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Sheikh Joaan praises Qatar’s performance at Games 02 Sep 2018 - 10:42 am

Doha: President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani has praised the success of the 18th Asian Games...

Chinese Taipei shatter Qatar hopes of volleyball medal 02 Sep 2018 - 10:37 am

Doha: Qatar hopes of collecting a bronze medal in volleyball crashed yesterday as they went down to in-form Chinese Taipei. At the GBK...

Tabata stars as Al Rayyan seal win; Al Arabi crush Umm Salal 02 Sep 2018 - 10:20 am

Doha: Captain Rodrigo Tabata excelled with a goal and an assist as Al Rayyan sealed coveted three points after overcoming spirited Al Kharaitiyat...

Atletico loses first match of season 2-0 at Celta 01 Sep 2018 - 09:37 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Atletico Madrid lost its first match of the season after going 2-0 down at Celta Vigo with 10 men in the...

Chelsea beats Bournemouth 2-0 after late Pedro, Hazard goals 01 Sep 2018 - 07:05 pm

LONDON: Pedro Rodriguez and Eden Hazard scored late goals as Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday to clinch a...

Tottenham's Son avoids military duty with Asian Games gold 01 Sep 2018 - 06:15 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will get to skip military service. Son avoided the service obligation when South Korea defeated Japan 2-1...

Record lap puts Raikkonen on pole in Italy 01 Sep 2018 - 05:14 pm

MONZA, Italy: Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Grand Prix with Formula One's fastest lap ever on Saturday....

Liverpool survives Alisson's mistake, beats Leicester 2-1 01 Sep 2018 - 04:31 pm

LEICESTER, England: Liverpool survived an embarrassing mistake from Brazil goalkeeper Alisson to beat Leicester 2-1 on Saturday for a fourth straight win to...

Brazilian Ronaldo close to buying Spanish club: newspaper 01 Sep 2018 - 04:00 pm

Madrid: World Cup winner Ronaldo has reached a deal to buy 51 per cent of La Liga club Valladolid a regional daily reported...

India rest King Kohli for Asia Cup cricket 01 Sep 2018 - 01:14 pm

New Delhi: India's selectors Saturday rested prolific skipper Virat Kohli for the upcoming Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament in the UAE where arch-rivals...

All-Williams US Open clash is all Serena 01 Sep 2018 - 12:37 pm

New York, Serena Williams turned her 30th career meeting with her sister Venus into a one-woman showcase Friday, reaching the US Open fourth...

Coleman, Lyles the new kids on sprinting blocks 01 Sep 2018 - 11:59 am

Brussels, Diamond League trophy winners Chris Coleman and Noah Lyles have confirmed their places at the forefront of a new generation of sprinters,...

Del Potro eases past Verdasco into U.S.Open fourth round 01 Sep 2018 - 08:43 am

NEW YORK: Former champion Juan Martin del Potro put on assured display to register a straight-sets victory over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco in...

Brilliant Qatar down Bahrain to clinch handball gold at Asiad 01 Sep 2018 - 02:49 am

Jakarta: A brilliant late rally helped defending champions Qatar to seal their second back to back Asian Games Gold medal in handball following...

Ronaldo set for Old Trafford return with Juventus in Champions League 31 Aug 2018 - 02:15 am

Monaco: Cristiano Ronaldo can look forward to a return to Old Trafford in the Champions League this season after his new team Juventus...

Carnival time for Japan as Koreas eye emotional hoops gold 31 Aug 2018 - 02:15 am

Jakarta: Japan's sprinters conjured up the spirit of the Rio Olympics as they raced to Asian Games gold on Thursday, while Unified Korea...

Malaysia's 'Rocketman' soars to gold, shaves moustache 31 Aug 2018 - 02:15 am

Jakarta: Malaysia's "Pocket Rocketman" Azizulhasni Awang powered to men's sprint gold in the Asian Games track cycling on Thursday -- and then shaved...