Sports

Record-breaker Fares tops Doha field 23 Dec 2018 - 09:04 am

Doha: Qatar’s Fares Ibrahim Hassouna along with Chinese Tapei’s Kuo Hsing Chun emerged as the top weightlifters in the men’s and women’s classes...

Qatar Manateq Baja: Al Meer, Kuzmich close in on top spot with round 5 win 23 Dec 2018 - 08:57 am

Doha: Tackling the mountainous terrain in the east of the country, Mohamed Al Meer yesterday won the fifth round of the hugely popular...

Full Moon shines as Curatolo grabs glory in fine style 23 Dec 2018 - 08:44 am

Doha: Full Moon, ridden by French star Ryan Curatolo, last night produced a spectacular late surge to win the $500,000 Qatar Derby (Gr...

Qatar gear up for friendly against Jordan 23 Dec 2018 - 08:41 am

Sanchez is finalising the team’s preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be held from January 5 to February 1 in the...

Full Moon shines bright at Qatar Derby 23 Dec 2018 - 08:36 am

The owners of Full Moon celebrate with the Qatar Derby (Gr 1) trophy after receiving the same from Minister of Culture and Sports...

Napoli keep pressure on Juventus, AC Milan out of top four 22 Dec 2018 - 08:51 pm

Milan: Defender Raul Albiol scored the only goal as Napoli kept the pressure on Juventus with a 1-0 win over SPAL in Serie...

Vardy strikes as Leicester stun Chelsea 22 Dec 2018 - 08:09 pm

London: Chelsea suffered their first home defeat since April as Jamie Vardy fired Leicester to a shock 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on...

Manchester City suffer shock Premier League defeat by Crystal Palace 22 Dec 2018 - 07:39 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester City were shocked 3-2 by Crystal Palace at home on Saturday, suffering their second defeat in three Premier League...

Chiesa's rocket adds to Milan troubles 22 Dec 2018 - 07:27 pm

MILAN: A magnificent strike by Federico Chiesa gave Fiorentina a 1-0 win at AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday on another unhappy...

Bayern Munich teams to have winter training camps in Qatar 22 Dec 2018 - 06:17 pm

DOHA: Bayern Munich senior squads are set to have their winter training camp in Doha, the club's official website said in a post. ...

Aubameyang double sees off Burnley as Ozil returns for Arsenal 22 Dec 2018 - 05:39 pm

London: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory against Burnley on Saturday as Mesut Ozil was...

Lebron James gets triple-double, Lakers top Pelicans 112-104 22 Dec 2018 - 01:15 pm

LOS ANGELES: Lebron James got plenty of attention this week for his comments about Anthony Davis, prompting allegations of tampering and ramping up...

Track & Field News ranks Samba second best in 2018 22 Dec 2018 - 12:00 am

Track & Field News, the international magazine on athletics, ranked Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba as the second best behind Men’s Athlete-of the-Year Eliud Kipchoge....

Fifth round of Qatar Manateq Baja flags off today 22 Dec 2018 - 12:00 am

Minister of Culture and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, having a discussion with the competing drivers during the technical scrutineering...

Qatar’s Fares wins gold with record lift 22 Dec 2018 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar’s weightlifting star Fares Ibrahim Hassouna lifted a record total of 397kg to win gold during the 5th edition of Qatar International...

Eto’o brace helps Qatar SC rout Al Kharaitiyat 4-0 22 Dec 2018 - 12:00 am

Doha: Former Cameroonian and Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o netted a brace (27, 40) as Qatar SC recorded breezed past Al Kharaitiyat 4-0 in...

Aspire Academy felicitates champion athletes 21 Dec 2018 - 12:29 pm

Aspire Academy student athletes, including shooters Abdulaziz Al Turki, Nasser Al Naemi and Saoud Al Yafei, who won eight medals at the recently...

5th International Qatar Cup weightlifting championship begins 21 Dec 2018 - 12:15 pm

Norway’s Rebekka Tao Jacobsen in action during the opening day of the 5th International Qatar Cup weightlifting championship at the InterContinental Doha. Jacobsen...