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Al Rayyan clinch Emir Cup
Sunday, 19 May 2013
The Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani presents the trophy to Al Rayyan captain Fabio Cesar and club president after the Emir Cup final at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al Rayyan beat Al Sadd 2-1 to lift the trophy. RIGHT: Al Rayyan players and officials celebrate their Emir Cup victory. PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT/REUTERS BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Al Rayyan yesterday upstaged Doha giants Al Sadd to bag the Emir Cup for the sixth time at a packed at Khalif...
Southee treble rocks England
Sunday, 19 May 2013
New Zealand’s Tim Southee (right) appeals unsuccesfully for the wicket of England’s Joe Root during the third day of the first Test match at Lord’s in London, yesterday. LONDON: Tim Southee bowled New Zealand back into contention in the first Test against England with a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord’s yesterday. At stumps, England were 180 for s...
QMSF plans to host Qatar Cup in January 2014
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) President, Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani announces the Qatar Cup 2014 in Florida, yesterday. COCOA BEACH, Florida: Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani has reached an agreement with John Carbonell, founder and president of Super Boat International (SBI), and confirmed it at a press conference at Cocoa Beach in Florida yesterday that the Qatar Ma...
Kohli keeps Royal Challengers’ hopes alive
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Bangalore: An aggressive half-century by skipper Virat Kohli (56 not out, 29b, 6x4, 4x6) carried Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 24-run win over league leaders Chennai Super Kings here yesterday and kept their play-off hopes alive in the IPL tournament. Put into bat after a delayed start due to rains that reduced the game to eight overs a side, RCB blasted their way to 106 for two with Koh...
Warner in Twitter rant at journos
Sunday, 19 May 2013
SYDNEY: Australian batsman David Warner (pictured) is under investigation following comments on his Twitter account directed against two of the country’s leading cricket writers, Cricket Australia said yesterday. Warner, who is playing in the Indian Premier League, began a fiery exchange via his Twitter account @davidwarner31 against News Ltd’s Robert Craddock, who wrote a piece...
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Marquez on pole in France
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Spain’s Marc Marquez drives his Honda during a free practice session at Le Mans’ Circuit, western France, on the eve of the French Grand Prix. LE MANS, France: Spain’s world championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in today’s French MotoGP on the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in yeserday’s qualifying. Marquez, on a Honda, ...
West of QMMF Racing Team eleventh fastest in Moto2
Sunday, 19 May 2013
QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West and a team official talk in the pit area of Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans before the qualifying practice of the French Grand Prix. West finished in the eleventh fastest in the qualifying session of the Moto2 category. LE MANS, France: QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West moved up to eleventh place in qualifying for the French Grand Prix in the Moto2 catego...
Atletico stun Real to win Spanish Cup
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Atletico Madrid’s Colombian forward Radamel Falcao (right) and Atletico Madrid’s Brazilian defender Joa Miranda de Souza celebrate after winning the Spanish King’s Cup (Copa del Rey) final match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Atletico Madrid won the match 2-1. MADRID: Atletico Madrid won their 10th Spanish Cup on Friday night when they beat bitter ci...
Ferguson praises ‘amazing’ Beckham’s longevity
Sunday, 19 May 2013
London: David Beckham’s longevity and his ability to reinvent himself were ‘absolutely incredible’, retiring Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has said. Beckham and Ferguson, who were synonymously linked with Manchester United until the former England captain moved to Real Madrid, both announced in the past 10 days they would retire from soccer at the end of th...
Azarenka, Serena in final
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts during her match against Italian Sara Errani during their Rome Masters semi-final match played in Rome, Italy, yesterday. Azarenka won 6-0, 7-5. RIGHT: Serena Williams returns the ball to Simona Halep from Romania during their Rome Masters semi-final match. ROME: World number one Serena Williams said she hoped to improve her game for the French Open af...
