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Losail MX ready for season opener 25 Feb 2015 - 01:47 am

French rider Jordi Tixier, who will defend his title in the MX2 class, in action at last year’s championship. RIGHT: French rider Jordi...

Gayle’s double ton sinks Zimbabwe 25 Feb 2015 - 01:33 am

West Indies’ star Chris Gayle celebrates his double century during the 2015 World Cup Pool B match against Zimbabwe at the Manuka Oval...

Chappell-Hadlee trophy at stake in Australia-New Zealand clash 25 Feb 2015 - 01:31 am

Auckland: Australia and New Zealand will not only vie for top spot in Pool A of the World Cup when they clash in...

Lekhwiya lose AFC Champions League opener 25 Feb 2015 - 01:30 am

Mohammad Noori of Iran’s Persepolis celebrates after scoring a goal against Qatar’s Lekhwiya during an Asian Champions League Group A match at Tehran’s...

Jankovic advances with easy win 25 Feb 2015 - 12:35 am

Sania Mirza (left) of India and Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in action during their doubles match of the Qatar Open at Khalifa...

Roi De Vitesse thunders to Qatar 2022 Cup victory 25 Feb 2015 - 12:31 am

The Roi De Vitesse team poses on the podium with the Chairman of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), Sheikh Mohammed bin...

Wenger warns against complacency in Monaco tie 24 Feb 2015 - 07:29 pm

London--Arsenal are strongly fancied to beat Monaco in their Champions League last-16 tie but Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has warned fans not to...

Spanish La Liga results 24 Feb 2015 - 06:35 pm

Madrid--Result from La Liga in Spain on Monday: Levante 2 (Camarasa 88, Barral 90+4) Granada 1 (El-Arabi 13-pen) Played Sunday Real Sociedad 4...

Italian Serie A results - collated 24 Feb 2015 - 06:33 pm

Milan--Italian Serie A results on Monday: Napoli 2 (Zapata 61, Hamsik 70) Sassuolo 0 Cagliari 1 (Carrizo 74-og) Inter Milan 2 (Kovacic 47,...

WTA Qatar Open results 24 Feb 2015 - 05:39 pm

Doha--Results from the second day of the WTA Qatar Open on Tuesday (x denotes seeding): 1st round Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bt Saisai Zheng...

Football: FIFA group calls for November-December World Cup in Qatar 24 Feb 2015 - 05:01 pm

Doha--A FIFA World Cup taskforce on Tuesday called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in November-December to...

Marquez leads on day two of Sepang test 24 Feb 2015 - 02:38 pm

Marc Marquez Sepang, Malaysia---World champion Marc Marquez was the fastest rider at Malaysia's Sepang circuit on Tuesday, day two of the second round...

"There is one solution, November-December 2022": FIFA sec gen 24 Feb 2015 - 01:33 pm

Jerome Valcke Doha---FIFA's General Secretary Jerome Valcke on Tuesday said that holding the 2022 World Cup in November-December was the only solution to...

FIFA task force recommends 2022 World Cup in winter 24 Feb 2015 - 12:42 pm

Doha---A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday recommended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar be held in winter, probably in November-December, to...

Conley, Grizzlies hold off Clippers 24 Feb 2015 - 12:09 pm

Los Angeles---Mike Conley had a crucial steal in the final seconds then sank two free throws with 1.5 seconds left on the clock...

South Africa's Philander out of Windies clash 24 Feb 2015 - 10:55 am

Sydney---South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of Friday's key World Cup clash against the West Indies in Sydney after...

All Black Franks gets Super ban for striking 24 Feb 2015 - 10:52 am

Wellington---All Blacks prop Owen Franks has received a two-match ban for striking an opponent during the Canterbury Crusaders' win in Dunedin, although he...

Hewitt, Kyrgios to lead Aussies against Czechs 24 Feb 2015 - 10:50 am

Caption Sydney---Australia on Tuesday named Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios in a full-strength team for next month's Davis Cup World Group showdown with...