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Qatar’s Khalfan seeks Al Sadd improvement 04 Dec 2013 - 12:44 pm

Al Sadd and Qatar national team striker Ibrahim Khalfan speaks during a press conference during the unveiling of Aspire Academy’s new television commercial...

World Cup draw is like a box of chocolates: Hodgson 04 Dec 2013 - 12:43 pm

LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson (pictured) borrowed a line from the hit movie Forrest Gump when he described this week’s World Cup draw...

Coach Moyes ready to face familiar foes 04 Dec 2013 - 12:43 pm

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester United manager David Moyes (pictured) claimed his side’s Premier League title bid will gather momentum before the end of...

Team Qatar’s title chances falter after Al Obaidly crash 04 Dec 2013 - 12:41 pm

Khalid Abdullah Al Kuwari celebrates after winning the Match Race final at UIM Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi, yesterday. ABU DHABI: Team Qatar...

F1: Hulkenberg returns to Force India 04 Dec 2013 - 12:39 pm

Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso (right) of Ferrari delivers a speech during the inauguration of the exhibition of his sports life in...

Cricket: PEC win U-19 schools tourney 04 Dec 2013 - 12:38 pm

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) General-Secretary Manzoor Ahmad (back row, fifth left) along with officials and the winners of the QCA Under-19 Inter-School Girls...

Qatar eager to learn, improve at inaugural Tour of Al Zubarah 04 Dec 2013 - 12:37 pm

FROM LEFT: Andre Filip, Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) Technical Secretary, Mohammed Salem Al Hemoud, Board Member and Head of Secretary and Finance of...

QFA and Qatar Shell launch second season of Il’Ab We’Yana 04 Dec 2013 - 12:36 pm

Djamel Belmadi, coach of Qatar reserve team gives instructions to his players during a training session at Aspire Academy in Doha yesterday. Qatar...

Commercial Bank to host United legend Irwin this weekend 04 Dec 2013 - 12:34 pm

Doha: Manchester United legend Denis Irwin s set to arrive in Doha this weekend as part of Commercial Bank’s five-year exclusive partnership with...

Association Cup: Rashid wins men’s 10m Air Rifle at Losail Shooting Range 04 Dec 2013 - 12:33 pm

Rashid Ali Al Muhannadi (centre), winner in the men’s 10m Air Rifle at the Association Cup, celebrates on the podium with other winners...

Seahawks secure play-off berth 04 Dec 2013 - 12:33 pm

New York: Russell Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-7 thrashing of the New Orleans Saints yesterday as the hosts clinched a...

Australia’s Clarke skips training to rest ankle 04 Dec 2013 - 12:30 pm

SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke skipped training to rest his injured ankle yesterday but team mate Shane Watson was confident he would be...

Pietersen and Broad cleared of wrongdoing 04 Dec 2013 - 12:29 pm

ADELAIDE, Australia: England stars Stuart Broad, Kevin Pietersen and Jonny Bairstow have been cleared of any wrongdoing after reports of a late-night drinking...

Pakistan hire Australian physio to avert injury crisis 04 Dec 2013 - 12:29 pm

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board yesterday announced it had hired Australian physio-cum-trainer Dale Naylor as the squad aims to avoid a repeat of...

Rotation vital for Arsenal’s title bid, says Wenger 04 Dec 2013 - 12:28 pm

LONDON: Rotating the squad will be vital if Arsenal are to maintain the pace at the top of the Premier League as the...

Italy ask for time-out during matches in Brazil 04 Dec 2013 - 12:28 pm

ROME: The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is to lobby FIFA to implement time-outs during World Cup matches in Brazil next year, Italy coach...

Panel to discuss how to tackle corruption in sport at Doha Goals 04 Dec 2013 - 12:27 pm

Doha: Sir Ronald Flanagan, Chairman of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit, and Cherie Blair CBE, Chair of Omnia Strategy (UK), will be...

All Blacks’ Read named IRB Player of the Year 04 Dec 2013 - 12:27 pm

PARIS: New Zealand No.8 Kieran Read was yesterday named as the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) Player of the Year for 2013. The 28-year-old...