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ExxonMobil Qatar, QTF launch 2020 event at gala dinner 08 Jan 2020 - 12:15 am

DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar and the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) hosted a star studded gala dinner to officially kick off the Qatar ExxonMobil Open...

Al Subaey heads to Lausanne for Winter Youth Olympics 08 Jan 2020 - 12:15 am

Doha: Qatar’s Thawab Al Subaey (pictured), along with a delegation from Qatar Winter Sports Committee left for Lausanne, Switzerland yesterday ahead of the...

2020 Qatar Cup semi-finalists 08 Jan 2020 - 12:15 am

Players representing the semi-finalists of the 2020 Qatar Cup, Al Rayyan's Yacine Brahimi, Al Duhail's Edmilson Junior, Al Sailiya's Nadir Belhadj and Al...

Kyrgios topples Tsitsipas as Russia, Britain make ATP Cup quarters 07 Jan 2020 - 10:10 pm

Sydney: A battling Nick Kyrgios earned a morale-boosting victory over world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday, while Russia and Britain booked their...

Grandfather's bets pay off for Dom Sibley from beyond the grave 07 Jan 2020 - 05:49 pm

London: Dom Sibley made his maiden Test century for England in the second Test against South Africa but he had already scooped his...

Mbappe tops list of estimated transfer values at 265m euros 07 Jan 2020 - 05:49 pm

Teams interested in signing Kylian Mbappe must be prepared to splash the cash for the prodigious Frenchman, with an algorithm estimating that the...

Bayern goalkeeper Neuer warns Nübel he'll have to wait 07 Jan 2020 - 05:00 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s signing of highly rated young goalkeeper Alexander Nübel on a free transfer from Bundesliga rival Schalke is already causing tension...

Lukaku double gives Inter impressive win at Napoli 07 Jan 2020 - 09:02 am

NAPLES, Italy: Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku scored twice, the first from a run which started inside his own half, to lead his...

Serena breezes into second round in Auckland Classic 07 Jan 2020 - 08:42 am

Top seed Serena Williams kick-started her Auckland Classic singles campaign in style with an easy 6-3 6-2 victory over Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi...

Arsenal beats Leeds 1-0 to reach FA Cup fourth round 07 Jan 2020 - 03:00 am

LONDON: Reiss Nelson secured Arsenal's passage to the FA Cup fourth round by sealing a 1-0 victory over Leeds after the English Premier...

QSL: Al Sadd trounce Al Arabi 6-1 07 Jan 2020 - 12:00 am

Al Sadd striker Hassan Al Haydos in action during the QNB Stars League (QSL) match against Al Arabi in Doha yesterday. Al Sadd...

Al Sadd to face Al Kharaitiyat in Amir Cup clash 07 Jan 2020 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Doha giants Al Sadd will take on Al Kharaitiyat in their opening clash of the Amir Cup, Qatar’s most popular football tournament....

Doha resident Verdasco sees off Andujar 07 Jan 2020 - 12:00 am

Fernando Verdasco yesterday produced a straight-set win by seeing off fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar on day one of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Verdasco,...

Wawrinka’s New Year’s resolution: A return to top 10 on ATP computer 07 Jan 2020 - 12:00 am

Grand Slam star Stan Wawrinka became the World No. 3 – his best jump in rankings – in January 2014. The Swiss won...

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland addressing the media during a press conference held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday. Picture: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula

Solskjaer needs time to make lasting impact at Man United, says Guardiola 06 Jan 2020 - 11:02 pm

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stamped his authority at Manchester United with a fresh tactical approach but said the...

Ronaldo scores first Serie A hat-trick as Ibrahimovic returns to Italy 06 Jan 2020 - 11:02 pm

Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick to lift Juventus top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari on...

Houston Hogg, who helped integrate SEC at Kentucky, dies at 71 06 Jan 2020 - 08:59 pm

LEXINGTON: Houston Hogg, one of four African-American football players at Kentucky who helped break the Southeastern Conference color line in the late 1960s,...