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Haroun, al-Garni win two golds for hosts CULTURE

Haroun, al-Garni win two golds for hosts

The opening day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was all about Mutaz Essa Barshim, one of the most popular and known sporting icons in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar’s Barshim wins 4th straight Asian Indoors title CULTURE

Qatar’s Barshim wins 4th straight Asian Indoors title

No, Mutaz Barshim couldn’t better his Asian Indoor mark of 2.41m. Nor did he overhaul his season’s best of 2.36, set in Malmo, Sweden, last month.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
First day, first show: Qatar’s Barshim, Francis opening evening’s main attractions CULTURE

First day, first show: Qatar’s Barshim, Francis opening evening’s main attractions

Some three hundred athletes, 36 different nationalities, as many as 12 defending champions from the last edition, and the world’s largest multi-purpose indoor hall—the three-day Asian Indoor Athletics Championships couldn’t have asked for a stronger field and a better setting.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Good Grace! CULTURE

Good Grace!

Coming into the 2016 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Branden Grace had won six European Tour titles, but never before had he managed to defend one. Nor had anyone done it in the $2.5 million European Tour event’s 18-year history.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
History beckons Lawrie, Grace CULTURE

History beckons Lawrie, Grace

A final-day thriller is in the offing, with the two main protagonists chasing their own piece of history.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China’s Cheng impresses on Doha debut CULTURE

China’s Cheng impresses on Doha debut

There are many things about Jin Cheng that surprise, particularly considering the fact that he’s only 17.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bourdy roars into contention with an ace CULTURE

Bourdy roars into contention with an ace

Gregory Bourdy had an early tee-off yesterday, 6.40am to be precise. The conditions were near-perfect—the wind was mild as compared to the opening day’s strong gusts, and it was a clear morning as against Wednesday’s foggy and cloudy skies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lawrie halfway to treble CULTURE

Lawrie halfway to treble

Paul Lawrie is back in contention at his favourite hunting ground with the possibility of a historic treble firmly in his sights.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lawrie stays in hunt for Qatar treble CULTURE

Lawrie stays in hunt for Qatar treble

In the 18-year history of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, only two men have won the annual European Tour event twice—Adam Scott and Paul Lawrie.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oosthuizen gets off to a quick start for joint lead CULTURE

Oosthuizen gets off to a quick start for joint lead

Louis Oosthuizen carries an enviable reputation on the professional tour. Wherever he plays his first event of the year, the 33-year-old invariably goes on to win that tournament. This has happened on four occasions in the last five seasons.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Will Mother of Pearl be kind to Grace again? CULTURE

Will Mother of Pearl be kind to Grace again?

The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters will enter its 19th year when the French-English-Danish trio of Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Matthew Baldwin and Joachim B Hansen tee off at the stroke of dawn at the Doha Golf Club today.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Coe admits tough road ahead for athletics CULTURE

Coe admits tough road ahead for athletics

Sebastian Coe couldn’t have asked for a more difficult time to take over the reins of the IAAF (International Association of Athletic Federations).

4:45 AM November 25 2016