Bradley maintains advantage at Nelson
Sunday, 19 May 2013
IRVING, Texas: Keegan Bradley followed up his stellar 10-under par first round with a one-under 69 yesterday to maintain a three-stroke lead in the US PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship. Former PGA Championship winner Bradley couldn’t match his opening-round exploits, but he had four birdies against three bogeys on a windy afternoon on the par-70 TPC Four Seasons Resort course to stay...
Griffin on course for win in Korea
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Jeju Island, South Korea: Australian Matt Griffin was on course for his second OneAsia title in the space of a year after hitting a par 72 to gain a one-shot lead in the penultimate round of the SK Telecom Open. A stiff wind and late afternoon rain interrupted two days of perfect weather, wreaking havoc on the field with only 10 players breaking par at the 6,732 metre (7,361 yard) course on...
Korda moves one clear at Mobile Bay LPGA
Sunday, 19 May 2013
MOBILE, Alabama: Jessica Korda had seven birdies in her seven-under par 65 yesterday to seize a one-shot second-round lead over surging Hall of Famer Karrie Webb at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. Korda built a 36-hole total of 13-under 131, while Australia’s Webb climbed up the leaderboard with a bogey-free nine-under 63 for 132. Chella Choi of South Korea led much of the day, but h...
Rugby: Toulon stun Clermont to win European Cup
Sunday, 19 May 2013
DUBLIN: Jonny Wilkinson showed trademark nerves of steel to kick Toulon to glory over Clermont in a tense European Cup final. Ten years after kicking England to World Cup glory, the 33-year-old fly-half’s left foot did the trick once again, converting Delon Armitage’s 65th minute try to put Toulon ahead for the first time in the match. Clermont had looked favourites to be cr...
Nibali claims second spot to extend lead at Giro
Sunday, 19 May 2013
ROME: Race leader Vincenzo Nibali extended his lead over Australia’s Cadel Evans as Mauro Santambrogio won a shortened 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia to claim his maiden win on the race yesterday. Italian Nibali, of the Astana team, came over the finish line in second place after giving his fellow Italian, of the Vini Farini team, the nod to take the stage win unhindered. E...
Crosby leads Pens to win over Sens
Sunday, 19 May 2013
PITTSBURGH: The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they’re quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa’s tentative defence, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one period to complete his second play-off hat trick and lift the Penguins to a 4-3 victory yesterday in Game 2 of the Eastern Confere...
Kuroda inspires Yankees to win
Sunday, 19 May 2013
New York: Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. Kuroda (6-2) allowed just two hits in eight innings and lowered his ERA to 1.99 to keep the Yankees (26-16) on top of the American League East Division while ensuring the Blue Jays (17-25) remain rooted to the bottom. Bosto...
Jones knocks out Lebedev to reclaim crown
Sunday, 19 May 2013
MOSCOW: Former champion Guillermo Jones of Panama stopped title holder Denis Lebedev with seconds remaining in the 11th round to reclaim his WBA cruiserweight crown from the Russian yesterday. Earlier, Alexander Povetkin knocked out previously undefeated challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round to retain his WBA heavyweight crown, setting up a long-awaited clash with super champion Vla...
Nedobity wins third round of the Qatar National Sprint Championship
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Pavel Nedobity from Czech Republic in action at the third round of the Qatar National Sprint Championship at Losail International Circuit on Friday night. A total of 11 cars took part in this round in four different classes. Nedobity with a Lotus Exige in the class 3M won the third round. Pavel, also the winner in the previous rounds, leads the championship with 75 points. Peter De Vido from ...
Wrestling revamps rules in fight for survival
Sunday, 19 May 2013
MOSCOW: The ancient sport of wrestling yesterday agreed a wholesale shake-up of its rules to make the sport more attractive for spectators, in a desperate last throw of the dice to stave off the threat of being axed from the Olympics in 2020. The decision of the International Olympic Committee’s executive committee in February to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games devastated the globa...
