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McCullum rejoins Middlesex for T20 Blast 01 Mar 2017 - 03:19 pm

London: Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will link up with Middlesex again for this year's T20 Blast, the English county announced on...

Home loss to South Africa galvanised Australia, says Warner 01 Mar 2017 - 03:10 pm

BENGALURU: Australia's defeat in the home series against South Africa helped them galvanise, opening batsman David Warner said on Wednesday ahead of the...

Infantino promises Africa World Cup dream 01 Mar 2017 - 03:06 pm

Nouakchott: FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised to come good on a promise to hike Africa's World Cup finals berths to nine or ten...

Pune wicket was not poor, says India's Vijay 01 Mar 2017 - 03:04 pm

New Delhi: Batsman Murali Vijay on Wednesday rejected the idea that the Pune pitch was to blame for India's drubbing in the first...

Dortmund demand Cup minnows switch pitch 01 Mar 2017 - 02:44 pm

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke wants their postponed German Cup quarter-final at minnows Sportfreunde Lotte played at an alternative stadium after snow...

GCC swimming championship kicks off today in Doha 01 Mar 2017 - 01:53 pm

Doha: The 2017 GCC Swimming Championship will begin at Hamad International Aquatics Complex on Wednesday. According to the Qatar Olympic committee, the event...

Liverpool report £19.8m annual loss 01 Mar 2017 - 01:37 pm

London: Liverpool announced a pre-tax loss of £19.8 million ($24.5 million, 23.2 million euros) for last year on Wednesday despite record revenue of...

Napoli furious after controversial cup defeat at Juventus 01 Mar 2017 - 01:29 pm

TURIN, Italy: Juventus came from behind to beat Napoli 3-1 with the help of three favorable penalty decisions in a controversial first leg...

ACL: Late penalty secures win for Al Hilal 28 Feb 2017 - 10:37 pm

A last-gasp penalty from substitute Mohammed Shalhoub saw Al Hilal claim a thrilling 2-1 victory over Qatar Stars League side Al Rayyan in...

F1: New boss touts aggressive growth strategy 28 Feb 2017 - 09:56 pm

Barcelona: More teams, more sponsors and more circuits are all on the long-term wish-list for Formula One's new owners, who say fans will...

Hamilton goes even faster in new Mercedes 28 Feb 2017 - 09:54 pm

Barcelona: Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton (pictured) went faster and further than anyone else as his Mercedes team again led the way in...

ART World Cup: Doha set to welcome top gymnasts 28 Feb 2017 - 09:53 pm

More than 240 gymnasts will feature in the 10th edition of the FIG ART World Cup, the highest number of entries in the...

Qatar win third place at GCC Ladies Golf Championship 28 Feb 2017 - 09:44 pm

Vardy's double lifts Leicester to first post-Ranieri victory 28 Feb 2017 - 09:44 pm

Leicester: Jamie Vardy scored twice as a revitalised Leicester City started life without sacked manager Claudio Ranieri by sinking Liverpool 3-1 on Monday...

Bengaluru to offer 'sporting' pitch 28 Feb 2017 - 09:43 pm

New Delhi: Barring a last-minute intervention from the home side, the second Test between India and Australia will be played on a "sporting"...

Starc ready for heavier workload 28 Feb 2017 - 09:43 pm

New Delhi: Australia paceman Mitchell Starc is bracing for a heavier workload in the second Test against India having hardly broken a sweat...

Shine athletes head back to Brazil after Doha training camp 28 Feb 2017 - 09:43 pm

Qatar Olympic Committee's (QOC) Shine training camp at the Aspire Academy has concluded following a week that combined world-class coaching with educational and...

Testing no Stroll in the park 28 Feb 2017 - 09:41 pm

Barcelona: Lance Stroll's official Formula One test debut with Williams lasted 12 laps yesterday before the Canadian rookie spun off and damaged the...