Dakar winner starts favourite
MUSCAT: Qatari rally champion Nasser al Attiyah who last week romped to his fourth Dakar crown will lead the hopefuls for the Oman Rally Sohar International 2022, the opening round of the FIA Middle...
Oman International Drift returns
MUSCAT: The Oman International Drift Championship (OIDC) is back after a two-year-gap due to Covid-19 related situation.The fourth edition of the much-followed international drift action will enliven...
Scotland on verge of Super 12
MUSCAT, OCT 19Scotland survived a late fightback by Papua New Guinea (PNG) to post their second straight win in the Group B of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at the Oman Cricket Academy Grounds in...
Scotland stun Bangladesh
MUSCAT, OCT 17Minnows Scotland registered the first upset of the T20 World Cup 2021 when they edged Group B favourites Bangladesh by six runs at the Al Amerat Stadium on Sunday. In a thrilling match,...
Bangladesh ready for Scottish test
MUSCAT, OCT 16Group B favourites Bangladesh are ready to unleash their best performance in their opening match of T20 World Cup 2021 in Muscat against Scotland on Sunday.With a good blend of youth and...
Sur Cycling Championship tomorrow
The Oman Cycling Association (OCA) will organise the first ever Sur Cycling Championship in association with the Oman LNG on Saturday.The one-day championship will be run for 95 km from Al Batah Creek...
Oman power past Vietnam
MUSCAT, OCT 12Oman came back brilliantly after conceding a goal to beat Vietnam 3-1 in the World Cup Asian qualifier at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher on Tuesday night.Issam al Subhi...
Sri Lanka sweep series with fighting win over Oman
Muscat: Sri Lanka survived some early scares to beat Oman by five wickets in the second Twenty20 international at Al Amerat ground on Saturday night.Chasing 160 for a victory, the Lankans reached the...
Bangladesh ease past Oman A comfortably
Mohammed Naim made 63 from 53 (retired hurt) while fellow opener Liton Das made 53 in 33 balls. Nurul Hasan hit 49 from 15 balls to power the team to a formidable total of 207-4 in their 20...
Bangladesh ease past Oman A in World Cup warm-up match
Muscat: Bangladesh posted a comfortable 60-run win over Oman A team in the warm-up match as part of the T20 World Cup at Al Amerat Grounds on Friday.Oman A team won the toss and elected to field in...
Oman face Sri Lanka as World Cup nears
Carrying high hopes for a second-round qualification in the T20 World Cup, Oman are facing a real test against Sri Lanka in a friendly match on Thursday, days before the global showdown.At Al Amerat...
Oman Cricket signs sponsorship deals for T20 World Cup
MUSCAT, Sept 27As the Sultanate is getting ready for the first ever hosting of Twenty 20 World Cup cricket, Oman Cricket has signed some multi-sponsorship agreements with a host of companies on...
Solid start to OCA League
MUSCAT, Sept 25The Oman Cycling Association (OCA) League Championship 2021-22 kicked off with the 47 km first round happening from Al Sawadi to Blue City (Al Madina Al Zarqa) in Muscat on Friday.Cycle...
Al Mouj Muscat Marathon returns
Muscat, Sept 21The Sultanate’s premier running event, Al Mouj Muscat Marathon, is all set to take place in 2022 after the 2021 edition was called off due to the pandemic.The 2022 Al Mouj Muscat...
Al Mouj Muscat Marathon returns on Feb 10, 11
Muscat: The Sultanate’s premier running event, Al Mouj Muscat Marathon, is all set to take place in 2022 after the 2021 edition was called off due to the pandemic.The 2022 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon...
Omani riders impress in stage 3
MUSCAT: The Sultanate’s cyclists bounced back to podium after unimpressive results on the first two stages of the inaugural Tour of Salalah race in Salalah on Thursday.The 101 km third stage started...
‘Sports medicine on right track in Oman’
Dr Mahmoud Shehabullah is wrapping up his journey as the Senior Sports Medicine Physician at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs after an eventful career spanning 40 years.The veteran...
Oman announce squad for T20 World Cup
MUSCAT: Seasoned campaigner Zeeshan Maqsood will lead Oman in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be co-hosted by the Sultanate with the United Arab Emirates in October.Aqib Illyas will be the vice-captain...
Tour of Salalah from Sept 14
MUSCAT, Sept 5Salalah is set for cycling spectacle towards the conclusion of the much-famed Salalah Tourism Festival, organised during the ‘khareef season’. The Oman Cycling Association (OCA) in...
Naqvi delighted for India breaking hockey medal jinx
MUSCAT: Former India and Oman hockey coach Saiyed Ali Sibtain Naqvi was over the moon when Indian men won the hockey bronze in Tokyo Olympics, first hockey medal for India after 41 years.One of the...