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Suarez suspension an advantage for Brazil 20 Mar 2017 - 04:16 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazil visit Uruguay on World Cup duty this week, with midfielder Casemiro suggesting the absence of Luis Suarez will give the...

Jallet gets France call as Sagna out injured 20 Mar 2017 - 04:12 pm

Paris: France coach Didier Deschamps on Monday called up right-back Christophe Jallet for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in place of injured...

Saric soars as Sixers rally to dump Celtics 20 Mar 2017 - 04:09 pm

Los Angeles: Croatian forward Dario Saric scored 23 points and Robert Covington sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:41 to play Sunday, sparking the...

Pakistan bars 5 cricketers from leaving country 20 Mar 2017 - 04:03 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has barred the five cricketers involved in alleged spot-fixing from leaving the country. The Pakistan Cricket Board has provisionally...

Messi nets 40th, 41st goals this season in Barcelona win 20 Mar 2017 - 02:10 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Lionel Messi scored his 40th and 41st goals in all competitions this season to lead Barcelona to a 4-2 victory over...

Marchisio, Chiellini out as Italy ring Albania changes 20 Mar 2017 - 01:36 pm

Milan: Juventus pair Claudio Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini were left at home as Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura called five new players into...

Guardiola rejoices after 1-1 thriller vs Liverpool in EPL 20 Mar 2017 - 01:30 pm

MANCHESTER, England: Across his stellar managerial career, Pep Guardiola has won the Champions League twice, captured 19 other major trophies and coached perhaps...

Qatar ITF Junior Open to begin today 19 Mar 2017 - 11:51 pm

The main rounds of the 2017 Qatar ITF Junior Open will begin at Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex today. The six-day event is...

Qatar Volleyball Association, Sportivo into agreement 19 Mar 2017 - 11:43 pm

QFA President attends national team training 19 Mar 2017 - 11:43 pm

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani attended the national team training session at Lekhwiya Stadium....

10th FIG Artistic World Cup: QGF eyes big turnout after huge demand for tickets 19 Mar 2017 - 11:43 pm

With a stellar line-up guaranteed at the Aspire Academy later this week, the Qatar Gymnastics Federation (QGF) is set to deliver another blockbuster...

Qatar gear up for Iran clash 19 Mar 2017 - 11:43 pm

Qatar stepped up a gear ahead of their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game later this week by playing the national Olympic squad...

Qatar Clasico on April 2 as QSL hots up 19 Mar 2017 - 11:26 pm

The highly anticipated Qatar Classico between Al Sadd and Al Rayyan will take place on April 2 at the Al Sadd Stadium at...

Nakagami fastest on Day 2 of pre-season test at Losail Circuit 19 Mar 2017 - 11:26 pm

After the first day that saw zero progress for the intermediate class as rain stopped play, Day 2 of the Official Test at...

Qatar Senior Open: Nasser of Bahrain wins as Qatar's Abdulaziz finishes third 19 Mar 2017 - 11:26 pm

Nasser Yacoob of Bahrain won the Qatar Senior Open Golf Championship 2017 in a play-off with compatriot Adnan Mubarak, at the Doha Golf...

Juventus wins 1-0 at Sampdoria but loses Dybala to injury 19 Mar 2017 - 08:02 pm

MILAN: Juventus ground out a 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Sunday but will be left counting the cost after losing Paulo Dybala to...

Jadeja strikes after Pujara and Saha deflate Australia 19 Mar 2017 - 06:38 pm

RANCHI, India: Cheteshwar Pujara compiled an epic double century and Wriddhiman Saha complimented with a career-best 117 to deflate Australia and put India...

Tireless Pujara proves virtue of patience with epic double 19 Mar 2017 - 06:21 pm

RANCHI, India: Cheteshwar Pujara may not be the biggest crowd-pleaser in an Indian team teeming with stroke-makers, but the 29-year-old proved why he...