International Sport
Abdulla wins second round of QNRRC
Abdulaziz Abdulla (centre) from Qatar, winner of the second round of the Qatar National Road Racing Championship (QNRRC), poses for a picture along with Pavel Nedobity (left) of Czech Republic, and Talal Wehbe of Australia at Losail International Circuit. Doha: Abdulaziz Abdulla won ...
Klitschko to face cancer survivor Pianeta
BERLIN: World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his four titles against cancer survivor Francesco Pianeta on May 4 in Mannheim, Germany, Klitschko’s management has announced. The 36-year-old Klitschko will defend his IBF, IBO, Super WBA and WBO belts against the undefe...
Qatar Sport
Nedobity wins third round of the Qatar National Sprint Championship
Pavel Nedobity from Czech Republic in action at the third round of the Qatar National Sprint Championship at Losail International Circuit on Friday night. A total of 11 cars took part in this round in four different classes. Nedobity with a Lotus Exige in the class 3M won the third round. Pavel...
QOC to honour Qatar’s best on May 21 at Katara
DOHA: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), the country’s governing sports body, will host a ceremony to honour the best athletes’, sports officials’, institutions’, government and non-government organisations’ at the Sport Excellence Day 2013, which will be held on May 21....
Sport Views
PSG face Montpellier before Barca test
PARIS: All thoughts may currently be on next week’s Champions League quarter-final tie with Barcelona, but Paris Saint-Germain must first negotiate a potentially tricky Ligue 1 encounter with Montpellier today. The Ligue 1 leaders face the Catalans at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday in ...
Guangzhou hoping to outshine Doha
GUANGZHOU: After seven years of painstaking preparations, Guangzhou -- the southern city at the heart of China’s economic miracle -- has reinvented itself and is ready for next month’s Asian Games. Organisers say they hope the 2010 Asiad -- the world’s second-largest sporting event after th...
Football
Al Rayyan clinch Emir Cup
The Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani presents the trophy to Al Rayyan captain Fabio Cesar and club president after the Emir Cup final at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al Rayyan beat Al Sadd 2-1 to lift the trophy. RIGHT: Al Rayyan players and officials celebrate t...
Formula One
Honda set to return as engine supplier in 2015
TOKYO: Japanese automaker Honda said yesterday it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership. Honda president Takanobu Ito said “McLaren-Honda” will aim to become “number one&rdqu...
Honda to return to F1 with McLaren: Sources
TOKYO: Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as McLaren engine partners, replacing Mercedes, sources close to the company said yesterday. Honda’s Chief Executive Takanobu Ito is set to make an official announcement as early as Thursday, one of the sources added. The Japanese auto...
MotoGP
Marquez on pole in France
Spain’s Marc Marquez drives his Honda during a free practice session at Le Mans’ Circuit, western France, on the eve of the French Grand Prix. LE MANS, France: Spain’s world championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in today’s French MotoGP on the Bugatti ...
West of QMMF Racing Team eleventh fastest in Moto2
QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West and a team official talk in the pit area of Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans before the qualifying practice of the French Grand Prix. West finished in the eleventh fastest in the qualifying session of the Moto2 category. LE MANS, France: QMMF Racing Team rider...
Tennis
Azarenka, Serena in final
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts during her match against Italian Sara Errani during their Rome Masters semi-final match played in Rome, Italy, yesterday. Azarenka won 6-0, 7-5. RIGHT: Serena Williams returns the ball to Simona Halep from Romania during their Rome Masters semi-final match. ...
Strauss wants Pietersen fit for Ashes series
LONDON: Former England captain Andrew Strauss said yesterday it was important for the side’s Ashes prospects that star batsman Kevin Pietersen regained full fitness. Pietersen is currently sidelined with a knee problem and in his absence England struggled to 232 all out in the first inn...
Golf
Bradley maintains advantage at Nelson
IRVING, Texas: Keegan Bradley followed up his stellar 10-under par first round with a one-under 69 yesterday to maintain a three-stroke lead in the US PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship. Former PGA Championship winner Bradley couldn’t match his opening-round exploits, but he had four bi...
