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De Kock's aggression pays off for Proteas 17 Mar 2017 - 10:01 pm

Wellington: Quinton de Kock's game-changing partnership with Temba Bavuma left South Africa feeling comfortable with an 81-run lead after day two of the...

England under-18 team named ahead of Qatar tour 17 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

Coach Neil Dewsnip has named the England Under-18 squad of 21 ahead of their tour to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The English juniors...

Qatar gear up for World Cup qualifiers 17 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

Qatar national team players take part in a training session under the watchful eyes of coach Jorge Fossati in Doha yesterday. Qatar is...

Aspire Academy’s youth team clinches the latest Tri-Series’ Cup 17 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

Aspire Academy concluded its latest Tri-Series football tournament with its youth division team U-11 emerging as the winners, after leading the scoreboard with...

Wawrinka wins Thiem thriller 17 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

Indian Wells: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka reached the semi-finals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters for the first time on Thursday...

Sweeping changes are impossible: Guardiola 17 Mar 2017 - 09:53 pm

Manchester: Pep Guardiola has said it would be impossible to make sweeping changes to his Manchester City squad in the wake of their...

Real return fires up Bayern Munich's Alonso, Ancelotti 17 Mar 2017 - 09:51 pm

Berlin: Bayern Munich's Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso are relishing facing their former club Real Madrid when two of the favourites for the...

Fitzpatrick, Grillo share Bay Hill lead 17 Mar 2017 - 09:36 pm

Miami: Matthew Fitzpatrick fired a bogey-free five-under-par 67 on Thursday to match Argentina's Emiliano Grillo for the lead after the first round of...

Pakistan suspend fifth player in spot-fixing case 17 Mar 2017 - 09:30 pm

Karachi: Pakistan cricket authorities Friday charged and suspended international player Shahzaib Hasan in an ongoing case over spotfixing during a recent Twenty20 league....

Shakib, Mosaddek put Bangladesh on top 17 Mar 2017 - 09:30 pm

Colombo: Shakib Al Hasan struck his fifth Test century and Mosaddek Hossain scored a fifty on his debut to put Bangladesh in control...

Rahul fifty helps India to 120-1 after Australia score 451 17 Mar 2017 - 07:25 pm

RANCHI, India: India made a confident start in the first innings of the third test against Australia on Friday, reaching 120-1 by the...

Jadeja proves India's man for all seasons 17 Mar 2017 - 07:08 pm

RANCHI, India: India's Ravindra Jadeja made two important points with his eighth five-wicket test haul on Friday - that he is not in...

Gold Camp: Aspire Academy welcomes future stars 17 Mar 2017 - 12:16 am

Qatar’s Aspire Academy hosted the gruelling final stage of the year-long assessment process that young Qatar residents eager to join the world renowned...

Soria extends Al Rayyan contract 17 Mar 2017 - 12:16 am

Al Rayyan’s charismatic striker Sebastian Soria will continue to play for the reigning Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions, following a two-year contract extension...

UAE riders seal top three spots in Junior Road Race 17 Mar 2017 - 12:16 am

Riders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a cycling powerhouse in the region, clinched the top three spots in the Junior Class on...

Kyrgios stuns Djokovic again as Federer races past Nadal 17 Mar 2017 - 12:06 am

Indian Wells: Nick Kyrgios overpowered Novak Djokovic for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday to book an Indian Wells quarter-final...

Moto2 and Moto3 riders gear up for Losail test 16 Mar 2017 - 11:50 pm

Following a successful MotoGP Test, the attention will now turn towards the Moto2 and Moto3 riders who will test their two-wheelers to the...

Gold Coast organisers see a role for star Bolt 16 Mar 2017 - 11:50 pm

London: Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt (pictured) has already ruled out competing at next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast but organisers...