014 - 02:05 am

The Local Liverpool Legends and International Liverpool Legends give a minute’s applause before their ‘Celebration of the 96’ match at Anfield Stadium in...

Atletico looking to land another blow on Mourinho 22 Apr 2014 - 02:04 am

Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian coach Diego Simeone speaks during a press conference at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid yesterday. Atletico host EPL giants...

Arsenal have ‘oil in the engine’: Wenger 22 Apr 2014 - 02:01 am

KINGSTON UPON HULL, UK: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes the returns of key midfielders Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey will help his side...

Guangzhou on the brink in Asian title defence 22 Apr 2014 - 02:01 am

SINGAPORE:Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande face a tense evening in the AFC Champions League today with their Asian title defence on the line in...

Golf: Kuchar wins Heritage with dramatic final birdie 22 Apr 2014 - 02:00 am

Matt Kuchar waves to the gallery after winning the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, yesterday....