Griffin on course for win in Korea
Jeju Island, South Korea: Australian Matt Griffin was on course for his second OneAsia title in the space of a year after hitting a par 72 to gain a one-shot lead in the penultimate round of the SK Telecom Open. A stiff wind and late afternoon rain interrupted two days of perfect weather, wre...
NBA
Spurs hold off Warriors to advance in play-offs
Tony Parker (9) of the San Antonio Spurs congratulates Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors after Game Six of their Western Conference semi-finals during the 2013 NBA play-offs at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, yesterday. Spurs won 94-82 to take the series 4-2. O...
Heat beat Bulls to reach Eastern final
MIAMI: The Miami Heat reached their third straight Eastern Conference final after a 94-91 win over Chicago yesterday secured a 4-1 series victory for the defending NBA champions. Miami will face the winners of the series between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. Indiana currently le...
NHL
Crosby leads Pens to win over Sens
PITTSBURGH: The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they’re quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa’s tentative defence, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one period to complete his second ...
Kings shock Sharks, take 2-0 series lead
LOS ANGELES: Stanley Cup champions Los Angeles fought back from a goal down with less than two minutes to play to stun the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a frenzied finish to Game Two of their Western Conference semi-finals series yesterday. With the Kings on a five-on-three powerplay, captain Dustin...
Athletics
James wins in Shanghai
SHANGHAI: Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his controversial predecessor and his main rivals from London 2012 in the 400m at Shanghai’s Diamond League meet yesterday. But 110m hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder Aries Merritt was given a scare in a w...
Eriksson to resign as UK athletics head coach
LONDON: Britain’s head athletics coach Peter Eriksson said yesterday he was stepping down just seven months after he took the job so that he can return to Canada to be with his family. Eriksson’s departure plunges the sport in Britain into uncertainty just before the start of the ...
Rugby
Rugby: Toulon stun Clermont to win European Cup
DUBLIN: Jonny Wilkinson showed trademark nerves of steel to kick Toulon to glory over Clermont in a tense European Cup final. Ten years after kicking England to World Cup glory, the 33-year-old fly-half’s left foot did the trick once again, converting Delon Armitage’s 65th minute ...
Nibali claims second spot to extend lead at Giro
ROME: Race leader Vincenzo Nibali extended his lead over Australia’s Cadel Evans as Mauro Santambrogio won a shortened 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia to claim his maiden win on the race yesterday. Italian Nibali, of the Astana team, came over the finish line in second place after...
Cricket
Southee treble rocks England
New Zealand’s Tim Southee (right) appeals unsuccesfully for the wicket of England’s Joe Root during the third day of the first Test match at Lord’s in London, yesterday. LONDON: Tim Southee bowled New Zealand back into contention in the first Test against England with a d...
Kohli keeps Royal Challengers’ hopes alive
Bangalore: An aggressive half-century by skipper Virat Kohli (56 not out, 29b, 6x4, 4x6) carried Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 24-run win over league leaders Chennai Super Kings here yesterday and kept their play-off hopes alive in the IPL tournament. Put into bat after a delayed start due...
NFL
NFL: Voters to decide Miami Dolphins bid for venue help
FLORIDA: Voters in south Florida’s Miami-Dade County will soon decide if billionaire real estate developer Stephen Ross can tap local hotel taxes to help pay for a $350m upgrade to the stadium used by his Miami Dolphins. County legislators yesterday approved a May 14 referend...
Cardinals deal for Palmer
New York: The NFC West continued to be National Football League’s hottest division for offseason moves as the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers made major acquisitions yesterday. The Cardinals acquired quarterback Carson Palmer from the Oakland Raiders for a conditiona...
Sailing
Sailing death highlights Volvo Ocean Race safety
LONDON: The death of America’s Cup sailor Andrew Simpson has brought safety concerns about modern racing vessels sharply into focus but Volvo Ocean Race organisers say they have already moved to shorten boats to minimise risks in their event. British Olympic gold medallist Simpson&rsquo...
