Sports

Qatar, Georgia sign sports MoU 13 Apr 2014 - 04:19 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary-General, QOC, puts pen to paper on an MoU with Leri Khabelov President of Georgian National Olympic...

Spanish football clubs in Doha 13 Apr 2014 - 02:42 am

Action from the match between Spanish clubs Atlético Madrid and Espanyol at The Liga de Futbol Professional – Aspire Challenge at Aspire Academy...

Qatar SC crush Lekhwiya 5-0 as QSL season closes 12 Apr 2014 - 12:06 am

Action from Lekhwiya’s QSL match against hosts Qatar SC at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha yesterday. Qatar SC beat QSL champions Lekhwiya...

Qatar SC jerseys 12 Apr 2014 - 12:05 am

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and ex-Sri Lankan paceman Nuwan Zoysa are seen receiving Qatar SC jerseys by a football official at...

QOC signs MoU with Turkish Olympic Committee 12 Apr 2014 - 12:04 am

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary-General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and his Turkish counterpart after signing an MoU in Antalya, Turkey. Ankara:...

Bayern drawn to play Real in semi-finals 12 Apr 2014 - 12:02 am

Valencia CF club ambassador Francisco Rufete (left) speaks with Sevilla FC club ambassador Francisco Lopez Alfaro during the draw of the semi-finals of...

‘It must be hard to be Messi’ 12 Apr 2014 - 12:01 am

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino (pictured) has defended Lionel Messi following sharp criticism of the four-time World Player of the Year’s limp performance...

Big Three’s ICC deal benefits Pakistan: Sethi 12 Apr 2014 - 12:00 am

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Najam Sethi speaks during a press conference in Lahore yesterday. Sethi said his country will get eight years...

‘England flops have to take charge’ 12 Apr 2014 - 12:00 am

LONDON: England pace bowler James Anderson (pictured) admits he and his team-mates must take more responsibility as they look to bounce back from...

Qatar jump to 95 in FIFA world rankings 11 Apr 2014 - 11:58 pm

DOHA: Qatar has jumped to 95 in FIFA world rankings, their highest ever climb in recent years. Ranked 101 at the end of...

US beat China 3-0 in friendly 11 Apr 2014 - 11:58 pm

SAN DIEGO: Carli Lloyd scored two goals less than three minutes apart in the first half as the US defeated China 3-0 in...

Haas leads way at sunny Masters, deja vu for Scott 11 Apr 2014 - 11:49 pm

Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki chats with her boyfriend Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland near the clubhouse during the first round of the 2014...

Pacquiao eager for decisive victory in Bradley re-match 11 Apr 2014 - 11:48 pm

Boxer Manny Pacquiao (left) of the Philippines and undefeated WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley of the US pose at the MGM Grand Hotel...

Athletics: Powell blasts ‘unfair, unjust’ doping ban 11 Apr 2014 - 11:47 pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell (pictured), the former 100m world record holder, slammed the 18-month doping ban meted out to him on...

Masters First Round Scores 11 Apr 2014 - 11:46 pm

Masters First Round Scores AUGUSTA, United States: Collated first round scores in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National on Thursday: (USA unless stated,...

MotoGP: Marquez seeks to build on his win in Qatar 11 Apr 2014 - 11:40 pm

Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez of Spain navigates turn 20 during the MotoGP free practice 1 at the US Grand Prix of...

QMMF get nod to become Regional Training Provider 11 Apr 2014 - 11:39 pm

Gerard Saillant, FIA Institute President, is seen presenting a certificate to Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, QMMF President, after QMMF was awarded the...

Veteran Edwards set to retire 11 Apr 2014 - 11:35 pm

AUSTIN: Former world superbike champion and MotoGP veteran Colin Edwards announced yesterday he would be retiring from racing at the end of the...