Sports

Nadal confident about fitness for Australian Open 27 Dec 2018 - 03:12 pm

Abu Dhabi, Rafael Nadal is "confident" he will be 100 percent fit when the Australian Open starts in less than three weeks' time...

Inter Milan fan dies after clashes with Napoli supporters 27 Dec 2018 - 03:08 pm

MILAN: An Inter Milan fan has died following clashes with Napoli supporters outside San Siro stadium ahead of a Serie A game on...

Australia openers survive after Kohli, Pujara heroics post huge total 27 Dec 2018 - 11:52 am

Melbourne: A 170-run stand between century-maker Cheteshwar Pujara and captain Virat Kohli put India in a dominant position in the third Test Thursday...

Bayern Munich to hold winter training camp in Qatar 27 Dec 2018 - 10:22 am

Doha: Bayern Munich are set to start their winter training camp in Doha on January 4, as part of their preparations for the...

Wawrinka, Berdych arrive ahead of Qatar ExxonMobil Open 27 Dec 2018 - 10:05 am

Doha: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and Czech Tomas Berdych arrived in Doha yesterday to participate in the Qatar ExxonMobil Tennis Open 2019 which...

Klopp plays it cool as Liverpool run riot 26 Dec 2018 - 09:59 pm

Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp called for calm after Liverpool's comprehensive 4-0 win over Newcastle helped extend the club's lead at the top of the...

Manchester United give Solskjaer winning Old Trafford debut 26 Dec 2018 - 09:17 pm

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued his dream start as Manchester United caretaker manager with a 3-1 Premier League win over Huddersfield on his Old...

LEICESTER CITY 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1 : Manchester City slump again as Ricardo nets Leicester winner 26 Dec 2018 - 08:26 pm

Manchester City slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat by Leicester City on Wednesday as Ricardo Pereira's superb late strike condemned the champions to...

Ronaldo rescues Juventus in 2-2 draw at Atalanta 26 Dec 2018 - 07:31 pm

Juventus can't afford to give Cristiano Ronaldo a rest. Massimiliano Allegri was forced to bring on Ronaldo for the final 25 minutes, while...

Real Sociedad fire coach Garitano and promote Alguacil 26 Dec 2018 - 07:13 pm

Madrid: Real Sociedad, languishing 15th in La Liga, on Wednesday fired coach Asier Garitano and named Imanol Alguacil as his replacement. "Real Sociedad...

Modric adds Croatian sportsman of the year to his 2018 collection 26 Dec 2018 - 06:07 pm

Zagreb: Luka Modric added to his collection of awards after a successful 2018 when he was named Croatian sportsman of the year on...

Molinari set to focus on US golf circuit next year 26 Dec 2018 - 02:20 pm

LONDON: Francesco Molinari says he may not play in Europe until the 19th-ranked Italian defends his British Open title in July. The lure...

India, pitch frustrate Australia on grinding Boxing Day 26 Dec 2018 - 09:45 am

MELBOURNE: Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli combined to frustrate Australia for an entire session as India held the whip-hand at 215 for two...

Qatar beat Kyrgyzstan in home friendly 26 Dec 2018 - 08:34 am

Qatar won 1-0 with Akram Afif scoring the winning goal. It was Qatar’s second international friendly as the team prepares for the AFC...

Minister of Culture and Sports adopts new statutes of QREC 26 Dec 2018 - 08:30 am

Doha: The Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) is approaching a new era following the decision of the Minister of Culture and Sports,...

Golden State's Durant: 'Nobody can recruit me no more' 25 Dec 2018 - 09:23 pm

Kevin Durant had a message for teams that this holiday season are dreaming up their best pitches to lure him in free agency:...

LeBron James says he has 'always recruited' top talent 25 Dec 2018 - 07:44 pm

LeBron James hasn't always been successful at recruiting other marquee NBA players to join his teams, but the Los Angeles Lakers star says...

India unveil new opening pair, Australia pick Marsh 25 Dec 2018 - 08:28 am

MELBOURNE: India dropped both their struggling openers and opted for the left-arm spin of Ravindra Jadeja for the Boxing Day test against Australia...