Team AISM Dubai top at EFG Bank Sailing Arabia The Tour
The podium winners at the EFG Bank Sailing Arabia The Tour, first place Team AISM, second place BAE Systems and third place finisher EFG Bank Monaco pose for a picture at the end of the race. Dibba, Oman: A superb performance by Team AISM throughout the 15 days and 760 nautical ...
Swimming
Swimming: Magnussen wins 100m freestyle at Aussie trials
ADELAIDE, Australia: Reigning world champion James Magnussen (pictured) produced the year’s fastest time to win the men’s 100-metres freestyle at Australia’s world championship trials in Adelaide yesterday. The London Olympic silver medallist, 22, led in the early stag...
Thorpe to miss Australia’s world trials
SYDNEY: Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe (pictured) will not compete at Australia’s world championship selection trials this month, Swimming Australia said yesterday. Thorpe has opted not to nominate for any events in the eight-day competition, which doubles as the Australian...
Baseball
Kuroda inspires Yankees to win
New York: Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. Kuroda (6-2) allowed just two hits in eight innings and lowered his ERA to 1.99 to keep the Yankees (26-16) on top of the Ameri...
Cabrera helps Blue Jays bring down Giants
Toronto: Toronto’s Melky Cabrera went 4-for-5 with two RBIs against his former team as the Blue Jays outslugged San Francisco 10-6 yesterday. Cabrera signed with the Blue Jays (16-24) in the off-season after his spell with the Giants ended with a 50-game suspension for using performance...
Marine Sports
QMSF plans to host Qatar Cup in January 2014
Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) President, Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani announces the Qatar Cup 2014 in Florida, yesterday. COCOA BEACH, Florida: Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani has reached an agreement with John Carbonell, founder and president of Super Boat International...
Al Nasser, Al Neama set to race in Spirit of Qatar at Cocoa Beach
COCOA BEACH, Florida: Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani has confirmed that Mohammed Al Nasser and Ali Al Neama will represent the Spirit of Qatar Team at this weekend’s fourth Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix at Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral, in Florida. Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curt...
Squash
Abdulrahman clinches pro title at InterContinental squash
The first and second place winners at InterContinental Squash tournament of Qatar Squash Federation (QSF) pose for a picture along with QSF Board Member Mohammed Al Khulaifi, InterContinental Doha Recreation Manager Asela Jayaweera and QSF Technical Secretary Gamal Rasmi. Doha: Abdul...
Stage set for today’s finals at InterContinental Squash
Doha: The finals of the InterContinental Squash Tournament of Qatar Squash Federation will be played today at InterContinental Doha Bay Club. The tournament is sponsored by InterContinental Hotel and Galaxy Sports and is contested in ten categories. Today’s action begins at 5.00pm. ...
Hockey (Field)
Shabab Qatar, Gateway maintain unbeaten run
Rizwan (left) of Mesaieed Hockey Club (MHC), tackles Graham of Doha Hockey Club (DHC)-2 during the Qatar National Hockey League at Al Rayyan Stadium. Doha: Shabab Qatar and Gateway Hockey Club maintained their unbeaten run in the Qatar National Hockey League. In matches at Al Ray...
Big win for Gateway Hockey Club
Action from the Qatar National Hockey League at Al Rayyan Stadium. A total of 33 goals were scored in the three matches played on Friday in the Qatar Hockey Association organised National League. Reigning champions Gateway Hockey Club trounced Doha Hockey Club-2 by a huge margin of 14-0, Shabab Qata...
Horse Racing
Stage set for IAAF Diamond League show in Doha
Norwegian javelin star Andreas Thorkildsen is seen during his visit to Al Shaqab, Qatar’s famous equestrian centre, in Doha. The 31-year-old poses with a javelin while riding a horse during his visit. The first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, world champion and Ol...
