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Top seed Thiem to meet Donskoy in Doha opener 31 Dec 2017 - 12:36 pm

Top seed and World No.5 Dominic Thiem of Austria will take on Evgeny Donskoy of Russia while Qatar’s Jaber Al Mutawa will square...

Salah shines as Liverpool down Leicester 30 Dec 2017 - 08:35 pm

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to maintain their push for a Champions League place with 2-1 victory over...

Donnarumma 'happy' at Milan after marking 100th game 30 Dec 2017 - 07:53 pm

Milan: Gianluigi Donnarumma dismissed talk that he was pushing for a move away from AC Milan as he marked his 100th appearance for...

Roma twice denied by VARs while Benevento win at last 30 Dec 2017 - 07:47 pm

MILAN: AS Roma were twice denied a goal by video replays (VAR) in a 1-1 draw at home to Sassuolo in Serie A...

Beaten Serena unsure about Australian Open 30 Dec 2017 - 07:11 pm

A slow-moving Serena Williams made an encouraging return to tennis after maternity leave, taking a set off the French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko...

Milan not pretty but Gattuso happy with teamwork 30 Dec 2017 - 06:49 pm

MILAN: AC Milan are not pretty to watch but at least they are turning into a team, coach Gennaro Gattuso said after his...

Hathab: Saeed steals the show at Al Shaqab 30 Dec 2017 - 12:25 pm

Qatari rider Saeed Nasser Al Qadi guided his favourite gelding Jessico 4 to complete a flawless routine to clinch major honours on the...

Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open 30 Dec 2017 - 12:00 pm

Doha: Defending champion and former world number one Novak Djokovic has been forced to pull out of the 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open due...

Bahrain hold Qatar, seal semis berth 29 Dec 2017 - 08:33 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Bahrain on Friday reached the semi-finals of the Gulf Cup following a thrilling 1-1 draw with defending champions Qatar. A second-half...

Conte keen not to lose Hazard and Courtois 29 Dec 2017 - 08:20 pm

London: Antonio Conte wants both Belgian star duo playmaker Eden Hazard and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to remain with champions Chelsea despite speculation they...

Mourinho highlights Klopp inconsistency over Van Dijk 29 Dec 2017 - 06:00 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Jose Mourinho has mischievously highlighted the changing view of Jurgen Klopp after his Liverpool counterpart spent £75 million to sign...

Allardyce targets striker in transfer window 29 Dec 2017 - 04:24 pm

London: Everton manager Sam Allardyce says he is in the market for a striker in the January transfer window. The Merseyside outfit sold...

We are ready to double our efforts, says Hassan 29 Dec 2017 - 12:36 pm

Kuwait City: Experienced defender Abdulkareem Hassan yesterday said that Qatar players will double their efforts against Bahrain when the two teams clash in...

Bulent to take over as coach of Al Gharafa 29 Dec 2017 - 12:35 pm

Al Gharafa roped in Turkish coach Bulent Uygun in place of Frenchman Jean Fernandez. Bulent is expected to reach Doha soon and take...

Stage set for fifth leg of Hathab Series 29 Dec 2017 - 12:34 pm

The Hathab Series will resume today as stage is set for the fifth leg of the high-profile showjumping competition at state-of-the-art Al Shaqab...

New Sri Lanka cricket coach bans music at training 29 Dec 2017 - 11:37 am

Colombo: New Sri Lanka cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha pledged to get tough with the under-performing national team -- including banning music in training...