Sports

World’s top athletes to join Farah at Doha Marathon 07 Jan 2018 - 12:07 pm

DOHA: A stellar international field of athletes have confirmed their participation in the Ooredoo Doha Marathon to be held on Friday next weekend,...

Xavi tips Bayern as ‘one of favourites’ to win Champions League this season 07 Jan 2018 - 11:31 am

DOHA: Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has hailed Bayern Munich as “one of the favourites” to win the UEFA Champions League this season....

Qatar winter World Cup a ‘smart’ move: Heynckes 07 Jan 2018 - 11:17 am

Doha: Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes said that hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup during the winter was a ‘smart’ move. He described...

Monfils champion in Doha 07 Jan 2018 - 11:09 am

Doha: Frenchman Gael Monfils rode a dominant serving display and dogged defence to easily overcome the challenge of Russian youngster Andrey Rublev to...

Liverpool Coutinho to Barcelona for $192.5 million 07 Jan 2018 - 10:18 am

London, Liverpool confirmed on Saturday that it had agreed a $192.5 million deal to sell Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona. In a...

Wozniacki senses 'great' Aussie Open despite Auckland loss 07 Jan 2018 - 09:05 am

Auckland: Caroline Wozniacki declared she was preparing for a "great" Australian Open as she closed in on regaining the world top ranking despite...

Figure skating: Chen signals Olympic intentions with US title 07 Jan 2018 - 09:00 am

Los Angeles: Nathan Chen signalled his Olympic intentions Saturday with an emphatic triumph at the US Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, California....

Fourth-time lucky Gael Monfils storms to Qatar title 06 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm

Doha: France's Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open final in straight sets on Saturday, brushing aside Russia's Andrey Rublev in a one-sided final,...

‘Motivated’ Bayern ready for Champions League clash against Besiktas 06 Jan 2018 - 07:39 pm

Doha: Busdesliga giants Bayern Munich are well and truly ready to face Istanbul-based Besiktas in the Round 16 of the Champions League after...

Costa scores and is sent off on home debut for Atletico 06 Jan 2018 - 05:10 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa scored on his home debut in a 2-0 win over Getafe and was immediately sent off for an...

Bayern keen to retain Vidal: Coach Heynckes 06 Jan 2018 - 02:34 pm

Doha: Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes insists there has been no contact between the German club and Chelsea over Arturo Vidal ruling out...

Svitolina crushes Sasnovich in Brisbane final 06 Jan 2018 - 02:21 pm

Brisbane, Australia: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina laid down her marker as a serious contender for the Australian Open when she demolished Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra...

Bayern's Heynckes rules out Vidal Chelsea move 06 Jan 2018 - 02:06 pm

Doha: Jupp Heynckes said Saturday there had been no contact between Bayern Munich and Chelsea over Arturo Vidal and the Chilean international would...

Coutinho set to join Barcelona - report 06 Jan 2018 - 01:53 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona and Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle to allow Philippe Coutinho to move to the Spanish giants for 120 million...

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praises Qatar Open 06 Jan 2018 - 12:30 pm

Doha: Legendary American tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praised the great progress of Qatar Open, saying he was very impressed with the sports facilities...

Seven years after 'that' 37, Khawaja finally gets his Ashes ton 06 Jan 2018 - 12:12 pm

SYDNEY, Seven years after Usman Khawaja was pronounced the saviour of Australian cricket when he scored a stylish 37 on debut, the 31-year-old...

India blind cricketers to play in UAE amid tensions with Pakistan 06 Jan 2018 - 11:46 am

New Delhi, The Indian blind cricket team left for the United Arab Emirates Saturday to take part in the World Cup after failing...

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 61 runs in rain-hit ODI 06 Jan 2018 - 09:08 am

Wellington: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 61 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system in a rain-shortened first one-day international in Wellington on Saturday. New...