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Qatar eyes World Tour slot from next year 08 Feb 2016 - 01:42 am

Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani (third right), President of Qatar Cycling Federation speaking at a press conference on the eve of the...

Upbeat Cavendish eyes winning performance in Doha 08 Feb 2016 - 01:41 am

Mark Cavendish puts on the yellow jersey, after receiving it from Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, President of Qatar Cycling Federation in...

QCF are pioneers in the region, says legend Merckx 08 Feb 2016 - 01:40 am

DOHA: Qatar are pioneers in cycling in the Middle East, retired Belgian star Eddy Merckx (pictured) said yesterday. The 15th edition of the...

QuickStep ‘not invited’ to this year’s Tour of Qatar 08 Feb 2016 - 01:39 am

DOHA: Etixx-QuickStep riders including Belgian star Tom Boonen won’t be seen in action at this week’s Tour of Qatar for non-cycling reasons, it...

Qatargas chess event starts on Feb 11 08 Feb 2016 - 01:38 am

Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen playing chess with Aspire Academy student athletes and members of Academy staff in this file photo taken in...

Mildon sparkles with 25 points as Al Shamal hammer Al Arabi 74-61 08 Feb 2016 - 01:37 am

An Al Shamal player jumps to score against Al Arabi in their Qatar Basketball League (QBL) match at Al Gharafa Indoor Hall in...

D-day arrives as Qatar sets the ball rolling for NSD events 08 Feb 2016 - 01:36 am

DOHA: With only one day to go to the start of Qatar’s National Sport Day, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is encouraging all...

Higuain hits 24th goal as Napoli, Juve pull away 08 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Football Soccer - Napoli v Carpi Serie A - San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Italy - 07/02/16. Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring against...

Zouma stretchered off against Man United 08 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Chelsea's Kurt Zouma lies on the pitch after sustaining an injury. (Reuters / Stefan Wermuth) London: Chelsea's France international centre-back Kurt Zouma was...

Ozil, Ox get Arsenal back to winning ways 07 Feb 2016 - 06:38 pm

Bournemouth, United Kingdom: Arsenal returned to third place in the Premier League after Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's goals ended a four-game winless...

Fans fulfill mask pledge to monkey chant victim Koulibaly 07 Feb 2016 - 06:14 pm

People hold flyers depicting the face of Napoli's French defender Kalidou Koulibaly before the Italian Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Carpi...

'Ill-disciplined' Etixx barred from Tour of Qatar 07 Feb 2016 - 05:30 pm

Etixx-Quick Step team leader Dutch Niki Terpstra wearing the overall leader’s Golden Jersey on the podium during the 2015 Tour of Qatar. (file...

Mladenovic puts France ahead over Italy 07 Feb 2016 - 05:11 pm

France's Kristina Mladenovic returns the ball to Italy's Sara Errani during the Federation Cup tennis world group first round match between France and...

Willett wins Dubai Desert Classic 07 Feb 2016 - 04:53 pm

DUBAI: Britain's Danny Willett won his fourth European Tour title on Sunday when he took the Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke from...

Barca equal unbeaten record with Levante win 07 Feb 2016 - 04:11 pm

Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez celebrates a goal during the Spanish league football match Levante UD vs FC Barcelona at the Ciutat de...

Dutch defeat Russia in Fed Cup 07 Feb 2016 - 03:20 pm

Kiki Bertens of Netherlands celebrates her victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in their Fed Cup World Group tennis match in Moscow February...

German police say 23 officers hurt after Schalke football match 07 Feb 2016 - 03:03 pm

Schalke's midfielder Johannes Geis scores froma free kick during the German Bundesliga first division football match FC Schalke 04 v Wolfsburg in Gelsenkirchen,...

Mourinho says he will be back soon 07 Feb 2016 - 02:58 pm

Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho watches the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany,...