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Retirement comes to my mind but ambition drives me, says Barshim 05 Aug 2021 - 09:03 am

Doha: Three Olympic medals including a gold at the ongoing Tokyo Games, back-to-back World titles and multiple Diamond League victories, Mutaz Barshim has...

Cherif, Tijan storm into semi-finals 05 Aug 2021 - 09:00 am

Tokyo: Qatar’s World No. 1 beach volleyball pair of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan cruised into the semi-finals of the Tokyo Games, outplaying...

beIN Sports to broadcast European football season 05 Aug 2021 - 08:42 am

Doha: beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment broadcaster and its flagship sports channel beIN Sports will exclusively broadcast the return of...

Saadi rides Joomana to victory in France 05 Aug 2021 - 08:16 am

Le Lion d’Angers, France: Two-year-old filly Joomana carried the colours of H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani to victory when taking...

Biles thanks Japanese gym that helped her regain her form 04 Aug 2021 - 11:43 pm

Simone Biles on Wednesday thanked the Japanese gym she visited in secret to overcome a bout of "the twisties" that threatened to end...

England striker Ings joins Villa from Southampton 04 Aug 2021 - 09:19 pm

Aston Villa have signed striker Danny Ings from Southampton on a three-year contract, both Premier League clubs said on Wednesday. The 29-year-old England...

India in charge after England wilt in Nottingham 04 Aug 2021 - 09:03 pm

NOTTINGHAM, England - India bundled out England for 183 with an impressive display of seam bowling to put themselves in a commanding position...

Facebook says it mistakenly blocked sprint queen Thompson-Herah from Instagram 04 Aug 2021 - 08:15 pm

TOKYO - Facebook Inc mistakenly blocked gold medallist sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman in the world, from Instagram, the company said on...

Bangladesh beat Australia by five wickets in second T20 04 Aug 2021 - 07:19 pm

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman troubled Australia with his pace bowling and then Afif Hossain shone with the bat as the hosts won by five...

Georgia's Talakhadze breaks world record to conquer men's super heavyweight class 04 Aug 2021 - 06:00 pm

TOKYO: Georgian strong man Lasha Talakhadze broke his own world record to retain the title in the men's heaviest weight class at the...

Eriksen reunited with Inter team-mates, begins road to recovery 04 Aug 2021 - 04:29 pm

Christian Eriksen has returned to the Inter Milan training ground for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark...

De Grasse of Canada wins the men's 200m gold in Tokyo 04 Aug 2021 - 04:08 pm

TOKYO: Canada's Andre De Grasse won the men's 200 metres gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday with a scorching time of...

Beach volleyball: Qatar’s Cherif, Tijan eye spot in semis 04 Aug 2021 - 08:45 am

Doha: Qatar’s World No.1 beach volleyball pair of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will take on Italy’s Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo in...

Qatar leads Arab teams at Tokyo Olympics 04 Aug 2021 - 08:43 am

Doha: Qatar is relishing its best ever performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Not just that, the country is also ahead of...

Fourth West Indies v Pakistan T20 washed out as visitors clinch series 03 Aug 2021 - 11:46 pm

Rain allowed only three overs of play as the final Twenty20 international between the West Indies and Pakistan in Guyana on Tuesday was...

Dressel hopes to keep a low profile despite Olympic triumph 03 Aug 2021 - 10:06 pm

Swimmer Caeleb Dressel said he does not want his life to change after he boosted his profile by picking up five Olympic gold...

Brazil set up semi-final clash with ROC, Poland out 03 Aug 2021 - 09:37 pm

TOKYO - Defending champions Brazil beat hosts Japan in straight sets on Tuesday to set up a semi-final clash with the Russian Olympic...

UEFA take disciplinary action against FA over fan behaviour at Euro final 03 Aug 2021 - 07:57 pm

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against England's Football Association for the behaviour of fans during the European Championship final last month, European soccer's...