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The 2021 edition will kick off today and will include 29 matches over 10 days. The Abu Dhabi T10 League kicks off on Thursday, with the fourth edition looking to further establish a proof of concept and longer-term legacy for the format, even as its suitability to spearhead cricket's long-awaited return to the Olympics Games continues to be discussed. With the Covid-19 pandemic still far from gone, this year's tournament has gone to extraordinary lengths to try and conduct the 29 matches over

With Tiger Woods missing one of his favorite tournaments due to his fifth back surgery, Rory McIlroy and former Farmers winners Jon Rahm, Marc Leishman, and Jason Day top the field at Torrey Pines. Rory McIlroy is playing the Farmers Insurance Open for just the third time, looking for his first tour victory since 2019 while getting a feel for the course that will host the U.S. Open in June. With seven-time winner Tiger Woods missing one of his favorite tournaments due to

Juventus eased past second-division team Spal 4-0 Wednesday to reach the Italian Cup semifinals despite resting regulars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala.Alvaro Morata and Gianluca Frabotta scored first-half goals for Juventus while Dejan Kulusevski and Federico Chiesa added late strikes.In the two-leg semifinals, Juventus will face Inter Milan, which eliminated AC Milan in a derby on Tuesday.Morata converted a penalty after a foul on Adrien Rabiot before Frabotta added the second in the 33rd minute.Kulusevski scored Juve's third in the 78th on

Sumit Nagal, who will debut in the main draw of the Australian Open this year, goes on to describe how they are required to sanitise their hands after every 50 metres at the practice venue. There’s a groan on the other side. It’s an involuntary reaction by Sumit Nagal, followed by an explanation about what his hotel room in Melbourne looks like in the absence of housekeeping services. “It looks nothing close to what it was when I first walked in. I’ll really feel

Following the elimination of Egypt earlier today, Qatar were the only non-European team left among the title contenders. The unbeaten Swedes, however, proved too strong for the Asian side, securing their ticket to the next round following a commanding win, so that the semi-finals will feature European teams only.  QUARTER-FINALSSweden vs Qatar 35:23 (14:10) Qatar’s Ahmed Madadi opened the score in the match, but it did not take long for Sweden to claim the initiative. As their goalkeeper Andreas Palicka recorded five saves in

Qatar Olympic Committee President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani handing over the prize to winners on the ninth day of the H H the Father Amir Purebred Camel Festival at Al Shahaniya Racetrack. The feature race of the day was worth QR500,000 while the second best entry got richer by QR250,000. More races will be held today on what will be the 10th day of the Camel Festival. Organized by the Camel Racing Organizing Committee for the 2020-2021 season, the

Sheffield United put a huge dent in Manchester United's Premier League title hopes on Wednesday, beating Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's off-key side 2-1 at Old Trafford. Rock-bottom Sheffield United put a huge dent in Manchester United's Premier League title hopes on Wednesday, beating Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's off-key side 2-1 at Old Trafford. United knew they had to respond after Manchester City leapfrogged them at the summit with a 5-0 hammering of West Brom on Tuesday but they were well short of their best on a frustrating night.

Defending champions Al Sadd stormed into the quarter-finals of the Amir Cup with a crushing 7-0 win over Muaither SC yesterday. Al Sadd took a 2-0  lead at half time before stepping up to add five more after the break. Al Sadd’s seven-star goal fest was powered by Hashim Ali (10, 30), Mohammed Al Bayati (61), (64), Akram Afif (82), Yusuf Abdurisag (78, 90+2),  Asian Player of the Year in 2019, Afif played a major role in Al Sadd’s win, assisting in three

Doha: 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum next to Khalifa International Stadium will open to the public in two stages this year.  Coinciding with the Tokyo Olympics, the museum will open its doors in July and then as part of the second phase in October in time for the Arab Cup 2021 that will be held in Qatar. This was shared by H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, on her social media following her

