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Sampdoria veteran Quagliarella signs on for another year aged 38 01 Jun 2021 - 02:17 pm

ROME: Sampdoria's 38-year-old striker Fabio Quagliarella has agreed a deal to extend his contract until June 2022, the Serie A club announced on...

Ticket sales start for joint qualifiers of 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup 01 Jun 2021 - 02:03 pm

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has announced that tickets has been released for the joint qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup...

Bayern CEO Rummenigge to leave at end of June, six months early 01 Jun 2021 - 01:50 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge will leave his post six months early at the end of June, ending his association with the...

Badminton champion Marin withdraws from Tokyo due to knee injury 01 Jun 2021 - 01:00 pm

MADRID: Spain's Olympic women's singles badminton champion Carolina Marin confirmed on Tuesday that she is unable to defend her crown in Tokyo due...

Nagornyy vaults into Tokyo Olympics as gold medal favourite 01 Jun 2021 - 12:52 pm

MOSCOW: Nikita Nagornyy, the world all-around champion gymnast, comes into his second Olympics as a favourite after reaching milestones that could propel him...

Japan rallies to support Osaka after French Open withdrawal 01 Jun 2021 - 10:47 am

TOKYO: Japan joined leading figures in tennis in rallying around Naomi Osaka on Tuesday after the world number two withdrew from the French...

Australia's softball squad arrives in Japan as Japan widens vaccine rollout 01 Jun 2021 - 10:25 am

TOKYO: Australia's softball squad arrived in Tokyo for a pre-Olympic camp on Tuesday, the first national team to come to Japan for training...

QFA President meets Dutch Ambassador 01 Jun 2021 - 08:33 am

Doha: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), received H E Marjan Kamstra, Ambassador of...

Younousse, Tijan jump to fourth in world rankings 01 Jun 2021 - 08:28 am

Doha: Qatar’s pair of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan jumped to fourth position in the global beach volleyball rankings, according to the latest...

Osaka withdraws from French Open following row over media boycott 31 May 2021 - 09:53 pm

PARIS - Japan's Naomi Osaka stunned the French Open on Monday when she announced she was withdrawing from the tournament in the wake...

Brazil to host Copa America as pandemic-hit Argentina withdraws 31 May 2021 - 09:12 pm

ASUNCION/RIO DE JANEIRO - Next month's Copa America soccer tournament will take place in Brazil, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on...

Lakers' depth in doubt for Game 5 in Phoenix 31 May 2021 - 07:42 pm

Anthony Davis recorded consecutive 34-point performances to give the Los Angeles Lakers a brief advantage in their Western Conference first-round series against the...

Fans presence could condition Djokovic's Olympics participation 31 May 2021 - 07:23 pm

PARIS - World number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday that he might consider skipping the Tokyo Olympics if the competitions are played...

Zinedine Zidane: Left Real Madrid over lack of trust 31 May 2021 - 06:58 pm

Zinedine Zidane took aim at his former club Real Madrid and team president Florentino Perez in an open letter, refuting claims that he...

Barcelona reaches deal with Agüero to boost team's attack 31 May 2021 - 06:15 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Sergio Agüero will join Barcelona on a two-year deal, the Spanish club said on Monday. Barcelona said Agüero will officially join...