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PSG stars leave after exceptional Qatar Tour 18 Jan 2019 - 01:35 am

DOHA: The Paris Saint-Germain delegation headed back to the French capital yesterday with a heavy baggage of great memories after some incredible moments...

Warner to return to Australia after elbow injury 18 Jan 2019 - 01:34 am

Sydney: Banned Australian batsman David Warner will return home from Bangladesh to have an injured elbow assessed, Cricket Australia said Thursday. The extent...

A moment of pride for Qatar: Al Attiyah wins 3rd Dakar Rally title 18 Jan 2019 - 01:34 am

Lima: Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah cruised to his third Dakar Rally title yesterday with a 46-minute cushion over second-placed Nani Roma at the...

Halep edges American in Australia; Venus next; Serena wins 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

MELBOURNE: Push Simona Halep to the brink, and she summons her best. The Australian Open's top-seeded woman got all she could handle from...

Djokovic admits to nerves after beating 'greatest rival' Tsonga 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

Melbourne: World number one Novak Djokovic said he could feel the tension before overcoming his great rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 at...

Sharapova accepts underdog tag ahead of Wozniacki clash 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

MELBOURNE: Maria Sharapova has blasted her way to the third round at the Australian Open but she has accepted an underdog status ahead...

India must keep the pressure on Australia openers, says Dhawan 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

MELBOURNE: India will continue to target Australia's under-pressure openers Alex Carey and Aaron Finch as they seek to add a one-day series win...

De Villiers says 'time is right' to play in Pakistan 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

London: South Africa's AB de Villiers hopes his involvement in this year's Pakistan Super League will encourage the world's best players to return...

Qatar's Al-Attiyah wins 3rd Dakar Rally title; Price wins bike class 17 Jan 2019 - 07:58 pm

LIMA: Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his third Dakar Rally crown while Toby Price won his second motorbike title in a race which featured...

James Harden has 58 points in Rockets' OT loss to Nets 17 Jan 2019 - 01:58 pm

HOUSTON: Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime and the Brooklyn Nets spoiled James Harden's 58-point...

Dembele leaves Tottenham to join China's Guangzhou R&F 17 Jan 2019 - 01:22 pm

Shanghai: Mousa Dembele became the latest high-profile name to swap Europe for China when he left English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and...

Osaka romps as Halep and Raonic battle through Australian Open epics 17 Jan 2019 - 12:48 pm

Melbourne: Top seed Simona Halep was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open on a day of epic battles Thursday...

Osaka coy on niggle after reaching third round 17 Jan 2019 - 11:51 am

MELBOURNE: US Open champion Naomi Osaka called for the trainer and took a tablet during her dominant second-round win over unseeded Slovenian Tamara...

Steffi backs Serena to match Court's 24 Slams 17 Jan 2019 - 09:18 am

Melbourne: Tennis great Steffi Graf has backed Serena Williams to match and even beat Margaret Court's record 24 Grand Slam titles, saying the...

Al Attiyah on verge of 3rd Dakar triumph 17 Jan 2019 - 02:17 am

Toyota’s Qatari driver Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action during the Dakar Rally in Peru, yesterday. Al Attiyah claimed his third stage win...

PSG stars take part in a traditional camel race 17 Jan 2019 - 02:17 am

Doha: The Paris Saint-Germain squad made history yesterday at the Al Shahaniya Racecourse near Doha, competing in a camel race as part of...

Federer, Nadal stay on track 17 Jan 2019 - 01:18 am

Melbourne: Roger Federer ground out a tough three-set win to make the Australian Open third round for an incredible 20th straight year yesterday,...

World no. 2 Kerber becomes Grand Slam centurion 17 Jan 2019 - 01:18 am

ANKARA: German tennis star Angelique Kerber on Wednesday advanced to the third round of the Australian Open by beating Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia....