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Murray defeats Anderson 01 Apr 2015 - 10:18 am

Miami---Britain's Andy Murray won his 500th career victory Tuesday, defeating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the ATP and WTA...

QFA gears up for Emir Cup 2015 01 Apr 2015 - 01:02 am

Ali Hmoud Al Naimi (centre), Head of Competitions of QFA and other officials during the draw of the 43rd Emir Cup 2015 held...

Mo Farah set for Doha debut 01 Apr 2015 - 12:54 am

Mo Farah is seen in this file photo taken last year. The double Olympic and world champion will kick off his 2015 IAAF...

Qatar’s Al Sadd, Al Rayyan reach home to warm welcome 01 Apr 2015 - 12:53 am

RIGHT: Team players and officials of Al Sadd celebrate beating Al Rayyan in the final of the 35th GCC Club Handball Championship in...

QOC honours Qatari athletes in Doha 01 Apr 2015 - 12:51 am

Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is seen with Qatari athletes who bagged medals at the...

Ahmed and Voges get Windies, Ashes call up 01 Apr 2015 - 12:41 am

Sydney: Legspinner Fawad Ahmed, batsman Adam Voges and wicketkeeper Peter Nevill were all called up by Australia yesterday for their upcoming tour of...

Stage set for GCC Beach Games 01 Apr 2015 - 12:37 am

TOP: A view of the volleyball venue at Al Gharafa Sports Club. The multi-purpose complex at Al Gharafa Sports Club will host the...

Football: Tunisia free to contest qualifiers after CAF decision 31 Mar 2015 - 08:14 pm

Paris--Tunisia will be allowed to compete in the 2017 Cup of Nations qualifiers after all as The African Confederation of Football (CAF) confirmed...

Football: It's Man Utd or no-one, says Dortmund's Hummels 31 Mar 2015 - 07:46 pm

Berlin--Manchester United-target Mats Hummels has said if he ever transfers abroad it will only be to the Red Devils after telling Borussia Dortmund...

Football: International friendly - China 1 Tunisia 1 31 Mar 2015 - 06:18 pm

Beijing--Result from an international football friendly between China and Tunisia in Beijing on Tuesday: China 1 (Yu 94) Tunisia 1 (Moncer 39) AFP

RugbyU: Steyn banned for four games after appeal 31 Mar 2015 - 06:11 pm

Johannesburg-Coastal Sharks centre Francois Steyn was banned for four matches Tuesday after the Super 15 governing body successfully appealed a decision not to...

Football: AFP launches football Twitter application 31 Mar 2015 - 05:44 pm

Paris--Agence France-Presse on Tuesday launched its AFP TweetFoot application, in collaboration with Twitter, providing the comments of thousands of Europe's most influential football...

Football: AFP launches football Twitter application 31 Mar 2015 - 05:43 pm

Paris--Agence France-Presse on Tuesday launched its AFP TweetFoot application, in collaboration with Twitter, providing the comments of thousands of Europe's most influential football...

Cricket: McCullum joins Birmingham Bears for T20 Blast 31 Mar 2015 - 05:16 pm

London--New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum confirmed Tuesday he has signed for the Birmingham Bears for the defence of their T20 Blast title....

Football: Japan 5 Uzbekistan 1 in international friendly 31 Mar 2015 - 05:00 pm

Tokyo--Result of Tuesday's friendly international between Japan and Uzbekistan in Tokyo: Japan 5 (Aoyama 6, Okazaki 54, Shibasaki 80, Usami 83, Kawamata 90)...

RugbyL: Leeds' Sinfield set for cross-code switch 31 Mar 2015 - 04:06 pm

Kevin Sinfield London--Former England captain Kevin Sinfield is to make a cross-code switch from Leeds to their rugby union sister club Yorkshire Carnegie,...

Formula One: Vettel's Malaysia victory 'scared' Rosberg 31 Mar 2015 - 04:04 pm

Nico Rosberg Berlin--Nico Rosberg admits he was 'scared' by Sebastian Vettel's debut victory for Ferrari in last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix which caught...

Football: Kazakhstan examine bid for 2026 World Cup 31 Mar 2015 - 02:27 pm

Moscow--Kazakhstan are examining a bid to host the 2026 World Cup, the country's football chief Yerlan Kozhagapanov was quoted as saying in Russia's...