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UAE down Iraq to finish 3rd at Asian Cup 31 Jan 2015 - 04:58 am

NEWCASTLE: The United Arab Emirates overcame a 10-man Iraq 3-2 in an action-packed Asian Cup third-placed playoff yesterday to complete an impressive tournament...

Second round of Qatar International Endurocross 31 Jan 2015 - 04:57 am

DOHA: The second round of the season of Qatar International Endurocross will take place today near Sealine Beach Resort. In the E1 category,...

Ladies Endurance Ride 31 Jan 2015 - 04:55 am

Maria Capdevila De Chopitea celebrates after finishing in first place with the horse Moondrra Maya near Endurance Village, Sealine. RIGHT: Winners pose with...

Spirited Qatar march into final 31 Jan 2015 - 02:00 am

Qatar’s Bertrand Roine in action against Poland during their semifinal match in the Men’s Handball World Championship at Lusail Multipurpose Arena last evening....

Football: Huth banned over Twitter gender game 30 Jan 2015 - 11:51 pm

London - Stoke City defender Robert Huth was given an immediate two-match ban and fined by the Football Association on Friday over social...

Golf: Tiger struggles while Palmer keeps Phoenix lead 30 Jan 2015 - 11:29 pm

Scottsdale, United States - Tiger Woods continued his struggles into the second round of the Phoenix Open on Friday morning while Ryan Palmer...

NFL: Coach: Sherman's call if baby comes Super Sunday 30 Jan 2015 - 10:56 pm

Phoenix - Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said it will be up to cornerback Richard Sherman to decide whether to miss the Super...

Figure skating: European championships results 30 Jan 2015 - 10:36 pm

Stockholm - European championships results on Friday: Pairs Short programme 1. Ksenio Stolbova/Fedor Klimov (RUS) 71.38 points, 2. Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 69.86,...

Athletics: Russia's Zaripova faces losing Olympic gold for doping 30 Jan 2015 - 10:13 pm

Moscow - Olympic steeplechase champion Yulia Zaripova could be stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Games after the Russian...

Golf: Phoenix Open first round scores 30 Jan 2015 - 10:09 pm

Robert Allenby hits the course at Phoenix Open Phoenix - Scores on Friday after the conclusion of the first round of the $6.3...

Football: FIFA refuse to validate Ben Arfa transfer to Nice - source 30 Jan 2015 - 09:08 pm

Paris - World football's governing body FIFA on Friday again refused to validate the transfer of Hatem Ben Arfa from Newcastle to Nice...

Marseille victim of EUR700,000 Chinese scam 30 Jan 2015 - 05:25 pm

Marseille---French Ligue 1 club Marseille were the victims of a EUR700,000 ($793,000) international bank transfer scam to China last year, sources close to...

Ferrari unveil car to power team back to F1 glory 30 Jan 2015 - 04:36 pm

Deadmau5 on Nyan Cat Ferrari PURRARI 458 Spider Winner of Gumball 3000 2014 Miami 2 Ibiza Milan---Ferrari unveiled their car for the new...

Handball: Qatar to play Poland in semis today 30 Jan 2015 - 04:44 am

Qatar players (from left) Alla Mahmoud Hassab, Kamaladin Mallash and Ameen Zakkar speaking to journalists during a media day with the four semi-finalists...

Quarter-finalists aiming for Olympic qualification spot 30 Jan 2015 - 02:28 am

Germany’s Uwe Gensheimer speaks to the media at Lusail Multipurpose Hall outside Doha on Wednesday. Doha: The four teams that were defeated in...

We have more options than Qatar, says Poland’s Szmal 30 Jan 2015 - 02:27 am

Polish goalkeeper Slawomir Szmal (right) shakes hands with Croatian players after a quarter-final match of the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship, at the...

We aren’t ready to wake up, says Qatar’s Mallash 30 Jan 2015 - 02:26 am

Qatar’s vital playmaker Kamalaldin Mallash The hosts of the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship, Qatar, wrote a new chapter in handball history by...

QMSF sets stage for 2015 Qatar Cup in Doha 30 Jan 2015 - 02:25 am

Ali Al Neama will team up with Billy Moore in the Spirit of Qatar 20 at the inaugural Qatar Cup. DOHA: The Qatar...