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Australia double up on spin as Misbah ponders 02 Jan 2017 - 05:18 am

Sydney: Australia have one eye on India and Pakistan could be contemplating life without their most successful captain Misbah-ul-Haq when the final 'dead'...

USA thrash Czechs in Hopman Cup opener 02 Jan 2017 - 05:18 am

Perth: The United States opened their Hopman Cup campaign in style with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic in Perth yesterday. The...

Tampa Bay extend Anger's contract 02 Jan 2017 - 05:18 am

Tampa: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed punter Bryan Anger to a five-year contract extension. The deal is worth $17m ($3.4m per year average),...

European broadcaster believes in Olympic gold 02 Jan 2017 - 05:18 am

Paris: The cost of Olympic television rights may look hair-raising but Eurosport is confident it will get back the € 1.3 bn ($1.4bn)...

Newlands' seam-friendly wicket favours Proteas 02 Jan 2017 - 05:17 am

Cape Town: Another seam-friendly wicket stacks the odds overwhelmingly in favour of hosts South Africa when they take on Sri Lanka in the...

Paulinho and Khoukhi out for Al Arabi 02 Jan 2017 - 05:16 am

Al Arabi will be without two key players ahead of their QSL match of the week against Al Sailiyah. Brazilian attacker Paulinho is...

ExxonMobil Public Village all set for tennis gala 02 Jan 2017 - 05:14 am

ExxonMobil Qatar is once again welcoming thousands of Qatar ExxonMobil Open attendees to its stand in the Public Village. As the title sponsor...

Another injury blow for El Jaish 02 Jan 2017 - 05:14 am

El Jaish midfielder Ahmed Moein has added to an ever growing injury list for Sabri Lamouchi’s side after the club announced that he...

Upbeat Djokovic ready for new season 02 Jan 2017 - 05:09 am

If regaining the World No. 1 position from Andy Murray is high on Novak Djokovic’s list of priorities, he will need to find...

Al Rayyan set to miss key duo 02 Jan 2017 - 04:45 am

Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Al Rayyan are set to be without two key players in Sebastian Soria and Daniel Daniel Goumou ahead...

Qatar Open: Djokovic still the biggest rival, says Murray 01 Jan 2017 - 06:43 pm

Doha: World number one Andy Murray insisted Sunday that Novak Djokovic will remain his biggest threat in 2017, as the pair prepare for...

Harry Kane and Dele Alli strike twice as Tottenham Hotspur crush Watford 01 Jan 2017 - 06:29 pm

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur steamed into the top four with Harry Kane marking his 100th Premier League appearance with a double in a 4-1...

Kyrgios fires but Australia fails at Hopman 01 Jan 2017 - 05:54 pm

Perth, Australia: Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios opened the new year in fine style on Sunday with a powerhouse win over Spaniard Feliciano Lopez...

England manager Gareth Southgate targets world number one ranking 01 Jan 2017 - 05:21 pm

LONDON: New England manager Gareth Southgate wants to make the under-achieving nation the world's top football power, however long it takes, he said...

Leicester City: Claudio Ranieri hails Slimani 'masterpiece' 01 Jan 2017 - 04:02 pm

Leicester, United Kingdom: Claudio Ranieri believes Leicester City can cope without record signing Islam Slimani during the Africa Cup of Nations despite the...

Manchester United: Martial should listen to me not agent says Jose Mourinho 01 Jan 2017 - 01:17 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has warned Anthony Martial he must listen to him rather than his agent if he...

Pep Guardiola primes Manchester City for top-four scrap 01 Jan 2017 - 10:24 am

Liverpool: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team face a battle just to secure a top-four Premier League finish following their 1-0...

Angelique Kerber enjoying the pressure of being number one 01 Jan 2017 - 09:51 am

Brisbane, Australia: Germany's Angelique Kerber said Sunday she was enjoying the pressure of being the world's top-ranked tennis player as she prepares to...