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Qatar Beach Volleyball team advances in world ranking 18 Jun 2018 - 10:32 am

Doha: Qatar beach volleyball team, made up of the duo Sharif Younis and Ahmed Tijan, has advanced in the FIVB World Ranking for...

Germans awake to doom and gloom after Mexico loss 18 Jun 2018 - 09:43 am

MOSCOW: Germany woke to gloomy headlines of "chaos" and "humiliation" on Monday after the defending World Cup champions fell 1-0 to Mexico in...

Messi's penalty miss not to blame for draw with Iceland: Maradona 18 Jun 2018 - 08:57 am

Diego Maradona says Lionel Messi's second-half penalty miss was not the reason Argentina failed to defeat Iceland at the World Cup on Saturday....

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Attiyah’s Rodess du Loup wins Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabe des 4ans 18 Jun 2018 - 08:32 am

DOHA: Rodess du Loup (Dahess) imposed himself easily in this Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabes des 4ans. The Khalifa bin Hamad Al Attiyah-owned...

Coutinho scorcher not enough as Brazil held 1-1 by Swiss 17 Jun 2018 - 11:36 pm

ROSTOV-ON-DON: Brazil joined the host of big guns who have failed to fire in their opening World Cup game as lax defending from...

Aussie denies Evans first title since return from drugs ban 17 Jun 2018 - 08:24 pm

London, Dan Evans' hopes of a first title since returning from a drugs ban came to nothing on Sunday as he was beaten...

World Cup holders Germany crash to Mexico defeat 17 Jun 2018 - 08:04 pm

Moscow, Defending champions Germany crashed to the first defeat in their opening game of a World Cup since 1982 as Hirving Lozano's clinical...

Captain Kolarov strikes as Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0 17 Jun 2018 - 04:58 pm

SAMARA, Russia, Aleksandar Kolarov produced a moment of captain's inspiration, curling home a superb free-kick as Serbia got their World Cup Group E...

Neymar to make World Cup bow as Germany launch campaign 17 Jun 2018 - 04:20 pm

Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Neymar makes his World Cup bow on Sunday as five-time winners Brazil kick off their quest for redemption while defending champions...

Iceland boss hails 'schoolbook' defending against Argentina 17 Jun 2018 - 04:01 pm

Gelendzhik, Russia, Iceland's battling 1-1 draw against Argentina in their first-ever World Cup match was a "schoolbook" example of how to keep Lionel...

Croatian master Modric schools Nigeria's young guns 16 Jun 2018 - 10:14 pm

Kaliningrad, Russia: A Luka Modric penalty and an own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo gave former semi-finalists Croatia an easy 2-0 win over Nigeria...

Poulsen goal powers Denmark to 1-0 win over Peru 16 Jun 2018 - 09:01 pm

SARANSK, Russia: Yussuf Poulsen bounced back from conceding a penalty to score the goal that gave Denmark a hard-fought 1-0 win in their...

'It feels great': Federer regains world number one ranking 16 Jun 2018 - 08:40 pm

Stuttgart, Germany: Roger Federer staged a 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) comeback on Saturday over Nick Kyrgios to reach the Stuttgart Cup final...

Messi misses penalty as Iceland hold Argentina for famous draw 16 Jun 2018 - 06:13 pm

Moscow: Argentina were held to a draw by World Cup debutants Iceland Saturday, with Lionel Messi blowing a gilt-edged opportunity for victory when...

Video Assistant Referee system used for first time in World Cup history 16 Jun 2018 - 02:32 pm

Kazan, Russia: The Video Assistant Referee system was used for the first time in World Cup history on Saturday, when France were awarded...

Italian job: Azzurri beat Japan to tie rugby series 16 Jun 2018 - 10:23 am

Kobe, Japan: Italy completed a nail-biting 25-22 away win over Japan on Saturday to tie their two-test series against the 2019 World Cup...

Ronaldo hat-trick earns Portugal draw with Spain in thriller 15 Jun 2018 - 11:14 pm

SOCHI, Russia: Portugal's irrepressible captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning late free kick to complete a World Cup hat-trick and rescue a dramatic...