Ooredoo will be the Official Telecommunication Partner of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) ahead of the upcoming 2016 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly, which is set to take place in Doha.

At the Rio Olympics earlier this year, Patrick Dogue was in sight of a podium finish in the Modern Pentathlon. Placed 4th, with his strongest event Combined (shooting and running) only to go, the German was confident of winning any of the three medals.

Three-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo signed off his nine-year Yamaha career with victory in the Valencia Grand Prix yesterday, the final event of the season.

When Qatar’s national team captain Hassan al-Haydous leads his country’s football team out onto the pitch in a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier in China on 15 November, he will be aiming to bring three vital points back to Doha.

Victor Moses opened and closed the scoring as Nigeria overcame Algeria 3-1 Saturday to take charge of their group in 2018 World Cup qualifying.

Wales conceded an agonising late equaliser as Serbia battled to a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday as former champions Italy and Spain both won 4-0.

Rain thwarted South Africa’s hopes of building their 86-run lead in the second Test against Australia yesterday but a bigger deluge of criticism fell on the home side following their chaotic batting on day one in Hobart.

Skipper Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 49 under pressure before India pulled off a tense draw on the final day of the first Test against England in Rajkot yesterday.

India captain Virat Kohli was unhappy with the amount of grass left on the pitch for the opening Test against England after his side had to fight hard to eke out a draw in an intriguing final session yesterday.

All of the line and defensive alterations that head coach Alain Vigneault had fashioned clicked, and the New York Rangers dismissed the struggling Flames 4-1 on Saturday night to start their four-game road trip on a high note.

The Penguins got a look at the future when they played Toronto Saturday night, and probably were impressed.

Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the start of his bid to regain the world number one ranking as the Serb battled back for a 6-7 (10/12), 6-0, 6-2 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem at the ATP Tour Finals yesterday.