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'Don't want to step on toes': Archer wary of England World Cup row 17 Apr 2019 - 11:13 pm

London: Jofra Archer did his best to take the heat out of a potentially awkward situation with his new England team-mates after a...

Shamed Bancroft hits 151 on Durham one-day debut, wants 'to win crowd over' 17 Apr 2019 - 11:13 pm

London: Cameron Bancroft hit an unbeaten and match-winning 151 on his one-day debut for Durham as the disgraced Australia batsman started to repay...

Karunaratne replaces Malinga as Sri Lanka ODI captain 17 Apr 2019 - 11:13 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Wednesday axed Lasith Malinga as captain for the upcoming World Cup, and announced Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was being...

West Indies rope in Sarwan to work with batsmen ahead of World Cup 17 Apr 2019 - 11:13 pm

West Indies have brought on board former top order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan to help prepare their players for the 50-over World Cup in...

England preliminary World Cup squad 17 Apr 2019 - 11:13 pm

London: England preliminary World Cup squad and squads for matches against Ireland and Pakistan announced Wednesday: England preliminary 15-man World Cup squad: Eoin...

PSG drop Mbappe for title decider at Nantes 17 Apr 2019 - 08:07 pm

Nantes, France: Kylian Mbappe has been dropped by Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel for the Ligue 1 leaders' title decider at Nantes on...

Ronaldo not enough as Juventus crash out to Ajax young guns 17 Apr 2019 - 04:11 pm

Turin, Italy: Even Cristiano Ronaldo was not enough for Juventus to end their 23-year wait for the European title as they crashed out...

Messi demands more after imperfect Barca blow away United 17 Apr 2019 - 02:35 pm

Barcelona: Lionel Messi lit up Camp Nou and devastated Manchester United before firing a warning to Barcelona that they cannot start slowly again....

Asia takes first steps on road to 2022 World Cup in Qatar 17 Apr 2019 - 11:28 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The first steps on the road to the next World Cup were taken on Wednesday when the Asian Football Confederation held...

Chess: Superb Sharma wins Qatar Primary Schools title 17 Apr 2019 - 08:22 am

India’s Taksh Sharma of DPS Indian School outplayed all six of his opponents to clinch the Qatar Primary Schoolboys’ Chess title at the...

Upbeat Qatar eye rich medals haul at home 17 Apr 2019 - 08:16 am

Hosts Qatar are confident of a rich medals haul at next week’s 23rd Asian Athletics Championships, Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chairman Dahlan Al...

Qatar Olympic Academy and International Olympic Academy sign MoU 17 Apr 2019 - 08:05 am

Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain (second right) poses for a picture with officials of International Olympic Academy (IOA) in...

ITTF, QTTA mourn death of young Qatar star Al Najjar 17 Apr 2019 - 07:55 am

World governing body the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) President Khalil Al Mohannadi yesterday paid tribute to...

Qatar SC and Muaither clash in QSL play-off 17 Apr 2019 - 07:47 am

Muaither SC will not focus on the ‘big stars’ in the Qatar SC ranks but rely on their own strengths when they take...

Basketball: Al Rayyan down Al Sadd to win Amir Cup 17 Apr 2019 - 07:43 am

The players and officials of Al Rayyan Sports Club, the winners of the 2019 Amir Cup, celebrate their 80-77 triumph over Al Sadd...

Messi scores 2, Barcelona beats Manchester United 3-0 to reach Champions League semis 17 Apr 2019 - 12:07 am

Barcelona: Lionel Messi scored two early goals to send Barcelona into the Champions League semifinals for the first time in four seasons with...

Ajax eliminate Ronaldo's Juventus with scintillating display to reach Champions League semis 17 Apr 2019 - 12:07 am

Turin, Italy: Ajax stunned Juventus to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 1997 as Matthijs de Ligt's thumping second-half...