Al Mandhar brace seals points for Oman
Al Mandhar Rabia netted the equaliser and the winning goal as Oman edged out a fighting India 2-1 in their opening Group E fixture of World Cup Qatar 2022 and Asian Cup China 2023 joint qualification...
Oman face India in key opener
Oman will hope for a winning start against hosts India when they kick start their World Cup Qatar 2022 and Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying campaign in north-east Indian city of Guwahati on...
Win at Spa not by chance, says Ahmad
Oman racing star Ahmad al Harthy said his recent triumph at Spa 24-Hour Endurance Blancpain racing championship didn’t come by chance but result of outstanding team work. Ahmad was speaking at a...
Sayyid Khalid promises professional approach as OOC chief
Anuroop Athiparambath - MUSCAT, JULY 27 - New Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) Chairman Sayyid Khalid bin Hamed al Busaidy promised a professional approach to meet various challenges facing the sports...
Oman drawn with Qatar in Asian World Cup qualification
MUSCAT, July 17 - Gulf Cup champions Oman were handed a tough challenge when they were drawn against Asian champions Qatar in Group E of AFC Asian Qualifiers draw for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022...
LACK OF WARM-UP keeps ACL injury in play
MUSCAT, April 14 - Oman national football team forward Musallam Mohammed Khamis Akaak was suffering with an ACL injury six months back. The promising player thought his career would face a setback...
Recommendation made on GCC Dispute Resolution Authority
MUSCAT, April 8 - The Executive Office of Presidents of GCC National Olympic Committees has made a recommendation on proclamation of Dispute Resolution Authority in its meeting in Muscat. This is...
Arab region needs ‘professional approach’ to boost rankings
MUSCAT, MARCH 24 - The Arab region needs more professional players to make a break into the top 20 rankings and win titles at the ITTF world events, according to Arab Table Tennis Union (ATTU)...
Players happy with Challenger Plus Oman Open, says ITTF chief
MUSCAT, MARCH 23 - International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Thomas Weikert was all praise for hosts Sultanate for its excellent organisation of the Seamaster ITTF Challenger Plus Oman...
Top players to compete at ITTF Challenge Plus
MUSCAT, March 12 - World No. 15 Mattias Falck of Sweden and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Achanta Sharath Kamal from India will be in action in the men’s section in the Seamaster 2019...
Athletes laud Ironman 70.3 Oman
MUSCAT, March 4 - Omani triathlete Haitham Thani al Faraei was delighted to participate his fourth Ironman 70.3 at his home country. Haitham, who had taken part in Ironman races in Bahrain, Dubai (2...
Records in free fall at BikingMan
MUSCAT, MARCH 3 - The second edition of BikingMan saw records shatter all around as the cyclists broke the fastest time to cycle around the Sultanate. The unsupported race, saw 78 athletes cycling...
French athlete Mechin takes Ironman Oman honours
MUSCAT, MARCH 2 - French professional triathlete Antoine Mechin bagged the overall crown of the first ever Ironman 70.3 hosted by the Sultanate on Friday. Mechin completed the race course which...
Passion for adventure
MUSCAT, FEB 25 - Multiple world record holder Jonas Deichmann will be a star attraction for this year’s unsupported ultra-cycling race BikingMan Oman, which was flagged off on Sunday. The German...
Erwin Koeman new coach
Anuroop Athiparambath - MUSCAT, Feb 20 - Dutchman Erwin Koeman will succeed his compatriot Pim Verbeek as the head coach of Oman national football team. The Oman Football Association (OFA) meeting...
BikingMan Oman set for cycling thrills
Anuroop Athiparambath - MUSCAT, FEB 20 - The second edition of BikingMan Oman will continue the cycling wave in the Sultanate after the Tour of Oman. Eighty athletes from 23 countries will attempt to...
Former coach Le Roy on Oman radar again?
MUSCAT, FEB 16 - Former Oman football coach Claude Le Roy, who is currently managing Togo , was in Muscat during the weekend. Le Roy, with whom Oman had won their first Arabian Gulf Cup at home in...
Dutch dominate in eight-wicket win over Oman
The Netherlands coasted to an eight-wicket win against hosts Oman in the Quadrangular T20 International Series match at the Amerat Cricket Ground near Muscat on Friday. This was Oman’s second defeat...
Coach Pim Verbeek resigns on personal grounds
Muscat: Oman head coach Pim Verbeek has called it quits after making history with the Red Warriors in the recently concluded Asian Cup 2019 in the UAE. The much-experienced coach had guided Oman to...
Verbeek takes Oman to new level
MUSCAT, FEB 6 - Pim Verbeek took charge of the Oman national football team at a time when Oman were languishing no where near their past glory of winning Arabian Gulf Cup at home in 2009. The former...