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Connors wisdom bolsters Bouchard run at US Open 06 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada hits a return to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their match on the fifth day of the 2015 US...

Countdown for World Boxing Championships begins 06 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Boxing Federation (QBF) is set to mark the 30-day countdown to next month’s 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships by taking the...

Smith sets up Australia assault 05 Sep 2015 - 06:57 pm

Australia's Steve Smith hits out watched by England's Jos Buttler. LONDON: Australia captain Steven Smith paved the way for the World Cup-holders' last...

Hamilton secures 11th pole in 12 races 05 Sep 2015 - 05:11 pm

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after getting the pole position at the end of the qualifying session for the...

Malik returns to Pakistan's central contracts 05 Sep 2015 - 04:06 pm

Shoaib Malik KARACHI: Former captain Shoaib Malik Saturday returned to Pakistan's central contract list as 27 players were given handsome increases in payments...

Williams survives scare but Nadal falls 05 Sep 2015 - 12:58 pm

Fabio Fognini of Italy hits a return against Rafael Nadal of Spain during their match on the fifth day of the 2015 US...

PSL in Doha will boost Pakistan cricket: Wasim 05 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Karachi: Legendary Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram (pictured) said yesterday he was excited that Pakistan would host a Twenty20 league that will give the...

Federer cruises, Murray escapes shock defeat 05 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his match against Steve Darcis of Belgium during the fourth day...

Gonzalez, Rockies power past fading San Francisco Giants 05 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija pitches in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday. Chicago won...

Scotland’s hopes dented by Georgia 05 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Georgia head coach Kakhaber Tskhadadze celebrates at the end of the match with Valeri Qazaishvili (right) who scored the winning goal against Scotland...

Federer cruises, Murray struggles, Hewitt says farewell 04 Sep 2015 - 11:19 am

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia waves to the crowd after being defeated by Bernard Tomic of Australia during their Men's Singles Second Round match...

Qatar’s Barshim shines in Zurich 04 Sep 2015 - 12:14 am

Qatar’s Muta Essa Barshim reacts after winning the men’s high jump event at the IAAF Athletics Diamond League meeting in Zurich yesterday.

Huge difference between the two sides: Carreno 04 Sep 2015 - 12:08 am

DOHA: Qatar players yesterday brought immense delight to home football fans with their 15-0 drubbing of lowly-ranked Bhutan but coach Daniel Carreno (pictured...

A goal glut as Qatar crush Bhutan 15-0 in Doha clash 04 Sep 2015 - 12:01 am

Qatar squad poses for photographs before the start of the Group C clash last night. No fewer than eight players scored for the...

Qatar Olympic squad in training 04 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Qatar’s Olympic squad is seen during a training session in Manchester, UK, yesterday. Qatar squad coached by Felix Sanchez (right) will be in...

Qatar Football Association holds AGM 04 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

QFA President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani joins Vice-President Saud Al Mohannadi and other senior officials at QFA’s Annual General...

Qatar nod to formation of Gulf Football Federation 03 Sep 2015 - 03:39 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) on Wednesday decided in principle to back the formation of Gulf Football Federation. This was announced after...

Waugh backs Ponting, Holding call to dump Test toss 03 Sep 2015 - 12:54 pm

SYDNEY: Steve Waugh has backed calls from fellow former Australia captain Ricky Ponting and West Indies great Michael Holding for cricket chiefs to...