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Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General, addressing faculty members and students of National Sports Academy in...

MADRID: The Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) David Howman has criticised the decision of the judge in the Operation Puerto...

SYDNEY: Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme yesterday said the scandal-ridden sport of cycling had changed and is no longer “the little ugly...

MANNHEIM, Germany: Undefeated challenger and cancer survivor Francesco Pianeta  has vowed to shock undisputed world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko when the pair meet...

From left: Abdulrahman Al Dosari, Chief of Commercial at Qatar Stars League (QSL), Hani Ballan, Deputy CEO of QSL and Jassim Al Hail,...

DENVER, Colorado: The Denver Nuggets kept their NBA play-off hopes alive but touched off a controversy over dirty tactics yesterday while the Memphis...

TOKYO: The Japanese and French athletics federations signed a partnership agreement yesterday to cooperate in boosting their competitive level as they head toward...

ARLINGTON, Texas: Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish won for the fifth time in six Major League Baseball starts yesterday, striking out nine in six...

COMMERCE, Georgia: The hard work is beginning to pay off for Khalid alBalooshi, the second-year driver for the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel...

Qatar’s Hassan Al Thawadi (right), who is contesting the FIFA Executive Committee post representing the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), speaking to journalists at...

Borussia Dortmund's players celebrate at the end of the UEFA Champions League semi-final  MADRID: Borussia Dortmund qualified for only their second ever Champions...

Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes arriving at a courthouse in Madrid in this file picture of January 28, 2013. MADRID, Spain: A Spanish court...

BARCELONA: Bayern Munich’s veteran coach Jupp Heynckes yesterday warned his players ahead of their Champions League semi-final, second leg, that they should not...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot during their IPL match against Pune Warriors, at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium...

Doha: Ethiopians have lived many years under the shadow of the Kenyans in middle distance running, but in recent years a new pack...

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan yesterday appointed Australian coach Trent Woodhill to help solve their perennial batting problems during June’s Champions Trophy in England. The...

OEIRAS, Portugal: China’s Peng Shuai showed little sign of a recent shoulder injury at the WTA Portugal Open yesterday as she knocked out...

MOSCOW: Olympics discus silver medalist Daria Pishchalnikova is set to be stripped of her London 2012 medal after the Russian received a 10-year...