Sports

Football: South Africa, Nigeria renew rivalry 06 Mar 2015 - 08:50 pm

Soweto, South Africa - A great football rivalry will continue when South Africa host Nigeria on March 29 in a warm-up game for...

Cricket: Zimbabwe v Ireland - five match facts 06 Mar 2015 - 08:48 pm

Hobart, Australia - Five match facts for Saturday's World Cup Pool B game between Zimbabwe and Ireland at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (14:30 local/03:30...

Cricket: Pakistan v South Africa - five match facts 06 Mar 2015 - 08:39 pm

Auckland - Five match facts for Saturday's World Cup Pool B game between South Africa and Pakistan at Eden Park, Auckland (14:00 local/01:00...

China's Zou confident of "dream" world title 06 Mar 2015 - 04:29 pm

Macau, Macau---China's Zou Shiming declared Friday that he would achieve his "dream" of becoming world champion against Amnat Ruenroeng, predicting that the IBF...

Highlanders steal late win over Chiefs 06 Mar 2015 - 04:27 pm

Hamilton---The Waikato Chiefs slumped to an upset 20-17 loss against the Otago Highlanders on Friday after star centre Sonny Bill Williams conceded a...

Roach slams reports of 'armed guards' at Pacquiao gym 06 Mar 2015 - 03:43 pm

Macau, Macau---Freddie Roach denied media reports published Friday that he had ordered armed guards to protect Manny Pacquiao at his Hollywood gym. The...

Qatar’s Al Marri cruises to victory 06 Mar 2015 - 03:23 am

Qatar’s Rashid Towaim Ali Al Mari and Kannada yesterday won the CSI3* two phases jumping competition (1m45) with a perfect ride at CHI...

Para equestrian riders win hearts 06 Mar 2015 - 03:22 am

Qatar’s Hamad Nasser Al Qadi on SIEC Lonnie after finishing second in CSI3* event. Kuwait’s Rakan Al Hasawi triumphed at the race while...

Impressive Battash rides away with Al Uraiq Cup 06 Mar 2015 - 03:21 am

QREC Chairman Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh Al Thani hands over a trophy to jockey Alberto Sanna at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club...

Doha to host 79th AIPS Congress 06 Mar 2015 - 03:20 am

Mubarak Al Boainin, Board Member - Sports Press Committee, Qatar Olympic Committee, during his address at the 78th AIPS Congress in Paris on...

French trio completes clean sweep in Heat 1 of Qatar GP 06 Mar 2015 - 03:18 am

Action from the Qatar Grand Prix here yesterday. French trio Jean-Baptiste Botti, Jeremy Poret and Jennifer Menard completed the clean sweep in heat...

Dahlan will lead Asian Athletics until 2019 06 Mar 2015 - 03:17 am

DOHA: Dahlan Al Hamad (pictured), will serve for another four years as President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). The official announcement will...

Iqbal leads Bangladesh to important win over Scots 06 Mar 2015 - 03:16 am

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal plays a shot at the Saxton Park Oval in Nelson yesterday. RIGHT: Scotland’s Kyle Coetzer celebrates after scoring a century...

Moroccan Ouaddar upstages Brash 06 Mar 2015 - 12:17 am

Moroccan show jumper Abdelkebir Ouaddar, poses for a picture with officials after winning the CSI5* 1m55 class on day four at the CHI...

Ford, Phelan share Africa Open lead 05 Mar 2015 - 08:19 pm

East London, South Africa--Englishman Matt Ford and Irishman Kevin Phelan shared the Africa Open first-round lead on 67 Thursday after taming blustery East...

Badminton: Wang Yihan fights back to reach All-England quarters 05 Mar 2015 - 06:40 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom--Former world number one Wang Yihan made an intelligent and tenacious recovery to become the first Chinese player into the quarter-finals...

Football: Keane faces court date in 'road rage' case 05 Mar 2015 - 06:35 pm

London--Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been ordered to appear in court over an alleged 'road rage' row with a taxi driver,...

Football: I didn't spit at Cisse, says United's Evans 05 Mar 2015 - 06:21 pm

London--Manchester United centre-back Jonny Evans released a statement on Thursday rejecting allegations that he spat at Newcastle United's Papiss Cisse during his side's...