The almost synchronised commodity rally seen during the past few months continues to be challenged by an ongoing rise in US bond yields causing risk adversity and a stronger dollar. Metals of most colours, including copper, traded lower...

There is something Zen about Roger Federer.But then you knew that already.Reams of newsprint, and whatever the digital equivalents are, have been written about his mental transformation from being a racquet-smasher to the calm, haloed...

Nasser al-Khelaifi, Chairman of beIN Media Group, President of Paris Saint-Germain and former professional tennis player, has personally welcomed tennis great Roger Federer to Doha at the start of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2021 on Sunday...

Entries are now open and beginning to come in for the new Qatar International Baja, the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation’s (QMMF) exciting addition to the expanded 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup, taking place from April 8 to 10. Motorcyc...

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is back with the first 4-star stop in 12 months. The best players in the world have gathered in Doha to resume their race to qualify for Tokyo 2020. Coincidentally, the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup in...

Skipper Virat Kohli said India were “relieved” to make the inaugural World Test Championship final and would now focus on that “one big game” against New Zealand in June after seeing off England.India crushed Joe Root’s side inside three...

A century opening stand by Martin Guptill and Devon Conway saw New Zealand clinch their Twenty20 series against Australia in Wellington yesterday after the tourists faltered in the face of an experimental spin attack.Set a target of 143 f...

Many events stake a claim to be considered among the sporting clashes of the century and few live up to the hype but any shortlist of contenders for the greatest of all time must include the first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier...

Troy Terry had two goals, Rickard Rakell had a goal and two assists, Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist, and the visiting Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night. The Ducks trailed by...

 Apple Authorised Reseller iSpot’s store at the City Center Doha has relocated from the third floor to the first floor of the mall, next to the Home Centre store.  The new revamped iSpot store opened its doors to the public on March 2....

The European Union should shake off its ill will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals, Britain’s top EU adviser David Frost said yesterday, promising to stand up for the country’s interests.Writing in the Sunday...

Investors looking for a more definitive signal of what the European Central Bank really thinks about the latest bond selloff are likely to get one in the coming week.Data on the central bank’s debt purchases are due today and will cover t...

Traders across Wall Street are poised for significant profits from the freeze that roiled energy markets and left swaths of the US without electricity last month. That is, if they can collect.Goldman Sachs Group Inc could gain more than $...

Sun-scorched expanses and steady Red Sea breezes make the northwest tip of Saudi Arabia prime real estate for what the kingdom hopes will become a global hub for green hydrogen.As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternative...

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) on Sunday said they have partially opened the traffic junction known as Lulu Intersection on D-Ring Road to traffic, in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic. By this opening, commuters...

*The campaign comes as part of the collaboration between the government entities to ensure the safety of individuals and properties Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) carried out two inspection campaigns at the motorcycle and four-whe...

China's export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought activity to a near halt.Electronics and textile e...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported on Sunday 474 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), of which 419 were from community and 55 from travellers returning from abroad who are subject to quarantine. The MoPH also recorded...

* One of the biggest days of protest since Feb. 1coup* Tear gas, police firing in two towns, no word of casualties* Over 50 people killed by security forces so far, UN saysTens of thousands of people came out in Myanmar on Sunday in o...

The South American qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 due to take place in March have been postponed amid concern over the Covid-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions, South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) announced....

Indian farmers began gathering yesterday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against deregulation of agriculture markets, to add pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.Farmers...

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab threatened yesterday to stop performing his duties to pressure politicians to form a new government, citing an incident in which shoppers fought over milk to illustrate the parlous state of th...

The Southeast Asian country has been plunged in turmoil since the military overthrew and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 1, with daily protests and strikes that have choked business and paralysed administration.Sporadic p...

The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US space agency Nasa said on Friday.The six-wheeled rover travelled about 6.5m (21.3’) in 33 minutes on Thursday, the US National Aeronauti...

Ministers are on a collision course with millions of National Health Service (NHS) staff as they insisted the country could not afford a more than 1% pay rise for health workers, even as nurses leaders raised the prospect of strike action....