The Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) said yesterday it was considering legal action following newspaper claims it paid nearly $3.5mn to a company headed by the son of disgraced former IAAF president Lamine Diack.

A brace by Romarinho proved to be the difference as table-toppers El Jaish brushed aside the Al Shahania challenge 3-1 in their round seven match of the Qatar Stars League yesterday.

Lekhwiya’s El Arabi scores the equaliser after Tresor is sent off; Tabata, al-Harazi score for QSL champions

A Kane Williamson half-century saw New Zealand snap a four-Test losing streak when they beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the first Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, yesterday.

Nasser al-Yafai and Turky Majed al-Abdullah won the boys under-14 and under-12 titles at the 2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Junior Open at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex.

Qatar Airways, Official Airline of the 15th annual Qatar Classic Squash Championship 2016, congratulated Karim Abdel Gawad (centre) of Egypt on his incredible win following an electrifying six-day tournament held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha.

The International Gymnastics Federation’s newly-elected President Morinari Watanabe is confident Qatar will host a successful FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championship in October 2018.

All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel has said that his country must ensure the ‘right steps’ are taken as they target qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

Qatar Armed Forces Chief of Staff HE Lieutinant-General Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanem, Qatar Military Sport Association president HE Major General Dahlan al-Hamad

Andre Ward of the United States scored a comeback unanimous decision victory over Russia’s Sergey Kovalev to claim the defending champion’s unified lightheavyweight title on Saturday.

Kevin Durant scored 33 points as the Golden State Warriors held off a late rally to beat the Milwaukee Bucks as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their league-best start to the season on Saturday.

Josh Dugan scored two tries and Johnathan Thurston kicked three conversions and two penalties as Australia claimed their fourth victory over New Zealand in 2016