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DOHA: Portugal head coach Fernando Santos said his squad is in a vibrant mode against the crucial Qatar 2022 World Cup quarterfinal clash against giant-killers Morocco on Saturday.The match will kick...

DOHA: Mercurial Lionel Messi has single-handedly carried Argentina on his shoulders after a major setback against Gulf side Saudi Arabia in their opening match of the Qatar World Cup.The football...

DOHA: The quarterfinal showdowns of Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 begin with an explosive match between 2018 runners-up Croatia taking on record champions Brazil on Friday.The match will have plenty to...

A World Cup bound Germany managed to eke out a narrow 1-0 win against fighting hosts Oman in a pulsating Fifa international friendly at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex here on Wednesday night.A...

Muscat: Germany edged out a fighting Oman 1-0 in a thrilling Fifa international friendly at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex here on Wednesday night. Forward Niclas Fullkrug slotted in past Oman...

Four-time World Cup champions Germany are to test their squad’s bench strength in a key international friendly against hosts Oman in Muscat on Wednesday.Coach Hansi Flick, who have won in nine games...

MUSCAT: Newly elected head of International Hockey Federation (FIH), Tayyab Ikram, promised a strong effort to boost the popularity of hockey across the world.“I am committed to furthering hockey...

The Oman Desert Marathon (ODM) team is organising a charity 5 km night race at Ghala Dunes on November 18.The night race is being organised in support of Environment Society of Oman.“We believe Oman...

Anuroop AthiparambathMUSCAT, NOV 1India’s Coorg Hocks B beat Coorg Muscat 2-1 in the final to emerge men’s champions of the UTSC Gulf Hockey Fiesta 2022 here at the weekend.In a pulsating series...

Oman Royal Army’s under-23 rider Said al Rahbi made a sensational return to podium in the Oman Cycling Association (OCA) League 2022 by claiming the top honours in the second stage race on Friday.Al...

MUSCAT, OCT 25Two-time champions Oman were drawn in the Group A of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup along with hosts Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.The draw for the prestigious Gulf event was held in southern...

MUSCAT: Cycle KOM –NRO powered to the opening honours of the Oman Cycling Association (OCA) League Championship by winning the 47km team time trial in Al Sawadi on Saturday.Cycle KOM, captained by...

The first stage of the Oman Cycling Association (OCA) League Championship will begin with a team time trial event for 45 km distance at Al Sawadi on Saturday.The OCA League Championship includes eight...

MUSCAT: The sixth edition of the much-popular Gulf Hockey Fiesta 2022 is all set for action at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher on October 28 and 29.The official inauguration of the event...

MUSCAT, OCT 11Oman hockey giants Ahli Sidab outclassed Seeb 4-1 to clinch their seventh Oman Hockey League (OHL) title at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Monday night.Shaikh Ayman bin Ahmed al...

A 36-year-old man died after collapsing while running the London Marathon recently.Though the man, from south-east England, received immediate medical treatment and an ambulance arrived within three...

MUSCAT, OCT 5Seventeen-year-old Wasif al Kharousi and Mohammed al Barwani will represent the Sultanate of Oman in the second Jordan Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Digital Final on Thursday and...

MUSCAT, Sept 19The eighth edition of the Oman Desert Marathon has been recognised by the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) so that the athletes will get international ranking points for...

Dope-tainted athletes try everything to overcome anything that comes on their way in pursuit for glory. This shortcut attitude of few athletes is becoming fatal and lethal, warns sports medicine...

MUSCAT, Sept 14The Oman School Sports Federation unveiled its strategy for the 2022-27 period and introduced its ambassadors during a glittering ceremony at the Grand Millenium Hotel here on...