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Generation Amazing ambassador Xavi offers kids a memorable treat 02 Oct 2016 - 01:38 am

DOHA/AMMAN: Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy’s (SC) Generation Amazing ambassador Xavi passed by a local school in Amman, Jordan, on Friday as...

Car racing: Qatar next for WTCC 02 Oct 2016 - 01:25 am

DOHA: It’s Qatar next for the FIA World Touring Car Championship following confirmation that WTCC Race of Thailand, originally scheduled from 4-6 November,...

Fatal coach crash overshadows Rangers victory 01 Oct 2016 - 09:20 pm

Glasgow: One man was killed after a coach carrying football supporters to a Rangers match overturned on its way to a game on...

Willian and Costa steady Chelsea ship 01 Oct 2016 - 08:02 pm

Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom: Willian and Diego Costa scored twice in six second-half minutes as Chelsea won 2-0 at Hull City on...

Esteban Chaves becomes first Colombian to win Tour of Lombardy 01 Oct 2016 - 06:34 pm

Bergamo, Italy: Esteban Chaves, of the Movistar team, beat Italian Diego Rosa in a dramatic sprint finish on Saturday to become the first...

De Boer cracks whip, slams Brozovic 01 Oct 2016 - 06:12 pm

Milan: Inter Milan coach Frank De Boer has warned his players over the use of social media and their lack of professionalism in...

The Madrid-Barca Axis: Why Real Madrid need more defensive cover 01 Oct 2016 - 06:10 pm

It has been a strange start to the season for Real Madrid. After five straight wins, four domestically and one in Europe, the...

Cristiano Ronaldo(C) and Head coach Zinedine Zidane (R) of Real Madrid CF celebrate after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid CF at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germ

Luis Enrique praises Iniesta before 600th game 01 Oct 2016 - 04:57 pm

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique paid tribute to midfield magician Andres Iniesta as the Spain international prepares to make his 600th appearance for...

Milner spot on as Liverpool sink Swansea 01 Oct 2016 - 04:51 pm

Swansea, United Kingdom: James Milner propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League as his late penalty secured a 2-1 win against...

Darmian returns for Azzurri against Spain, Macedonia 01 Oct 2016 - 04:18 pm

Milan: Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian was among four returnees named in the Italy squad Saturday for 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Spain...

Kumar floors New Zealand with five-wicket haul 01 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm

Kolkata: Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed five wickets to leave New Zealand tottering at 128 for seven at stumps as India gained the...

Zidane not worried by careless Real displays 01 Oct 2016 - 03:41 pm

BARCELONA: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is not worried by his team's performances following three successive draws but knows they have a lot...

Start will be key, says upbeat Rosberg 01 Oct 2016 - 03:10 pm

Sepang, Malaysia: World championship leader Nico Rosberg believes he can still win Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix from second on the grid, despite being...

Hamilton scorches to record Malaysia GP pole 01 Oct 2016 - 01:55 pm

Sepang, Malaysia: Lewis Hamilton blitzed his rivals in qualifying Saturday to secure pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The reigning world champion...

New Zealand slip to 85/4 at tea against India 01 Oct 2016 - 11:59 am

Kolkata: Indian bowlers made early inroads into the New Zealand batting to leave the visitors reeling at 85 for four at tea on...

India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2R) with teammates celebrate the wicket of New Zealand's Martin Guptill during the second day of the second Test match between India and New Zealand at the Eden Gardens cricket stadium in Kolkata on October 1, 2016. (AFP / Dibya

New Zealand bowlers put India on backfoot 30 Sep 2016 - 06:27 pm

Kolkata: New Zealand bowlers put India on the backfoot despite fighting half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, to leave the hosts on...