 | Lekhwiya loses to Al Nasr 1-2
QATAR Stars League champion
Lekhwiya lost 1-2 to Al
Nasr of the UAE in its final
group match of the AFC
Champions League at the Al
Sadd Stadium on Tuesday.
With both the sides already
eliminated from the qualification
race after Iran´s Sepahan
and ...
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| | 5 IPL players suspended over ´fixing´ |  FIVE Indian Premier League
players were suspended from
cricket on Tuesday as fresh fixing
allegations hit the game
and threatened to further tarnish
a competition already
dogged by controversy.
The Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI)
moved swiftly after a sting
operation by a local TV channel
highlighted alleged fixing
and corruption in domestic
matches.
The five - TP Sudhindra,
Mohnish Mishra, Abhinav
Bali, Amit Yadav and Shalabh
Srivastava - are all first-class
players, but have yet to break
into international cricket.
"The BCCI has decided to
suspend these players from
all cricket till preliminary
investigation into the whole
episode is completed... | | | El Jaish honours youth cagers |
 EL JAISH Sports Club organised
a function to honour its
junior and youth basketball
teams for its achievements in
the Qatar Basketball League.
The recognition ceremony
was held on Sunday after the
Junior and the Youth teams
clinched all the matches in the
second round the league in the
1999/2000 and 2001/2002
age groups.
Mohammed Abdullah al
Obaidli, the head of the basketball
team, and Younis
Mohamed Janahi, the head of
the club age groups, attended
the ceremony along with players
and their families.
The basketball teams were
formed just one year before.
This was the first time the
teams had competed in the
League. In the first round ... | | | Matteo´s fate hangs on Chelsea´s
hopes of redemption |  FROM the moment Roman
Abramovich took over as
Chelsea owner in 2003, the
Russian has made no secret
about the thing he covets
most of all: the Champions
League trophy.
Four years ago, they were
one penalty kick away from
fulfilling his dream, only for
John Terry´s miss to let
Manchester United back in.
That defeat cost Avram Grant
his role as manager, despite
having done what was widely
considered as a good job to
get them there in the first
place. This time round, their
former player Roberto Di
Matteo is the man who stands
on the verge of either creating
history or, perhaps, the sack.
Considering how the Italian
has lifted the club since ... | |
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