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Jaffar, Blair and Al Kubaisi triumph at second round of Losail MX 15 Nov 2015 - 12:52 am

The podium winners at the second round of Losail MX Championship at Losail on Friday night. Doha: Kuwaiti rider Mohammed Jaffar clinched victory...

Ukraine beats Slovenia 2-0 in Euro 2016 playoff 1st leg 15 Nov 2015 - 12:49 am

LVIV, Ukraine:Ukraine took a large stride toward qualifying for the European Championship next year by beating Slovenia 2-0 in a first-leg playoff on...

Czech Republic leads Russia 1-0 in Fed Cup final 15 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a ball to Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic during the International Tennis Federation Fed Cup final match between...

France stars Zidane and Evra out of charity match after Paris attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 06:36 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: France football stars Zinedine Zidane and Patrice Evra have withdrawn from a charity football match at Manchester United's Old Trafford...

De La Hoya jabs at 'boring' Mayweather 14 Nov 2015 - 04:46 pm

Los Angeles: Oscar De La Hoya has reignited his age-old feud with Floyd Mayweather in a scathing open letter, saying boxing will be...

UEFA to hold minute's silence before games for Paris attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 04:38 pm

LONDON: UEFA says all teams playing in European internationals in the next week will wear black armbands, with a minute's silence held before...

France-England friendly to go ahead - French federation 14 Nov 2015 - 04:31 pm

Paris: The France-England friendly match scheduled for Tuesday will go ahead despite deadly attacks in Paris that left more than 120 dead on...

Knee injury forces Thiago out of Spain squad 14 Nov 2015 - 04:13 pm

Madrid: Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been released from the Spain squad due to face Belgium on Tuesday due to a knee...

Matic could end Serbia career after Czech fiasco 14 Nov 2015 - 04:10 pm

BELGRADE: Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic criticised his team mates and said he was on the verge of quitting the national team after Friday's...

Germany team back home after Paris terror attacks 14 Nov 2015 - 04:02 pm

BERLIN: The German national soccer team is back home after spending Friday night at the Stade de France stadium because of the terror...

Aspire Academy launches training camp for Asia’s future athletic stars 14 Nov 2015 - 04:00 pm

Doha: Aspire Academy today inaugurates a two-week long training camp run jointly with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the governing body of...

Williamson anchors Kiwi chase after huge Australian total 14 Nov 2015 - 02:09 pm

New Zealand's Kane Williamson tries to hit a delivery from Australia's Mitchell Johnson during the second day of the second cricket test match...

India strike early blows in second S.Africa Test 14 Nov 2015 - 12:46 pm

Bangalore, India: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck twice in his first over as India dominated the opening session of the second Test against South...

Cavaliers rally past Knicks to win eighth straight 14 Nov 2015 - 12:41 pm

LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after making the shot and drawing the foul in the second half against the New...

Europe's top players honour Paris victims 14 Nov 2015 - 10:52 am

Sergio Garcia of Spain, wearing a black ribbon on his hat to commemorate the victims of the Paris attacks, looks on during the...

Belgium celebrates No. 1 ranking with 3-1 win over Italy 14 Nov 2015 - 02:35 am

BRUSSELS: Kevin De Bruyne scored one goal and added an assist in Belgium's 3-1 victory over Italy which underscored its position as FIFA's...

James sparkles as Colombia snatch draw 14 Nov 2015 - 12:44 am

Colombia’s James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring against Chile during their Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup South American Qualifiers match, in Santiago, on Thursday. ...

Warner puts Kiwis to sword 14 Nov 2015 - 12:43 am

Australia’s David Warner (right) celebrates with team-mate Usman Khawaja after reaching his double-century during the first day of the second Test against New...