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Al Kharaitiyat SC striker Abdulla Hani Ballan tries to get past Al Sadd SC goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr Ahmed during their QNB Stars Cup...

MADRID: Real Madrid’s dismal season went from bad to worse when Cristiano Ronaldo scored an own-goal to hand relegation-threatened Granada a shock 1-0...

US cyclist Brent Bookwalter (left) of the BMC Racing team celebates after being given the golden jersey by a cycling official during the...

Bart Cahir (second left) President and General Manager of ExxonMobil Qatar Inc and Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) Chairman Sheikh Mohamed bin...

PARIS: World number 45 Mona Barthel of Germany upset the odds to beat top seed Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) in...

LONDON: Holders Czech Republic moved into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup with Tomas Berdych outlasting Swiss opponent Stanislas Wawrinka a day after...

PERTH, Australia: A maiden century from George Bailey and another inspired bowling performance from the emerging Mitchell Starc helped Australia beat the West...

JOHANNESBURG: Pakistan batsmen Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq held up South Africa’s push for victory with a defiant fifth wicket partnership on the third...

France’s fly-half Frederic Michalak is tackled by Italy’s winger Luke McLean (left) during the Six Nations International Rugby Union match at the Olympic...

DOHA: Around 50 people from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Arab Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs (ACTAC) will...

DOHA: Qatari sprinter Samuel Francis and British Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray have been named as the brand ambassadors for the Dolphin Energy...

Stephen Gallacher of Scotland poses with the trophy after winning the Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, yesterday. DUBAI: In a tournament in which...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona: Phil Mickelson birdied the last four holes to fire a seven-under 64 yesterday, grabbing a six-stroke lead at the the Phoenix...

NEW ORLEANS: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson carried off two top awards, including Most Valuable Player honours, at the National Football League...

ATLANTA, Georgia: Britain’s Luol Deng scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help power the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls to a 93-76 rout...

MOSCOW: European indoor silver medallist Olesya Syreva has been banned for two years for breaking anti-doping regulations, the Russian athletics federation (VFLA) said...

South Africa’s Dale Steyn (left) celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Nasir Jamshed during the second day of their first Test match...