Kentucky Derby winner Orb to tackle Triple Crown
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: The connections of Kentucky Derby winner Orb have already set their sights on trying to complete the Triple Crown after their colt pulled up well from his victory in the first leg. Shug McGaughey, the Kentucky-based trainer of Orb, wasted no time declaring his inten...
Basketball
Spirited Qatar Maroon win 3x3 FIBA Asia championship
The captain and team members of hosts Qatar Maroon, winners of the the inaugural 3x3 FIBA Asia Men’s Championship, pose for a picture with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) at V...
Qatar teams reach quarters as 3x3 makes Doha debut
A Qatar Maroon player attempts to shoot a basket during his side’s match against Philippines at the FIBA Asia 3x3 Championships at Villaggio Mall, yesterday. Qatar Maroon won 21-11. RIGHT: Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (right), President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF), Shei...
Volleyball
Al Arabi trounce Al Ahli; Qatar SC defeat Al Sadd
A player of Qatar Sports Club spikes the ball during their Volleyball Emir Cup match against Al Sadd at Al Arabi Stadium yesterday. RIGHT: Players of Al Ahli Club (in green) and Al Arabi in action during the Volleyball Emir Cup match at the same venue. PICTURES BY: SHAIVAL DALAL DOHA: Al ...
Volleyball: Al Rayyan, Eljaish win opening matches in Emir Cup
Al Rayyan players (in red) attempt to block a shot during their side’s Emir Cup match against Police. Al Rayyan won 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 18-25, 25-18). RIGHT: An Al Gharafa player hits the ball during his side’s match against Eljaish at the same venue. Eljaish won 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 2...
Cycling
Cavendish wins 12th stage of Giro
TREVISO, Italy: Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the rain-lashed 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday as ailing Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins fell further off the pace. It was Omega Pharma rider Cavendish’s third stage win of this year’s race. Italy&rsqu...
Farrar clinches stage win in California
SANTA BARBARA, California: Tyler Farrar sprinted to victory in the fourth stage of the Tour of California yesterday, giving Garmin a transatlantic double after their same-day Tour of Italy stage win. America’s Farrar was a clear winner over US criterium champion Ken Hanson of Optum, wit...
Rally
Cavendish claims fourth win at Giro; Wiggins out
CHERASCO, Italy: Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth win of the 96th Giro d’Italia yesterday after sprinting to victory in the 13th stage, at 254 km the longest of the race, from Busseto to Cherasco. Italian Vincenzo Nibali remained in the race leader’s pink jersey with Australia&rs...
Qatar’s Al Anabi Racing duo keen to score points in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kansas: With both drivers currently in the top six positions of the National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel point standings, the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel team, the two-time World Championship team owned by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani, is in far better position entering this weeke...
Handball
Handball: Qatar win Asian Beach Championship title
The Qatari beach handball team members and officials pose for a picture after winning the Asian Beach Handball Championship in Hong Kong recently. Qatar beat Oman 2-0 and will play in the World Cup finals that will be held in Morocco in 2014. Qatar won the first half 18-16 and the second 14-12....
Lekhwiya win Handball League
Lekhwiya players and officials celebrate after winning the Qatar Handball League title, edging El Quiyada on goal difference, after the two sides played out a 32-all draw at Al Sadd Sports Hall recently. Eljaish beat Al Gharafa 38-24 to finish in third place. The prize ceremony was attended by Ahmad...
Olympics
Wrestling revamps rules in fight for survival
MOSCOW: The ancient sport of wrestling yesterday agreed a wholesale shake-up of its rules to make the sport more attractive for spectators, in a desperate last throw of the dice to stave off the threat of being axed from the Olympics in 2020. The decision of the International Olympic Committe...
Singapore’s Ng poised to challenge for IOC
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang looked set to challenge to become the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday, with officials saying an announcement was imminent. Ng, a vice-president of the world body and of Singapore’s National Olympic Council, w...
Boxing
Jones knocks out Lebedev to reclaim crown
MOSCOW: Former champion Guillermo Jones of Panama stopped title holder Denis Lebedev with seconds remaining in the 11th round to reclaim his WBA cruiserweight crown from the Russian yesterday. Earlier, Alexander Povetkin knocked out previously undefeated challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the thir...
