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First round of Aquabike event starts tomorrow 19 Sep 2013 - 01:09 am

Doha: Qatar Marine Sport Federation (QMSF), under the aegis of the UIM, will organise the first round of the Qatar International Aquabike Open...

Tomic regrets ‘not really’ punching player 19 Sep 2013 - 01:09 am

SYDNEY: The father of Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic said yesterday he wished now that he had “really punched” his son’s French training...

Tomic regrets ‘not really’ punching player 19 Sep 2013 - 01:09 am

SYDNEY: The father of Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic said yesterday he wished now that he had “really punched” his son’s French training...

QPI to sponsor Qatar Arabian World Cup 2013 19 Sep 2013 - 01:07 am

Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh Al Thani (left), Chairman of Racing and Equestrian Club and Nasser Khalil Jaidah, CEO of Qatar Petroleum exchange documents...

Plenty on the line for Woods at East Lake 19 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

ATLANTA: Tiger Woods heads into this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club with his sights set on a sixth victory of...

Johnson aims big in season finale 19 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

ATLANTA: Fresh from a two-stroke victory at the weather-delayed BMW Championship in Chicago on Monday, Zach Johnson would dearly love to end his...

Cavendish sprints to stage win 19 Sep 2013 - 01:05 am

LONDON: Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday as compatriot Bradley Wiggins remained top of the general...

Froch vows to knock out Groves 19 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: IBF and WBA regular super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has promised to knock-out domestic rival and challenger George Groves when the...

Nationals edge past Braves 19 Sep 2013 - 12:57 am

Washington Nationals players bow their heads during a moment of silence before Game 1 of their day-night doubleheader MLB National League baseball game...

Wild finish looms for play-off berths 19 Sep 2013 - 12:57 am

NEW YORK: Major League Baseball is heading toward a fantastic finish to determine the postseason landscape with less than two weeks to go...

Battle-weary China stars fall at Japan Open 19 Sep 2013 - 12:56 am

TOKYO: Women’s world number one Li Xuerui pulled out of the Japan Open yesterday with a sore knee and men’s number two Chen...

High winds postpone America’s Cup racing 19 Sep 2013 - 12:43 am

SAN FRANCISCO: High winds on San Francisco Bay forced a postponement of 34th America’s Cup sailing yesterday, delaying a potential final showdown between...

Manchester United ‘the team to beat’ in EPL this season: Cole 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

Cole during the partnership press conference between Manchester United and Commercial Bank Qatar in Doha yesterday BY DENZIL PINTO DOHA: Twenty-time English Premier...

Platini to decide on FIFA job ‘during or after’ World Cup 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

DUBROVNIK, Croatia: UEFA president Michel Platini said yesterday that he will decide whether to run for the top job in world football at...

Pantani’s mother suspects foul play over star’s death 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

MILAN: The mother of former Tour de France champion Marco Pantani has called for an inquest into his death to be re-opened because...

Bethpage to host 2019 US PGA, 2024 Ryder Cup 18 Sep 2013 - 04:25 am

New York: The Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York, will host the 2019 US PGA Championship and the 2024...

Lekhwiya coach optimistic ahead of Guangzhou test 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

Nam Tae-Hee (right) of Lekhwiya vies for the ball with Luiz Guilherme Da Conceical Silva (centre) of Evergrande Guangzhou during their first-leg quarter-final...

Mourinho hatches plans with young team 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, famous for often surreal quotes, returned to a favourite theme yesterday when he described his players as “beautiful,...