International

Three weeks after winning the second round of the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge, the six-year-old from Sepoy replicated that by also taking the spoils in the third round of the Challenge, the final dress rehearsal before the World Cup. Salute The Soldier raised trainer Fawzi Nass and jockey Adrie de Vries hopes of winning the big one — the $12 million Dubai World Cup in three weeks time, following a scintillating run on ‘Super Saturday’. Three weeks after winning the second round

Novak Djokovic began his 311th week as the No 1 player in the men's rankings on Monday. Novak Djokovic on Monday set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one, surpassing Roger Federer whose hold on a record-equalling 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb's sights. The 33-year-old Djokovic, already the winner of 18 majors, has time on his side with Federer turning 40 in August. He is also a year younger than Rafael Nadal who also has

The early exits of Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen did them no favours as they fight to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. It is not so much the prize money available at relatively lower level tournaments like the just-concluded Swiss Open Super 300 (which offered a pot of $140,000) that is of importance to most of the top-25 international Badminton players as the points that are up for grabs, and which could determine qualification for the quadrennial Olympic Games. Players poised tantalisingly

Teenager Keely Hodgkinson further enhanced her reputation by taking 800m gold for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships. The Wigan athlete, who turned 19 on Wednesday, led for much of the race and held off Pole Joanna Jozwik to win in two minutes 3.88 seconds. This is Hodgkinson's second major senior title having won the national outdoor crown last year. "I didn't think about the pressure because I'm only 19," she said. "I still have things to learn. I kept the relaxed

Roger Federer says he never seriously considered retirement in his 14 months away from tennis, and is returning as he feels "the story's not over yet". The 20-time Grand Slam champion is competing at this week's Qatar Open. It will be his first tour appearance since losing to Novak Djokovic in last year's Australian Open semi-finals. "I know it's on the rare side for almost a 40-year-old to come back after a year being out. What's important is I'm injury and pain-free," he

Anticipation is building across the globe as Qatar ramps up preparations for the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world. Qatar will host the 22nd edition of football’s premier international tournament in under two years’ time. Eight stadiums will host 64 matches over 28 days, with more than a million fans expected to descend on Qatar from all corners of the globe. The final will take place at Lusail Stadium on 18 December 2022 – Qatar’s National Day. It

Liverpool waltzed to the Premier League title last season, but a campaign marred by injuries and poor form has left them in seventh on 43 points from 27 games, four points adrift of fourth place. Liverpool will not give up their pursuit of a top-four spot in the Premier League to focus solely on winning the Champions League, manager Jurgen Klopp has said. Liverpool waltzed to the Premier League title last season, but a campaign marred by injuries and poor form has left

Vinesh Phogat won her second gold medal in as many weeks with a dominant win in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event and reclaimed the top rank in the her category. Living up to the expectations, star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won her second gold medal in as many weeks with a dominant win in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event and reclaimed the top rank in the her category. The 26-year-old World bronze medallist and the only Indian woman wrestler to have

Holly Archer clinched 1500m silver for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships but only after her disqualification was overturned. The Cambridge & Coleridge athlete, 27, was judged to have illegally manoeuvred into position during the final, but the decision was changed upon appeal. Jodie Williams set a personal best of 51.73 seconds to win 400m bronze. Holly Bradshaw also won bronze but underperformed in the pole vault, only managing to clear 4.65m in the final. The Preston athlete cleared 4.85m in Rouen,

When the star-studded Team LeBron face the equally star-studded Team Durant in the 2021 NBA All-Star showdown, the game will not be broadcast live on Indian television. When the star-studded team of LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic face the equally star-studded side of Kyrie Irving, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum in the 2021 NBA All-Star game early on Monday morning, the action will not be broadcast live on Indian television. That’s because, in

Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth seeded Blichfeldt 22-20 21-10 in 43 minutes to avenge her first-round loss to the Danish world no. 12 at the Yonex Thailand Open in January. Basel: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu dished out a superlative performance to outclass Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in straight games and enter the women's singles final of the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament on Saturday. Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth-seeded Blichfeldt 22-20, 21-10 in 43 minutes to avenge her first-round

Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer’s all-time record for most weeks as ATP world No 1 on Monday. He has now held the top spot for the 310 weeks. Djokovic’s ninth Australian Open title last month guaranteed that he will surpass Federer’s record on 8 March. Having reached another milestone in his illustrious career, Djokovic has said he will adjust his playing calendar and make overhauling Federer and Rafael Nadal’s joint-record of 20 men’s grand slam titles his top priority. “Now, after achieving the historic No 1

This afternoon, on the hunting and shooting fields in Giza, the official training for the skeet competitions was concluded within the program of the World Cup for Shooting Cartridges hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt during the period from the twenty-second of the current month of February to the fifth of next month (March) with wide participation represented by thirty-three teams competing in the skeet and soil and competitions Mixed. It is noteworthy that more than fifty athletes in the singles category

*Total AFCOn U17 draw to be conducted on Wednesday  * The 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations U17 final competition will be conducted on Wednesday, 24 February 2021.  The Total AFCON U17 will be played in Morocco from 13 March until 31 March 2021.  The draw, to be conducted by CAF Director of Competitions, Samson Adamu will be live on CAF platforms from 13h00 (GMT).  The draw procedure will be communicated in due course.  The qualified teams are (in no particular order) :  WAFU A :

The Qatari Shooting Mission arrived in Cairo to participate in the World Cup for Shooting, which is organized by the Egyptian Federation for Shooting in the Shooting and Hunting Fields in Giza during the period from February 22 to March 5, and the Al-Adaam Skeet Shooting Mission finished the training yesterday morning at the Lusail Fields Complex for Shooting. Skeet is represented by Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rashid Saleh and Al-Atrab Muhammad Al-Rumaihi and Saeed Abu Sharb and the mission is headed by Ibrahim Al-Muhannadi,

Qatar has one of the best golf courses in the Middle East, and no doubt y'all have played the sport to take advantage of the provisions. And if you want to flaunt your skills, you can submit your registration for the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship which is being held next week. Registration is open to all male players who are members of a recognized golf club with a WHS index of 12 and below. Approximately 120 players take part in the Championship

Arsenal are paying for their poor transfer business, Pickford is showing his worth to Everton and Manchester United are making life hard for themselves. 1) Arsenal’s bright future held back by bad buys As Arsenal edged their way back into the game against Manchester City, there was plenty for Mikel Arteta to take heart from. Yet for all their grit and assurance, the possibility that the hosts might actually steal any points from an uncharacteristically sloppy City side remained painfully distant. With the

Second Australian Open – and fourth major – will not be the last shiny trophy engraved with her name. As a coral sun set behind the Melbourne skyline, Naomi Osaka walked to her mark, danced lightly on the balls of her feet, rapped her left thigh with her left fist two times and crouched, ready to receive Jennifer Brady’s serve. She did this over and over: jig, tap, dip; jig, tap, dip. It was a meditation that secured a second Australian Open title and a

Naomi Osaka already is a star at age 23. She has four Grand Slam titles, record-breaking endorsement deals, and a willingness to speak her mind to prove it. But, where does she go from here? Naomi Osaka already is a star at age 23. She has the four Grand Slam titles, the record-breaking endorsement deals and the willingness to speak her mind to prove it. Now the question is: Where does she go from here? It was telling that the second question posed

Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 6-2 to win a record-extending ninth Australian Open title on Sunday. The win at Rod Laver Arena gave Serbian Djokovic his 18th Grand Slam title. Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance is intact _ nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, now up to 18 overall, two away from the men’s record shared by his two rivals. Djokovic used superb serving and his usual relentless