Boxing: Pacquiao puts Macau on the fight map
HONG KONG: Years ago Macau snatched the title of the world’s biggest gambling hub from Las Vegas and now, it wants a slice of the boxing action too. With Manny Pacquiao following Chinese star Zou Shiming to the glitzy casino haven near Hong Kong, Macau looks set to copy Vegas by becomin...
Badminton
Al Gosaibi to continue as head of Qatar Badminton Association
Doha: Hisham Al Gosaibi (pictured) will continue as President of the Qatar Badminton Association (QBA), the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) said yesterday. The QOC has also re-constituted the Board Members of QBA, which will be headed by Al Gosaibi, through a decree issued by QOC G...
Badminton: China win three golds
TAIPEI: Badminton powerhouse China clinched three golds in the Badminton Asia Championships yesterday but they fell short of earlier expectations after losing to South Korea in the mixed doubles. The three golds -- in the women’s singles and doubles and men’s singles -- comp...
Shooting
Shooting added to SOP calendar: QOC
DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and organising committee of Schools Olympic Program (SOP) will organise the seventh edition of SOP under the theme ‘Sports and Integrity’, it was announced yesterday. The QOC and the SOP organising committee later confirmed...
Rashid wins Trap event at Emir Cup Shooting Championship
Rashid Hamad Al Athba, winner in the Trap event at the Emir Cup Shooting Championship of Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation (QSRF), poses with his gold medal at the Losail Shooting Complex yesterday. Hamad Ali Al Athbi, finished second and Mohammed Ali Al Kuwari took the third place. In the women...
Beach Soccer
Tunisia win community beach soccer tournament
DOHA: A dramatic conclusion to the Qatar Nations Beach Soccer Cup saw Tunisia crowned champions as they defeated Egypt on penalties in the final match of the tournament. The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, in association with QSports Leagues and Stenden University, launched the Qatar Natio...
Iran vs. Japan in the finals, secure their place in Tahiti
A toddler watches the semi-final match of 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Asian Qualifier between UAE and Iran at the Katara Beach in Doha yesterday. CENTRE: Action from the match between Iran and UAE. RIGHT: An UAE player attempts an overhead kick during their match against Iran.Pictures by:...
Fencing
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Hungary’s Gabor Boczko defeats Russia’s Anton Avdeev to win 2013 Qatar Grand Prix at Gate Mall
Gabor Gyula Boczko of Hungary (second left) winner of the 2013 Qatar Fencing Grand Prix poses for a picture along with runner-up Anton Avdeev (left) of Russia, Nikolai Novosjolov ( second right) of Estonia and Alexandre Blaszyck of France, who took bronze at the Gate Mall in Doha yesterday. Bo...
Gate mall all set for fencing action
Khaled Mohammed Al Yazeidi (third left), Secretary-General of Qatar Fencing Federation (QFF) and Fahad Al Mulla (third right), President of the Organising Committee of the Qatar 2013 Fencing Grand Prix and World Cup and other officials pose during a press conference at the QFF Headquarters in ...
Table Tennis
Al Sadd win Emir Cup in thriller
Al Sadd players and coach celebrate after winning the Emir Cup at Qatar Sports Club yesterday. Al Sadd defeated Eljaish 3-2 in the final. BOTTOM: Al Sadd’s Mohammed Muthana Al Awlaqi gets ready to serve during the Emir Cup final, yesterday.PICTURES BY: SHAIVAL DALAL BY D...
Table Tennis: Seashore Group to sponsor Emir Cup
Saqr Al Mohannadi (left), Vice Chairman of Seashore Group and Khalil Ahmed Al Mohannadi, Qatar Table Tennis Association President, shake hands after signing a deal at a press conference at Qatar Olympic Committee headquarters yesterday. RIGHT: Table Tennis players (back row) and officials po...
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