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Title-holders Bahrain began their Gulf Cup defence in nice fashion after beating United Arab Emirates 2-1 in the first Group B match of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup at the Al Minaa Olympic Stadium in...

World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar started with a 2-0 win in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in a Group B clash against Kuwait at the Al Minaa Olympic Stadium in Iraq on Saturday night.Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag...

MUSCAT, JAN 7Oman thrashed Chinese Taipei 9-1 to begin their men's junior AHF Cup Muscat 2023 on a promising note at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Friday night.Hosts Oman, who had won the...

Oman snatched a point from hosts Iraq in the opening match of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq with a 0-0 draw on Friday night.Iraq, hosting a major international...

Thousands of fans filled the Basra International Stadium on Friday for the opening of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup as Iraq welcomed its first international football tournament in decades.The Gulf Cup was...

Oman begin their 25th Arabian Gulf Cup campaign with a strong tussle against hosts Iraq in the opening match at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq on Friday.The organising committee of the 25th...

MUSCAT, JAN 4International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) new president Tayyab Ikram will arrive in Muscat on January 6 for meetings regarding the FIH Hockey5s World Cup to be hosted by the Sultanate of...

MUSCAT, JAN 2Al Nasr players and coaching staff expressed their delight after staging a brilliant comeback in the HM Cup hockey final in Muscat on Sunday night.“We are really delighted to make a...

MUSCAT; Salalah hockey giants Al Nasr fought back to claim their ninth His Majesty’s Cup champions trophy with a 5-2 win against 12-time winners Ahli Sidab in the final in Muscat on Sunday.The...

Muscat: Salalah hockey giants Al Nasr fought back to claim their ninth His Majesty’s Cup champions trophy with a 5-2 win against 12-time winners Ahli Sidab in the final in Muscat on Sunday.The...

Cycle KOM rider Paul Willcox claimed his first stage honours of the Oman Cycling Association (OCA) League Championship 2022-23 with an impressive Stage 4 win in Barka on Friday.The British veteran...

MUSCAT, Dec 28Oman will host the Junior AHF Cup hockey championship from January 6 to 12, 2023 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.Oman, runners-up behind champions China, in the last edition held in...

MUSCAT, DEC 28The postponed final of the 52nd His Majesty’s Cup hockey championship will be held on January 1, 2023, the New Year Day, the Oman Hockey Association announced on Wednesday. The match...

MUSCAT, DEC 26Eight-time HM Cup winners Al Nasr are keen to brush off their disappointment in the OHA League when they take on 12-time champions Ahli Sidab in the final of the 52nd His Majesty’s Cup...

MUSCAT, DEC 20Oman’s racing star Abdullah al Rawahi claimed the DD2 honours in the Mena Karting Championship Nations Cup 2022 which concluded in Muscat on December 17.Lebanon clinched the overall...

DOHA, DEC 19Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic dedicated his World Cup third-place bronze medal to midfield maestro Luka Modric after Croatia edged Morocco 2-1 in the play-off at the Khalifa International...

Superstar Lionel Messi lived his dream to lift the elusive World Cup trophy after Argentina edged France 4-2 in penalty shoot-out in the final of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lusail Stadium on...

DOHA, DEC 172018 Russia runners-up Croatia claimed the third place in the Fifa Qatar 2022 World Cup after edging a fighting Morocco 2-1 in the third-place match at the Khalifa International Stadium on...

· Qatar 2022 praised for its ‘unique cohesive power’· Budget for the 2023-2026 cycle to see USD 9.7 billion invested in football· Fifa Football Agent Regulations approvedDOHA,...

DOHA, DEC 17The Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 final showdown sees both Argentina and France bidding to lift football's most coveted trophy for the third time and therefore become the competition's fourth...