Sports

Red card warning for deliberate coughing in football 04 Aug 2020 - 12:09 pm

London: Footballers can be sent off if referees judge they have coughed deliberately at opponents or match officials in the wake of the...

Bounedjah, El Arabi included in AFC's list of best forwards 04 Aug 2020 - 08:38 am

Doha: The Asian Football Confederation has ranked Al Sadd's charismatic striker Baghdad Bounjah as one of the most prominent candidates for the AFC...

It’s good to be back in action: Al Sulaiti 04 Aug 2020 - 08:31 am

Doha: The wait is finally over for veteran rider Saeed Al Sulaiti. The multiple Qatar national champion, Al Sulaiti has returned to clocking...

Al Haydos strikes as Al Sadd beat Al Ahli 04 Aug 2020 - 08:31 am

A stunning strike from captain Hassan Al Haydos handed Al Sadd a 1-0 victory over Al Ahli in their Week 19 clash of...

USOPC financial picture looking grim as brace for COVID-19 hit 03 Aug 2020 - 10:28 pm

The United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) opened its books on Monday offering a bleak 2019 financial picture that is only likely to...

Conte says he is committed to three-year project with Inter 03 Aug 2020 - 08:57 pm

Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is committed to a three-year project with the club, he said on Monday, two days after his highly...

Dwayne Johnson, Garcia and RedBird buy XFL for $15 million 03 Aug 2020 - 08:36 pm

Former wrestler and Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson teamed up with ex-wife Dany Garcia and investment company RedBird Capital Partners to buy the XFL...

Bernal triumphs in pre-Tour mountain test 03 Aug 2020 - 07:27 pm

TOULOUSE, France: Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal marked out his territory on Monday climbing to a summit finish victory on stage...

Cagliari appoint Di Francesco to replace Zenga as coach 03 Aug 2020 - 04:55 pm

Serie A club Cagliari have appointed former Sassuolo, AS Roma and Sampdoria boss Eusebio Di Francesco as their new coach after deciding not...

Doha Diamond League meeting brought forward 03 Aug 2020 - 01:45 pm

This year's Diamond League athletics meeting in Doha, initially scheduled for Oct. 9, has been brought forward by a fortnight and will take...

Al Duhail beat Al Gharafa to go four points clear 03 Aug 2020 - 08:18 am

Doha: Goals from Mohammed Muntari (4) and substitute Paulo Edmilson (80) helped title-chasers Al Duhail go four points clear at the top of...

Al Sadd star Afif suffers ankle injury 03 Aug 2020 - 08:11 am

Doha: Al Sadd's star Akram Afif (pictured) has been ruled out of action for the upcoming period due to an ankle injury sustained...

Xavi back in business as Al Sadd vow to fight ‘until the last minute’ 03 Aug 2020 - 07:59 am

Coach Xavi Hernandez will return to Al Sadd dug out after missing his team’s previous QNB Stars League (QSL) round match due to...

Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days -Pompeo 02 Aug 2020 - 06:26 pm

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to the Beijing government, posing...

Hamilton wins British GP to close in on Schumacher's record 02 Aug 2020 - 06:21 pm

SILVERSTONE, England: Lewis Hamilton held on to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday despite a puncture on the last lap to clinch...

Italian sports media abuzz after Inter coach Conte's latest outburst 02 Aug 2020 - 05:14 pm

When Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte faces the cameras after a match, it is a case of lighting the blue touch paper and...

England's Broad says considered retirement after Southampton snub 02 Aug 2020 - 03:19 pm

LONDON: England's Stuart Broad said he considered retiring after being omitted for last month's series opener against West Indies at Southampton. England's decision...