PV Sindhu looked in real danger of missing out on the BWF World Tour Finals for the first time in five years before a quarterfinal appearance at the Toyota Thailand Open combined with a slice of good fortune helped her sneak into the traditional year-end tournament. Sindhu was only ranked 10th in the World Tour rankings but Nozomi Okuhara's inability to participate and the rule allowing only two maximum entries from each nation helped Sindhu make the cut as the eighth and final

Rafael Nadal said "we all try to help each other" amid Covid restrictions ahead of Australian Open, but some need "to make public everything they do to help others." Rafael Nadal has taken an apparent swipe at Novak Djokovic over his requests for quarantined players preparing for the Australian Open, saying not everyone felt the need to "advertise" how they were trying to help. The Serbian world number one issued a list of suggestions to Tennis Australia last week on behalf of 72

New signing Michael Olunga unleashed his true potential yesterday as the Kenyan forward’s hat-trick helped Al Duhail rout Al Ahli 6-0 in the last 16 match of the Amir Cup. At the Grand Hamad Stadium, Olunga scored a sixth minute penalty before adding his second in the 43rd minute. He completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute. Edmilson Junior netted a brace in the 22nd and 90th minute, while Luiz Martin also found the net in the 78th minute. In the quarter-finals Sabri

Qatar’s Handball Team secured its place in the 2021 World Handball Championships quarter-finals on Monday after winning against Argentina 26-25 in Cairo, Egypt.  After placing second place in 2015, Qatar now must beat Sweden on Wednesday, the 27th in the quarter-finals to secure a spot in the semi-finals.  “I am really proud of the boys who stuck to their plans and executed them perfectly,” said Qatar coach Valero Rivera.  Argentina had the lead in the first 10 minutes of the match, with the

Ferrari's new 2021 signing getting his first taste of one of their cars at Fiorano on Wednesday; Scuderia's race-winning 2018 challenger being used for five days of testing with seven drivers; Charles Leclerc returned to action on TuesdayFerrari's 2021 is up and running on track after Charles Leclerc returned to action in their 2018 car on Tuesday, as part of the team's week-long programme at Fiorano which sees Carlos Sainz make his debut in red on Wednesday. Sainz has joined Ferrari for 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will top the agenda when the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meets today – but with the board firmly backing the event, any talk of scrapping it altogether due to the Covid-19 pandemic is highly unlikely. With less than six months to go until the troubled Games are due to start, the board will instead tackle questions over the vaccination of athletes, international visitors and the attendance of spectators, and safety regulations among other matters. The Olympic body, which will

Pep Guardiola calls for calm after Manchester City continued their fine form with a 5-0 win at West Brom; City are top after 11th straight win; league position does not concern Spaniard; Sam Allardyce believes 'play to the whistle' response for City's second goal is 'nonsense' Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League title race will be a "marathon" and insists he does not look at the table despite Manchester City sitting top after their 5-0 win at West Brom.Ilkay Gundogan's first-half double and

Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney. Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney. The Indian team had lodged an official complaint after the crowd at the SCG racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj over the second and third day of the Sydney Test. Siraj had to

Maya Weug has made history by becoming the first female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy. Weug, 16, was selected from the final stage of the Girls on Track - Rising Stars initiative, a program run jointly by Ferrari and motorsport governing body the FIA. The evaluation camp took place at Ferrari's headquarters in Maranello, Italy, and saw Weug beat competition from 17-year-old Doriane Pin, 14-year-old Antonella Bassani and 15-year-old Julia Ayoub.It means Weug, who started karting at the age of seven,

Chelsea has confirmed former Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel as its new boss, a day after Frank Lampard was let go by the Premier League club. The German joins on a 18-month contract with the possibility of an extension. "It is never easy to change Head Coach in the middle of the season but we are very happy to secure one of Europe's best coaches in Thomas Tuchel," said the club's director Marina Granovskaia in a statement on Tuesday."There is still much to

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is aware that his side has a poor a record against South Africa in tests but he is confident that the past will count for nothing when the two teams meet in the opening test in Karachi from Tuesday. South Africa, led by Quinton de Kock, will play their first test in Pakistan since 2007 and have lost only four out of 26 matches against their opponents. "We should not think about past, we should focus on what's ahead