Sports

Horse racing season to start on Oct 24 20 Sep 2018 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The horse racing season will start on October 24 with Owners Cup - to be run over a distance of 1900m -...

Benfica old boy Sanches stars in Bayern win 19 Sep 2018 - 11:58 pm

Lisbon: Renato Sanches received a standing ovation from Benfica fans after he scored against his old club to inspire Bayern Munich to a...

Manchester City humbled in 2-1 loss to Lyon in Champions League 19 Sep 2018 - 11:58 pm

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City's expensively-assembled team was humbled by Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday, losing 2-1 at the start of its...

Ronaldo sees red as Juventus beat Valencia 19 Sep 2018 - 11:58 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo was supposed to be the missing piece in Juventus' bid to win the Champions League. But his first match in the...

Real stroll past Roma to make convincing Champions League start 19 Sep 2018 - 11:58 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid got their Champions League title defence off to a strong start on Wednesday by convincingly beating AS Roma 3-0 at...

Congressional named as long-term golf venue: PGA 19 Sep 2018 - 10:47 pm

Washington: Congressional Country Club in Maryland will host eight key championships and events over the next two decades starting with the Women's PGA...

Liverpool's band of brothers fire Champions League warning 19 Sep 2018 - 10:24 pm

Liverpool: Liverpool turned the page on defeat in May's Champions League final and showed whey they are even stronger candidates to win a...

Stokes, Hales picked for England ODI series against Sri Lanka 19 Sep 2018 - 10:24 pm

London: Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were named in England's one-day squad to tour Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite being charged with bringing...

Messi scores record 8th Champions League hat trick 19 Sep 2018 - 03:30 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona fans can stop worrying. Lionel Messi is just fine - and he just scored a record eighth Champions League hat...

Ethan Ampadu signs long-term Chelsea deal 19 Sep 2018 - 12:55 pm

London: Wales international Ethan Ampadu has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Ampadu, who signed...

India's Gavaskar pessimistic ahead of Pakistan classic 19 Sep 2018 - 09:08 am

New Delhi: Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar picked Pakistan as favourites in Virat Kohli's absence on Wednesday ahead of their Asia Cup group...

Al Rayyan, Al Sadd gear up for Qatar Clasico 19 Sep 2018 - 03:21 am

Doha: Former champions Al Rayyan and in-form Al Sadd are preparing for the highly-anticipated Qatar Clasico which will highlight Round 6 of QNB...

Doha Worlds: Gymnastics teams set for traditional reception 19 Sep 2018 - 03:21 am

Doha: The Local Organising Committee of the Qatar Gymnastics Federation for the forthcoming 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha 2018 is meticulously planning...

Al Sadd gear up for ‘tough’ Persepolis semis 19 Sep 2018 - 03:21 am

DOHA: Al Sadd coach Jesualdo Ferreira has urged his players to bring their A-game to the AFC Champions League semi-finals clash against Iranian...

Super sub Firmino hands Liverpool flying Champions League start over PSG 18 Sep 2018 - 11:18 pm

Liverpool: Roberto Firmino came off the bench to strike deep into stoppage time and hand Liverpool a deserved 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain...

Sierra Leone face FIFA ban after anti-graft officials raid FA offices 18 Sep 2018 - 07:26 pm

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone face the prospect of a ban from international competition by FIFA after the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) followed...

No go Pato as sorry Tianjin thrashed in Champions League 18 Sep 2018 - 04:40 pm

Macau: Brazil star Alexandre Pato endured a humiliating evening as Tianjin Quanjian were smashed 5-0 on aggregate by Japan's Kashima Antlers in the...

Di Francesco denies racist insults provoked Costa spitting 18 Sep 2018 - 04:28 pm

Milan: Sassuolo winger Federico Di Francesco on Tuesday rubbished claims that he provoked Juventus forward Douglas Costa with racist insults which resulted in...