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Chinese divers make it five golds from five 28 Jul 2015 - 10:34 am

Chinese diver Xie Siyi poses with his gold medal during the podium ceremony of the men’s 1m Springboard final diving event at the...

Australia’s Day captures Canadian Open crown 28 Jul 2015 - 10:33 am

Jason Day of Australia poses with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after winning the RBC Canadian Open trophy at Glen Abbey Golf Club...

American Thompson rallies to win Meijer Classic trophy 28 Jul 2015 - 10:32 am

Grand Rapids, US: American Lexi Thompson came from behind to earn her fifth career USLPGA Tour win on Sunday, firing a six-under 65...

Toronto says goodbye to Pan Ams, eyes Olympic bid 28 Jul 2015 - 10:10 am

TORONTO: As Toronto prepared to say goodbye to the Pan American Games on Sunday, the Canadian Olympic chief officially kicked off a campaign...

Doha Goals starts in Los Angeles 28 Jul 2015 - 03:19 am

H E Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak Al Thani, Executive Director of Doha Goals Forum speaks during the opening ceremony of the Doha Goals...

Michael Jordan inspired me: Phelps 28 Jul 2015 - 03:18 am

Olympian Ato Boldon (left) from Trinidad and Tobago interviews Olympian Michael Phelps from USA during the Doha Goals Forum in Los Angeles on...

BeIN Sports wins exclusive rights to 2018-2024 Olympics 27 Jul 2015 - 09:08 pm

LAUSANNE: BeIN Sports has won the exclusive broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa for four editions of the Olympic Games...

Xavi joins Al Sadd camp in Austria 27 Jul 2015 - 12:10 pm

Doha: Spanish midfielder Xavi Hernandez (pictured) has joined up with the Al Sadd squad at their training camp in Austria to prepare for...

Walcott seals Emirates Cup success for Arsenal 27 Jul 2015 - 12:09 pm

Arsenal’s Theo Walcott celebrates with the Emirates Cup trophy at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday. London: Arsenal stepped up their impressive preparations...

Vettel wins Hungarian GP for Bianchi and Ferrari 27 Jul 2015 - 12:08 pm

Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel kisses the trophy as he celebrates on the podium after winning the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at...

Bianchi’s family joins drivers for sad tribute to late Frenchman 27 Jul 2015 - 12:07 pm

Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (centre) of McLaren Honda embraces Philippe Bianchi, father of French driver Jules Bianchi, during a minute of silence to...

Froome lands second Tour title 27 Jul 2015 - 12:00 pm

Tour de France 2015’s winner Great Britain’s Christopher Froome (centre), second-placed Colombia’s Nairo Quintana (left) and third-placed Spain’s Alejandro Valverde celebrate on the...

China kick off Worlds with double diving gold 27 Jul 2015 - 11:58 am

FROM LEFT: China’s second placed Huang and Sun, Russia’s first placed Ishchenko and Romashina and Japan’s third placed Inui and Mitsui pose with...

Hamels helps Phillies down Cubs 27 Jul 2015 - 11:57 am

New York: Left-hander Cole Hamels allowed just two baserunners as he tossed his first solo no-hitter on Saturday, helping the Philadelphia Phillies blank...

Special Olympics World Games begin 27 Jul 2015 - 09:13 am

US First Lady Michelle Obama declares the Special Olympics open during the opening ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles,...

Strongman Froome rides out many storms to triumph again 26 Jul 2015 - 09:41 pm

Team Sky rider Christopher Froomeof Great Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, pass by the Arc de Triomphe as he cycles with...

Qatar reaches final 16 of Juniors Handball World Cup 26 Jul 2015 - 04:15 pm

UBERLANDIA (Brazil) : Qatar's handball junior team defeated Portugal on Sunday 26-20 in Group B of the Junior Handball World Cup. Qatar now...

PSG handball team returns to train at Aspire Zone 26 Jul 2015 - 04:03 pm

DOHA: Following two consecutive years of successful training camps in 2013 and 2014, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), top ranking team in Division 1 of...