Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Nearly 280 shooters to take part in Qatar Open
Several Olympic medallists will take to the Losail Shooting Range today, as a trap practice round will kick off proceedings in the Qatar Open Shotgun Championship. As many as 280 shooters from 38 countries will take part in the ninth edition of the event. Besides international shooters, a large number of Qatari shooters will also be vying for top...
Atletico meet Juve in a clash of high stakes
Massimiliano Allegri told Juventus not to be afraid of Atletico Madrid but for one of these teams their worst fears in this season’s Champions League are about to become a reality. Crashing out in the last 16 would be unthinkable for two clubs that were among the favourites when the draw for the knock-out stages was made in December.“Those...
Swede fined for delaying Afghan’s expulsion
A Swedish student who livestreamed her protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum-seeker last year has been found guilty of violating Sweden’s aviation laws and fined £250. Elin Ersson, 22, avoided a prison sentence at the Gothenburg district court, where she was sentenced to a fine of 3,000 Swedish krona. Last July, she...
EU starts natural gas price war Trump, Putin will love
The stage has been set for a European natural gas price war that will help boost demand and enable both Russia and the US to increase sales to the region.The battle won’t brutalise earnings too much because gas supply is just so profitable in Europe, where prices are more than double the prevailing level in the US. And those costs probably...
Chelsea edge out Malmo as Arsenal suffer Europa setback
Chelsea claimed a 2-1 victory at Malmo in the Europa League last-32 first leg on Thursday night to ease some of the pressure on beleaguered coach Maurizio Sarri, while Arsenal suffered a shock loss to BATE Borisov. Visitors Chelsea desperately needed a response after back-to-back humiliating away losses, with last Sunday’s 6-0 thrashing by...
Police hit smuggling gang on high seas, seize 3.3 tonnes of cocaine
Authorities seized more than three tonnes of cocaine and arrested 11 people off Portugal’s Atlantic coast, dismantling a drug smuggling gang that operated across international waters from a cargo vessel, police said on Friday. The seizure of the 3.3 tonnes of cocaine – thought to be worth around $148 million at European street prices...
Halep and Kerber tested before reaching semis
Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber were thoroughly tested yesterday before they joined Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals on a day which saw the leading seeds restore order at the withdrawal-hit Qatar Total Open. Halep, the top seed from Romania and world No. 3, huffed and puffed past Germany’s Julia Goerges, needing tie-breakers in both...
Qatar’s missions mark National Sport Day
The diplomatic, consular and representative missions of Qatar abroad organised various sporting events to mark Qatar National Sport Day, amid great participation and interest.In Kuwait, the Qatar embassy organised a special event on the occasion of Sport Day. The event was attended by Qatar’s ambassador to Kuwait Bandar bin Mohamed...
Focused Halep on course for second Qatar title
Sport is often a case of mind over matter, and perhaps there’s none better to exemplify this than Simona Halep of Romania.A few hours after Karolina Pliskova pulled out of the Qatar Total Open because of fatigue and fever she blamed on the Czech Republic’s tiring and ill-fated Fed Cup quarter-finals against Romania in Ostrava last...
EU moves ahead with Russia gas pipeline despite US opposition
The European Union pushed ahead yesterday with an agreement that will allow Russia to continue to build a new gas pipeline to Europe, despite US warnings it posed a security risk.The EU’s revised gas directive aims to establish common gas market rules for pipelines entering the bloc from a third country, with all the focus on Russia’s...
