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QFA fines Al Arabi coach QR30,000 02 Sep 2014 - 02:12 am

DOHA: Qatar Football Association’s Disciplinary Committee handed a warning and a QR30,000 fine to Al Arabi head coach Dan Petrescu for his behaviour...

Rally of Lebanon 01 Sep 2014 - 11:53 pm

Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (extreme right) raises trophy during the presentation of the 37th Rally of Lebanon in Beirut. Al Kuwari finished third...

Qatar prepare to take on Morocco 01 Sep 2014 - 11:13 pm

Players of the Qatar national football team in action during a training session in Casablanca, Morocco, yesterday. Qatar take on Morocco in a...

Real Madrid confirm loan deal for Hernandez 01 Sep 2014 - 11:07 pm

Real Madrid’s new forward Javier Hernandez poses during his presentation to the media at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid yesterday. MADRID: European champions...

Falcao’s United move ends Europe transfer boom 01 Sep 2014 - 11:05 pm

Radamel Falcao (right) poses for a photo with a fan during a French Ligue 1 match at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco ...

Serena, Djokovic into US Open quarters 01 Sep 2014 - 11:04 pm

NEW YORK: Serena Williams gave a premature victory leap in her fourth-round match and later allowed herself a self-deprecating celebration after beating Kaia...

Resilient Federer advances at US Open, Ferrer crashes 01 Sep 2014 - 10:30 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits shot against Marcel Granollers of Spain during the third round match at US Open in New York, yesterday. ...

NY hands Wozniacki chance to shine again 01 Sep 2014 - 10:29 pm

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the US Open women’s singles match yesterday in New York. ...

Sharapova sent packing as Wozniacki as upsets continue 01 Sep 2014 - 10:28 pm

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after winning against Maria Sharapova of Russia in the fourth round of US Open in New York yesterday. ...

Tyre problems confine West at Silverstone 01 Sep 2014 - 09:52 pm

QMMF’s rider Roman Ramos along with team-mates during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, UK on Sunday. SILVERSTONE, UK: QMMF Racing Team’s riders...

Stewart makes early exit on NASCAR return 01 Sep 2014 - 09:50 pm

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart prior to the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway yesterday. ATLANTA: Tony Stewart received a rapturous welcome...

McCabe’s triple neck-break sparks prevention call 01 Sep 2014 - 09:49 pm

SYDNEY: Experts have warned rugby players not to rely on neck-braces to stop spinal injuries but to focus on prevention as concerns grow...

Chiefs sign Smith to contract extension 01 Sep 2014 - 09:48 pm

NEW YORK: Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Alex Smith, a Pro Bowl selection in 2013, signed a long-term contract extension with the National Football...

Lee sorry after final failure on national day 01 Sep 2014 - 09:46 pm

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei plays against China’s Chen Long in their men’s singles final at the Badminton World Championship in Copenhagen on Sunday....

Srinivasan fate in limbo as court extends IPL probe 01 Sep 2014 - 09:45 pm

ICC chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court yesterday gave investigators another two months to probe allegations of corruption in cricket as...

Boycott tells Cook to stop getting in a spin over critics 01 Sep 2014 - 09:44 pm

BIRMINGHAM: England great Geoffrey Boycott has told current skipper Alastair Cook to accept “constructive” criticism from former players. Cook labelled Graeme Swann a...

Zimbabwe defeat opens Australian scars 01 Sep 2014 - 09:44 pm

Melbourne: Australia’s shock one-day international defeat to minnows Zimbabwe has raised alarm bells five months before the country co-hosts the World Cup while...

Ashwin glad to have England on ropes 01 Sep 2014 - 09:44 pm

BIRMINGHAM: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin yesterday said that spin had put the world champions in a “pretty comfortable” position in their ongoing one-day...