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Carella, Torrente toppled as Qatar Team falls short 20 Dec 2014 - 01:46 pm

Qatar Team in action in yesterday’s 15th Grand Prix of Qatar at Khaled Lagoon. The team which won the championship three consecutive times,...

Bucks edge out Kings 20 Dec 2014 - 01:44 pm

NEW YORK: Zaza Pachulia knocked down one of two free throws with 6.5 seconds left, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks to a victory over...

NHL: Ward stars in big victory for Hurricanes 20 Dec 2014 - 01:43 pm

NEW YORK: Cam Ward made 25 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes rode a strong start and solid finish to a 4-1 victory against...

Magnificent Mirza wins stage 2 20 Dec 2014 - 03:34 am

Riders close in on the finish line of stage two at Tour of Zubarah yesterday. The event concludes today with stage three which...

Chiappe snatches pole at Sharjah GP 19 Dec 2014 - 01:34 am

Shaun Torrente of the Qatar Team in action at Khaled Lagoon in Sharjah yesterday. SHARJAH: The Qatar Team’s Alex Carella and Shaun Torrente...

Sterling lifts Rodgers as Liverpool make semis 19 Dec 2014 - 01:33 am

Liverpool’s English midfielder Raheem Sterling (left) controls the ball under pressure from Bournemouth’s Irish midfielder Eunan O’Kane during the English League Cup quarter-final...

Smith leads Australia’s fightback 19 Dec 2014 - 01:32 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Steve Smith again proved the elusive wicket for India as the new captain fashioned an Australian fightback on day two of...

Amla, Van Zyl punish Windies 19 Dec 2014 - 01:30 am

CENTURION, South Africa: Hashim Amla hit his third Test double century and Stiaan van Zyl made a hundred on his debut before South...

San Lorenzo scrape past Auckland 19 Dec 2014 - 01:27 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo takes part in a training session yesterday in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, two days ahead of...

Japan stick with Aguirre for Asian Cup 19 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

TOKYO: Japan will stick with coach Javier Aguirre for next month’s Asian Cup, despite the former Mexico coach being involved in a match-fixing...

Williams and Djokovic top ITF awards 19 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

PARIS: Novak Djokovic (pictured) and Serena Williams were named as men’s and women’s World Champions for 2014 yesterday by the International Tennis Federation...

WADA decides against China swimming star appeal 19 Dec 2014 - 12:51 am

PARIS: The World Anti-Doping agency said yesterday that it will not appeal against a three month ban imposed against China’s controversial double Olympic...

Grizzlies claw out victory over Spurs 19 Dec 2014 - 12:49 am

SAN ANTONIO: The Memphis Grizzlies followed up their victory over league-leading Golden State with a 117-116 triumph over reigning NBA champions San Antonio...

Stevenson puts title on line against Sukhotsky 19 Dec 2014 - 12:45 am

MONTREAL: Hard-hitting Adonis Stevenson puts his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title on the line today for a third time when he faces...

Third round of Losail MX Championship kicks off today 19 Dec 2014 - 12:44 am

Doha: The third round of the Losail MX Championship will take place at the Losail MX track here today. In the MX1 category,...

Stallions Cricket Carnival today 19 Dec 2014 - 12:44 am

Doha: The second Cricket Carnival and Junior Cricket tournament of Stallions Cricket Academy Qatar is organising its GWC Cup at the West End...

Algeria’s Lagab storms to stage win in Dukhan 19 Dec 2014 - 12:41 am

A peloton or riders waves its way through on day two of the 2014 Tour of Zubarah yesterday. PICTURES: SALIM MATRAMKOT DOHA: Algerian...

Gay’s former coach banned for 8 years 19 Dec 2014 - 12:33 am

COLORADO SPRINGS: Jon Drummond, former coach of US sprinter Tyson Gay, has been banned for eight years after arbitrators ruled he possessed, trafficked...