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Australia dodge the rain to book T20 World Cup showdown against India 05 Mar 2020 - 03:27 pm

SYDNEY: Australia dodged the Sydney rain to beat South Africa by five runs on Thursday and set up a Women's Twenty20 World Cup...

India through to T20 World Cup final after semis washout 05 Mar 2020 - 09:57 am

Stdney - India reached the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final for the first time and sent England home when wet weather washed out...

Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads 05 Mar 2020 - 09:23 am

Tokyo - Japan's Olympics minister signalled the Summer Games would go ahead as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to...

Qatar Masters: Pepperell back in title hunt 05 Mar 2020 - 01:18 am

Last year Eddie Pepperell could not defend his Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title at the Doha Golf Club as he gave the European...

Stage set for Moto2 battle as Qatar hosts first round 05 Mar 2020 - 01:18 am

DOHA : With last year’s World Champion Alex Marquez and runners-up Brad Binder graduating to the MotoGP class for the 2020 season, the...

Moto3 riders in action in this file photo. Picture: MotoGP

Qatar Masters: Confident Kaymer eyes title as Harding threat looms 05 Mar 2020 - 01:17 am

Former World No.1 Martin Kaymer’s bid to end his title drought at the European Tour will face a serious challenge from a host...

What Qatar is doing for our sport is big: Philippaerts 05 Mar 2020 - 01:17 am

Belgian show jumping star Nicola Philippaerts has heaped praised on Qatar for ‘investing in youth development’, saying the current crop of riders in...

Five-wicket Thomas stars as Windies defeat Sri Lanka in first T20 05 Mar 2020 - 12:58 am

Pallekele: Oshane Thomas took five wickets for 28 runs with his rapacious fast bowling as West Indies inflicted Sri Lanka's sixth straight defeat...

In-form Epaillard delighted with ‘amazing’ start to 2020 season 05 Mar 2020 - 12:54 am

Whenever French riding star Julien Epaillard arrives in Qatar to take part in a competition held at Al Shaqab, you will notice that...

QSL: Struggling Al Gharafa eye win over Al Wakrah to keep ACL pursuit on track 05 Mar 2020 - 12:53 am

Al Gharafa have a dismal run of form of late but their coach Slavisa Jokanovic is hopeful his team can achieve this season’s...

Islamabad gets record PSL win, beats Lahore by 71 runs 05 Mar 2020 - 12:53 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Colin Munro struck his second half century at this year’s Pakistan Super League and anchored two-time champion Islamabad United to a...

Qatar Open: Jorgic continues fine form in qualifying 05 Mar 2020 - 12:53 am

DOHA: Darko Jorgic yesterday continued his fine form and added another promising win to his collection, battling past China’s Zhou Qihao across six...

LeVert, Nets seek encore against Grizzlies 04 Mar 2020 - 11:36 am

For most of the past week, the Brooklyn Nets endured numerous frustrating events leading to defeats. They seemed headed for another rough outing...

Asian event shifted to Philippines from China amid virus concerns 04 Mar 2020 - 11:29 am

Mumbai - The Badminton Asia Championships will go ahead next month after it was shifted to the Philippines from China, organisers said on...

Sydney rain threatens Australia's T20 World Cup defence 04 Mar 2020 - 10:00 am

Sydney: Australia's hopes of retaining the Women's Twenty20 World Cup in a blockbuster final on Sunday could fall foul of the Sydney weather,...

Melbourne confident, not certain, that F1 season-opener will go ahead 04 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am

Melbourne - Melbourne's major events chief is confident the Australian Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled next week but said...

Picturesque Education City Golf Club set to become European Tour venue 04 Mar 2020 - 12:00 am

Braving windy conditions, European Tour stars yesterday tackled bunkers and green-side water hazards at the Education City Golf Club as they flexed muscles...