Sports

Real Madrid, Atletico hit by one year transfer bans 14 Jan 2016 - 06:06 pm

Zurich: Spanish giants Real Madrid suffered another institutional embarrassment on Thursday as they and rivals Atletico Madrid were banned by FIFA from buying...

Qatar to host Asian Indoor Athletics Championship 14 Jan 2016 - 10:30 am

The President of Qatar Athletic Federation (QAF), Major General Dahlan Al Hamad (centre), QAF Head of Technical Committee & Competition and Director for...

Japan eyes recycled medals for Tokyo Games 14 Jan 2016 - 10:22 am

Tokyo: Tokyo 2020 organisers on Thursday advocated making their Olympic medals out of recycled metals in an effort to give an environmentally "sustainable"...

Arsenal confirm signing of Basel midfielder Elneny 14 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

London: Midfielder Mohamed Elneny has joined Arsenal from Swiss champions FC Basel and could make his debut against Stoke City on Sunday, Gunners...

Nuggets hand Warriors third defeat of season 14 Jan 2016 - 08:40 am

Los Angeles: Denver forward Danilo Gallinari scored 28 points and came up with a key late steal as the Nuggets handed the Golden...

Hiddink happy to work with feisty Costa 14 Jan 2016 - 08:03 am

London: Guus Hiddink insists he would rather have players with Diego Costa's feisty personality than work with a squad that needed firing up. ...

Djokovic, Williams top seeds at Australian Open 14 Jan 2016 - 08:00 am

Melbourne: World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named the top seeds on Thursday for next week's Australian Open with organisers...

Allen stuns Arsenal as Leicester go joint-top 14 Jan 2016 - 07:51 am

London: Joe Allen's dramatic last-minute equaliser earned Liverpool a 3-3 draw at home to Arsenal on Wednesday that enabled Leicester City to move...

Barca cruise into Cup quarters with derby win 14 Jan 2016 - 07:49 am

Barcelona: Barcelona ended a three-game series of bad-tempered derbies against Espanyol on top by sealing their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals...

AZF, STRI to establish ‘Centre of Excellence’ 14 Jan 2016 - 12:26 am

Mohammad Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Acting CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation and Dr Gordon McKillop, STRI Group CEO after the signing ceremony in Doha....

SDI Marketing Doha becomes official title sponsors of GCC basketball for 4 years 14 Jan 2016 - 12:25 am

Officials of GCC Basketball Organising Committee and SDI Marketing Doha pose after the official signing ceremony in Doha yesterday. Doha: SDI Marketing Doha,...

Al Khor, Al Sadd post wins at Qatar Basketball League 14 Jan 2016 - 12:22 am

Action from the Qatar Basketball League match between Al Khor and Qatar Sports Club at Al Gharafa Indoor Stadium yesterday. Al Khor won...

Umm Taqa Cup 14 Jan 2016 - 12:18 am

Jockey H Bentley receiving the trophy from Sheikh Nawaf bIn Nasser bin Khalid Al Thani during the 25th race meet at Qatar Racing...

Iraq, Japan off to winning starts in Doha 14 Jan 2016 - 12:12 am

Naomichi Ueda of Japan celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game against DPR Korea in their AFC U23 Championship at Grand...

Determined Donachie ready to roar at U23 14 Jan 2016 - 12:11 am

From left: Miura Toshiya of Vietnam, Jamal Abu Abed of Jordan, Abdulla Mesfer of UAE, and Aurelio Vidmar of Australia, all coaches, pose...

Thailand and Saudi Arabia share points 14 Jan 2016 - 12:10 am

Action from Japan and DPR Korea match of the AFC U23 Championship at Grand Hamad Stadium yesterday. Doha: Pinyo Inpinit ’s 84th minute...

Kuwait fined, forfeit match due to FIFA ban 14 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Kuwait have been fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($9,932.46) and forfeited November's World Cup 2018 qualifier against Myanmar after failing to play the...