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Benitez believes minor tweaks can transform Newcastle 30 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

Rafa Benitez (file photo / Reuters) Only small changes are required to turn Newcastle United's fortunes around this season, manager Rafa Benitez has...

Tears in China over 'miracle' of Xi'an 30 Mar 2016 - 11:06 am

Wu Lei of China celebrates with teammates after winning against Qatar. (Reuters) Beijing: Chinese fans were left dreaming of World Cup glory on...

India bank on spin to blunt West Indian weapons 30 Mar 2016 - 11:01 am

India's Manish Pandey (L) and Ajinkya Rahane attend the training session at the Cricket Club of India stadium in Mumbai on March 29,...

Djokovic reaches quarterfinals at Miami Open, 6-3, 6-4 30 Mar 2016 - 10:24 am

Novak Djokovic hits a backhand against Dominic Thiem during day nine of the Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Djokovic won 6-3,...

US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala 30 Mar 2016 - 10:20 am

Clint Dempsey #8 of the United States Men's National Team takes control of the ball in the second half in front of Carlos...

Curry, Warriors move a victory closer to season wins record 30 Mar 2016 - 10:18 am

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates against the Washington Wizards during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the...

Taimoor five-for guides Qatar to T20 victory 30 Mar 2016 - 02:16 am

Qatar skipper Awais Malik and Singapore cricket captains with the two umpires before the start of the game at Kallang Cricket Ground in...

Dahlan hopes for ‘great things’ in Rio 30 Mar 2016 - 02:11 am

FROM LEFT: Silver medallist Abdalelah Haroun of Qatar, gold medallist Pavel Maslak of the Czech Republic and bronze medallist Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad...

Legendary Talal to head QAF’s Masters Committee 30 Mar 2016 - 02:10 am

Doha: The Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF), yesterday announced the formation of Masters Committee, which will be chaired by Olympian Talal Mansour (pictured). “The...

China ends Qatar’s unbeaten run 30 Mar 2016 - 01:43 am

Action from the 2018 World Cup qualifying match between Qatar and China in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shanxi province yesterday. Xi’an: China produced a...

Basketball: Al Rayyan win Qatar Cup in fine style 30 Mar 2016 - 01:17 am

Al Rayyan basketball players and team officials celebrate winning the Qatar Cup at Al Gharafa Indoor Hall. Al Rayyan beat Al Gharafa in...

Stellar line-up set for IDL Doha 2016 30 Mar 2016 - 01:12 am

FROM LEFT: President of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF), Dahlan Al Hamad, General-Secretary of QAF, Mohamed Jassim Al Kuwari and Chairman of Masters Committee,...

Cruyff 'belongs to whole world' - son 29 Mar 2016 - 06:45 pm

Jordi Cruyff, son of Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff, attends a news conference during a memorial event for his father at Camp Nou...

China stun Qatar to move to revive World Cup hopes 29 Mar 2016 - 06:43 pm

Jiang Ning (L) of China competes for the ball with Abdelaziz Hatim of Qatar during their 2018 World Cup football qualifying match in...

Sevilla, Santos hit by third-party ownership fines 29 Mar 2016 - 04:57 pm

Lausanne: Several clubs have been hit by sanctions imposed by FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday for breaking rules regarding third-party influence or ownership...

Gayle hopes for another big knock against India in World T20 29 Mar 2016 - 04:55 pm

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle meets with journalists before the start of a training session at the Cricket Club of India stadium in...

Lewandowski extends Bayern contract: report 29 Mar 2016 - 04:06 pm

Berlin: Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has extended his Bayern Munich contract until 2021, according to a report in German magazine Sport Bild. The...

Euro 2016 an antidote to Paris, Brussels attacks: Hollande 29 Mar 2016 - 03:41 pm

Paris: French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday all the security necessary would be mobilised for Euro 2016, a competition which he insisted would...