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FIFA President Joseph Blatter speaks during a press conference in Costa do Sauipe, state of Bahia, Brazil yesterday. The 2014 FIFA World Cup...

ADELAIDE, Australia: England face a critical challenge to their four-year Ashes reign in the second Test against Australia starting in Adelaide tomorrow against...

International Cricket Council (ICC) pitch consultant Andy Atkinson (right) inspects the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium with Bangladesh Cricket Board curator Shafiul Alam...

Al Sadd and Qatar national team striker Ibrahim Khalfan speaks during a press conference during the unveiling of Aspire Academy’s new television commercial...

LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson (pictured) borrowed a line from the hit movie Forrest Gump when he described this week’s World Cup draw...

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester United manager David Moyes (pictured) claimed his side’s Premier League title bid will gather momentum before the end of...

Khalid Abdullah Al Kuwari celebrates after winning the Match Race final at UIM Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi, yesterday. ABU DHABI: Team Qatar...

 Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso (right) of Ferrari delivers a speech during the  inauguration of the exhibition of his sports life in...

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) General-Secretary Manzoor Ahmad (back row, fifth left) along with officials and the winners of the QCA Under-19 Inter-School Girls...

FROM LEFT: Andre Filip, Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) Technical Secretary, Mohammed Salem Al Hemoud, Board Member and Head of Secretary and Finance of...

Djamel Belmadi, coach of Qatar reserve team gives instructions to his players during a training session at Aspire Academy in Doha yesterday. Qatar...

Doha: Manchester United legend Denis Irwin s set to arrive in Doha this weekend as part of Commercial Bank’s five-year exclusive partnership with...

Rashid Ali Al Muhannadi (centre), winner in the men’s 10m Air Rifle at the Association Cup, celebrates on the podium with other winners...

New York: Russell Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-7 thrashing of the New Orleans Saints yesterday as the hosts clinched a...

SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke skipped training to rest his injured ankle yesterday but team mate Shane Watson was confident he would be...

ADELAIDE, Australia: England stars Stuart Broad, Kevin Pietersen and Jonny Bairstow have been cleared of any wrongdoing after reports of a late-night drinking...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board yesterday announced it had hired Australian physio-cum-trainer Dale Naylor as the squad aims to avoid a repeat of...

LONDON: Rotating the squad will be vital if Arsenal are to maintain the pace at the top of the Premier League as the...