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H H The Emir Equestrian Sword Festival starts today at QREC 19 Feb 2015 - 03:45 am

DOHA: H H The Emir 24th International Equestrian Sword Festival starts today which will take place at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club...

Title contenders Lekhwiya face Al Shamal today 19 Feb 2015 - 03:44 am

Lekhwiya head coach Michael Laudrup (left) and Al Shamal head coach Dragan Cvetkovic during a press conference on the eve of their Qatar...

Yanfei overcomes first hurdle at Qatar Open 19 Feb 2015 - 03:27 am

Qatari player Faramarzi Maha in action against Yang Xiaoxin of Mongolia during their women’s singles qualifying match at the 2015 ITTF World Tour...

Finland’s Satu claims trap gold 19 Feb 2015 - 03:11 am

FROM LEFT: Dosmagambetova Aizhan of Kazakhstan (centre) poses with compatriot Rysbekova Sarsenkul (left) and Qatar’s Al Binali Meitha (bronze medallist), after winning the...

One-day Paralympic Day Festival held 19 Feb 2015 - 01:43 am

Athletes taking part in Paralympic Day Festival, part of the Schools Olympic Program 2014-2015 at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC...

Doha to host Beach Soccer qualifiers 19 Feb 2015 - 12:41 am

Nasser Al Khater, Executive Director for Communications and Marketing at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, is seen during the draw ceremony...

Cycling: Meersman wins first stage of Tour of Algarve 18 Feb 2015 - 07:57 pm

Lisbon--Belgium's Gianni Meersman, riding for Etixx-Quickstep, won the first stage of the Tour of Algarve on Wednesday in a sprint finish after a...

Football: Chelsea fans spark new football racism storm 18 Feb 2015 - 07:47 pm

Paris--French and British police on Wednesday launched a hunt for self-proclaimed "racist" Chelsea football fans who pushed a black man off a Paris...

Football: Rodgers relaxed about Ba's Anfield return 18 Feb 2015 - 07:43 pm

London--Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers declared on Wednesday that he was relaxed about the prospect of former Chelsea striker Demba Ba returning to Anfield...

Football: New Afghan coach to introduce 'European culture' 18 Feb 2015 - 06:03 pm

Berlin-New manager Slaven Skeledzic says he wants to introduce a culture of European football to Afghanistan's national team. The 43-year-old confirmed on Wednesday...

Chelsea condemns racist Paris train fans 18 Feb 2015 - 01:00 pm

London---Chelsea Football Club said Wednesday it was prepared to ban self-proclaimed racist fans who were filmed preventing a black man from boarding a...

Vijayan says ‘sleeping giant’ can bounce back 18 Feb 2015 - 12:33 am

Former Indian captain I M Vijayan speaking to journalists in Doha yesterday. The Kerala-born striker was on a two-day visit to Doha. Below:...

Ecstasy for Al Sadd, agony for Jaish 18 Feb 2015 - 12:24 am

An Al Sadd player (right) fights for possession of the ball against an Al Wahda player during an AFC Champions League play-off match...

Kroos wary of Real Madrid complacency at Schalke 18 Feb 2015 - 12:22 am

FC Basel’s forward Breel Embolo (right) jokes with FC Basel’s midfielder Luca Zuffi during a training session in Basel, on the eve of...

Li, Persson off to winning starts as Qatar Open begins 18 Feb 2015 - 12:21 am

Ganasekaran Sathiyan (left) of India serves against Abdulhussein Mohammed of Qatar during their first qualifying men’s singles match at the 2015 ITTF World...

Gutsy Afghanistan eye rare win against Bangladesh 18 Feb 2015 - 12:16 am

Nasir Hossain and Mushfiqur Rahim wait their turn to bat during nets in Canberra, yesterday. Canberra: Afghanistan offer the World Cup a fairytale...

Shaky New Zealand down brave Scotland in Dunedin 18 Feb 2015 - 12:12 am

New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott sweeps a ball during his team’s 2015 Cricket World Cup match against Scotland in Dunedin yesterday. Dunedin: New...

Armstrong must pay $10m after arbitration loss 18 Feb 2015 - 12:02 am

US rider Lance Armstrong of the US Postal team during a press conference on a rest day of the Tour de France cycling...