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Neymar defends Vinicius over criticism of goal celebrations 16 Sep 2022 - 10:02 pm

Neymar and other leading Brazilian players leapt to the defence of their compatriot Vinicius Jr. on Friday after the Real Madrid forward was...

PayPal won't renew Suns sponsorship if team owner stays on after suspension 16 Sep 2022 - 09:42 pm

PayPal Holdings will not renew their jersey sponsorship with the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns if team owner Robert Sarver remains with the...

German minister asks UEFA to remove Belarus from Euro 2024 16 Sep 2022 - 07:52 pm

NYON, Switzerland: A German government minister has asked UEFA to remove Belarus from trying to qualify for the 2024 European Championship which her...

FIFA dismiss Chile appeal, Ecuador keeps spot at World Cup 16 Sep 2022 - 05:42 pm

Ecuador will play at the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed an appeal in the case of Ecuadorean player Byron Castillo whom Chile...

Federer, Williams departures bring sport into twilight of golden era 16 Sep 2022 - 03:54 pm

As Roger Federer joined Serena Williams in bringing down the curtain on an illustrious career, tennis moved ever closer to the end of...

QFA President attends WAFF's Ordinary General Assembly 16 Sep 2022 - 09:45 am

Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani attended the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the West Asian...

Maryam takes dressage honours 16 Sep 2022 - 09:44 am

Talented rider Maryam Ahmad Al Boinin sparkled at the Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) Indoor Arena, sweeping both the dressage titles as the second...

Sancho and Ronaldo send reminders as Man Utd beat Sheriff, Lazio thrashed 15 Sep 2022 - 10:54 pm

Moldova: Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo gave timely reminders of their value with both on target as Manchester United got their Europa League...

Ronaldo called up to lead Portugal in Nations League 15 Sep 2022 - 06:59 pm

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo was included in the Portugal squad on Thursday for upcoming Nations League matches against the Czech Republic and Spain. Portugal...

Hosts Qatar unveil FIFA World Cup jerseys 15 Sep 2022 - 05:58 pm

With only 66 days remaining in the kick off, hosts Qatar unveiled their FIFA World Cup 2022 jerseys with Al Annabi stars set...

Chile presents appeal to FIFA in World Cup case with Ecuador 15 Sep 2022 - 05:35 pm

GENEVA: Chile presented its appeal challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup to FIFA on Thursday in a case regarding an alleged ineligible...

"24 years feels like 24 hours": Roger Federer announces retirement 15 Sep 2022 - 04:48 pm

Zurich: Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new...

Dala stars as Al Wakrah edge Al Sadd in thriller to go second 15 Sep 2022 - 08:46 am

Doha: Jacinto Dala fired a second half brace as Al Wakrah edged defending champions Al Sadd 2-1 in a pulsating QNB Stars League...

AFC U20: Qatar crush Bhutan 6-0 to top Group B in qualifiers 15 Sep 2022 - 08:40 am

Arad, Bahrain:Qatar defeated Bhutan 6-0 to move to the top of Group B of the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers yesterday....

Global Guide on Security of Major Sporting Events translated into five UN languages 15 Sep 2022 - 08:39 am

Doha: President of the Doha-based International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Mohammed bin Hanzab underlined that the translation of the “Global Guide on...

Qatar’s Al Jumaat to take part at World Championship in Georgia 15 Sep 2022 - 08:35 am

Doha: Qatar’s Khaled Al Jamaat yesterday left for Georgia to participate in the World Chess Championship for age groups, starting tomorrow. The tournament,...

Haaland's spectacular goal earns City 2-1 win over Dortmund 15 Sep 2022 - 12:23 am

MANCHESTER: It just had to be Erling Haaland. Haaland's acrobatic volley with the outside of his left foot completed Manchester City’s late comeback...