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Brazil v Argentina halted after health officials intervene over isolation order 05 Sep 2021 - 11:04 pm

SAO PAULO - A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was halted just minutes after kickoff on Sunday after Brazilian health officials...

Argentine players to play against Brazil despite isolation order 05 Sep 2021 - 09:47 pm

SAO PAULO - Three Argentine footballers accused of breaking Brazil’s quarantine laws are set to play in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier between the...

Openers give England strong start to daunting chase at Oval 05 Sep 2021 - 09:33 pm

LONDON - England made a strong start to their pursuit of a daunting 368-run victory target against India in the fourth test, which...

Number one Barty loses in third round of US Open to American Rogers 05 Sep 2021 - 09:14 pm

NEW YORK - World number one Ash Barty crashed out of the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, losing 6-2 1-6...

Premier League players to be encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccine through government videos 05 Sep 2021 - 07:59 pm

The Premier League has teamed up with the British government to make videos that will encourage players to take the COVID-19 vaccine, British...

Matches resume after light rain at US Open 05 Sep 2021 - 07:40 pm

NEW YORK - Play was suspended briefly on the outside courts at Flushing Meadows on Sunday minutes after fourth-round matches at the U.S....

India coach Shastri tests COVID-19 positive, support staff isolate 05 Sep 2021 - 02:55 pm

LONDON: India coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team have been cleared to continue with the ongoing fourth test...

Tom Brady says he had COVID-19 in February 05 Sep 2021 - 01:01 pm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he contracted COVID-19 shortly after his team's Super Bowl celebration in February. Brady told the Tampa...

Opelka calls $10k fine for unapproved bag a 'joke' 05 Sep 2021 - 09:49 am

New York: American Reilly Opelka hit out at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on Saturday, calling his $10,000 fine by the U.S....

Al Shaqab Racing’s Migdam off the mark at Kempton 05 Sep 2021 - 08:50 am

Kempton: The Al Shaqab Racing-owned two-year-old colt Migdam (Zelzal x Asyad) showed a nice turn of foot to take the Unibet/British Stallion Studs...

Aspire athletes complete a memorable summer 05 Sep 2021 - 08:42 am

Doha: Aspire Academy doors have remained open during summer, with familiar sounds of pounding feet on the track, squash balls bouncing off the...

Ooredoo Cup: Holders Al Sailiya take on Al Arabi in opener 05 Sep 2021 - 08:35 am

Doha: Qatar's football season kicks off with two mouth-watering clashes in the 2021-22 Ooredoo Cup this evening. The reigning champions Al Sailiya will...

European qualifiers: Portugal beat Qatar as Serbia claim full points 05 Sep 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: European heavyweights Portugal defeated nine-man Qatar 3-1 during a Group A clash of the UEFA Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2022 yesterday. ...

Qatar’s Abdulqader wins bronze at Tokyo Paralympic Games 05 Sep 2021 - 08:30 am

Tokyo: Team Qatar's Abdulrahman Abdulqader won the bronze medal in the shot put - F34 event at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Abdulqader finished...

Clear rules needed on player release says Argentina coach Scaloni 04 Sep 2021 - 07:43 pm

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Saturday called for "clear and inflexible” rules on the release of players for international duty,...

Verstappen thrills home crowd with Netherlands GP pole 04 Sep 2021 - 05:26 pm

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands: Dutch driver Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position for the Netherlands Grand Prix and sent his Orange Army of fans...

Sancho to miss England's upcoming World Cup qualifiers 04 Sep 2021 - 02:26 pm

LONDON: England will not play Jadon Sancho in its World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Poland after the Manchester United forward sustained what...

Salah joins Egypt for World Cup qualifier in Gabon 04 Sep 2021 - 02:11 pm

CAIRO: Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah arrived in Gabon to join the Pharaohs for their World Cup qualifying match, the Egyptian soccer association said...