Sports

Qatar organised exceptional World Athletics Championships, says Coe 05 Feb 2020 - 08:55 am

Budapest: President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lord Sebastian Coe praised the role of the Supreme Organising Committee for the...

Al Rayyan wary of Mesaimeer threat 05 Feb 2020 - 08:53 am

Qatar football giants Al Rayyan won’t be treating Second Division side Mesaimeer as pushovers when they meet in the Round 16 clash of...

PSG continues US expansion with new academy in Florida 05 Feb 2020 - 08:39 am

Miami: French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on Monday continued its push into the North American market by opening a state-of-the-art residential football academy...

North Africa football stadiums double as political arenas 04 Feb 2020 - 06:37 pm

Casablanca, Morocco: From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across football stadiums echo young North African fans' frustrations not connected...

Torino sack Mazzarri, former academy coach Longo to take over 04 Feb 2020 - 03:56 pm

Italian side Torino have parted ways with manager Walter Mazzarri after a run of four defeats in all competitions and replaced him with...

Injured Sharma out of India's New Zealand tour 04 Feb 2020 - 10:06 am

Wellington - Senior batsman Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the rest of India's tour of New Zealand with a calf strain Tuesday,...

Amir Cup: Teams gear up for Round of 16 04 Feb 2020 - 12:57 am

Al Sadd players and coach Xavi Hernandez during a training session in Doha yesterday, ahead of their Amir Cup Round of 16 clash...

Qatar Olympic Shooting & Archery Cup 2020 04 Feb 2020 - 12:00 am

The podium winners in the pistol event at the Qatar Olympic Shooting & Archery Cup 2020 pose for a picture with officials of...

Young riders making rapid progress at Qatar Motor Academy 04 Feb 2020 - 12:00 am

From zero to 63 young riders competing in four categories in just over a year’s time clearly underlines the growing interest in two-wheel...

Future cricket stars on show as India meet Pakistan in Under 19 World Cup 03 Feb 2020 - 11:29 pm

Potchefstroom, South Africa: India head into Tuesday's Under 19 World Cup semi-final against Pakistan in Pochefstroom as slight favourites but cricket matches between...

Table tennis: Qatar's training camp in Germany to begin on February 7 03 Feb 2020 - 11:29 pm

DOHA: Qatar's table tennis team will hold a training camp from 7 to 18 February in Germany in preparation for West Asian's Tokyo...

Bangladesh's Tamim tunes up for Test with record triple ton 03 Feb 2020 - 11:11 am

Dhaka - Tamim Iqbal warmed up for his Test comeback with a triple century Sunday -- the highest first-class score ever recorded on...

Lukaku's quickfire double ends Inter's run of draws 03 Feb 2020 - 10:07 am

UDINE, Italy: Romelu Lukaku scored a quickfire second-half double to give Inter Milan a 2-0 win at Udinese on Sunday, ending their run...

NSD: Copa Qatar-Mexico final to be played on February 9 03 Feb 2020 - 12:08 am

MEXICO CITY: The final of the second annual Copa Qatar-Mexico will take place at the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City in Mexico City on...

QNSC: Al Khayarin clinches a double in round 2 03 Feb 2020 - 12:00 am

Doha: The second round of Qatar National Sprint Championship concluded on Saturday in the presence of Minister of Culture and Sports, H E...

Al Shaqab gears up for world-class events 03 Feb 2020 - 12:00 am

Doha: Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation, is gearing up for a feast of international equestrian sport, with two world-class competitions taking...

QFA holds meeting for club media representatives 03 Feb 2020 - 12:00 am

DOHA: A coordination meeting headed by Khaled Mubarak Al Kuwari, Director of Marketing and Communication Department of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), with...

QSL Ordinary General Assembly meeting held 03 Feb 2020 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Qatar Stars League’s (QSL) Ordinary General Assembly was held yesterday, at the Sheraton Doha Hotel, chaired by QSL CEO Hani Taleb...