ONE HUNDRED years ago, on
February 12, 1912, the 6-yearold
child emperor of the Qing
Dynasty abdicated, ending
more than 2,000 years of imperial
rule in China. But this watershed
moment for modern China will not be
...
HERE's the question on the
table today: Can a person
support the Keystone XL
oil pipeline and still
believe that global warming
poses a serious threat?
To my mind, the answer is yes.
The crude oil from the tar sands of
Alberta.
THE much-awaited 10th anniversary
edition of the Qatar Total
Open is all set to unfold at the
Khalifa International Tennis and
Squash Complex on Monday.
With all the top eight seeds having
a bye in the opening round, all
eyes will be on three of the four
seeds in action on Monday
AFTER two straight NHRA
World Championships, HE
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al
Thani´s Qatar Al Anabi Top
Fuel Racing Team is competing
in the first race of the 2012
National Hot Rod Association
season in the United States.
Al Anabi Racing Team Top
Fuel drivers Khalid al
Balooshi and Shawn Langdon
have qualified for the eliminations.
Two qualifying rounds
were scheduled on Saturday
but rain showers forced cancellation
of the final round of
qualifying, according to
reports reaching Doha from
Pomona, California.
Dubai´s Balooshi recorded
his best pass of the weekend
when he recorded a 3.838
second pass at 321.42 mph.
He is the No. 7 ....
HIGH-VELOCITY winds
restricted the action on the
first competitive day of the
Sail The Gulf 2012 at the
Doha Bay on Sunday. Racing
was possible only in two
classes before the schedule
was wound up for the day.
Qatari sailor Saleh Ali
Telfat managed to take the
advantage when the wind was
not above the dangerous limit
and posted two race victories
to hold the first place in the
Optimist class.
One of talented youngsters,
Saleh defeated Norway´s
Victoria Espeseth and Rami
Ridene of Tunisia to claim the
first position in the opening
race.
In the second race also, he
defeated Norway´s Rebeccaa
Hattrem Oelmheim and
Tunisian Houssem Bouafif to
finish ...
WEST Bromwich Albion
striker Peter Odemwingie
plunged Wolves into the relegation
zone as his hat-trick
inspired a 5-1 rout in the ´Black
Country´ derby at Molineux on
Sunday.
Nigerian star Odemwingie
opened the scoring in the first
half before Wolves forward
Steven equalised on the stroke
of half-time.
Jonas Olsson restored the
Baggies´ lead after a woeful
blunder by Wolves goalkeeper
Wayne Hennessey and
Odemwingie put Albion in
total control with the third.
Keith Andrews netted the
fourth in the closing stages and
Odemwingie completed his
treble moments later to seal
Albion´s biggest win at
Molineux since 1962.
Albion are now eight points
clear ...
AFTER two straight NHRA
World Championships, HE
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al
Thani´s Qatar Al Anabi Top
Fuel Racing Team is competing
in the first race of the 2012
National Hot Rod Association
season in the United States.
Al Anabi Racing Team Top
Fuel drivers Khalid al
Balooshi and Shawn Langdon
have qualified for the eliminations.
Two qualifying rounds
were scheduled on Saturday
but rain showers forced cancellation
of the final round of
qualifying, according to
reports reaching Doha from
Pomona, California.
Dubai´s Balooshi recorded
his best pass of the weekend
when he recorded a 3.838
second pass at 321.42 mph.
He is the No. 7 .... 
HIGH-VELOCITY winds
restricted the action on the
first competitive day of the
Sail The Gulf 2012 at the
Doha Bay on Sunday. Racing
was possible only in two
classes before the schedule
was wound up for the day.
Qatari sailor Saleh Ali
Telfat managed to take the
advantage when the wind was
not above the dangerous limit
and posted two race victories
to hold the first place in the
Optimist class.
One of talented youngsters,
Saleh defeated Norway´s
Victoria Espeseth and Rami
Ridene of Tunisia to claim the
first position in the opening
race.
In the second race also, he
defeated Norway´s Rebeccaa
Hattrem Oelmheim and
Tunisian Houssem Bouafif to
finish ...
WEST Bromwich Albion
striker Peter Odemwingie
plunged Wolves into the relegation
zone as his hat-trick
inspired a 5-1 rout in the ´Black
Country´ derby at Molineux on
Sunday.
Nigerian star Odemwingie
opened the scoring in the first
half before Wolves forward
Steven equalised on the stroke
of half-time.
Jonas Olsson restored the
Baggies´ lead after a woeful
blunder by Wolves goalkeeper
Wayne Hennessey and
Odemwingie put Albion in
total control with the third.
Keith Andrews netted the
fourth in the closing stages and
Odemwingie completed his
treble moments later to seal
Albion´s biggest win at
Molineux since 1962.
Albion are now eight points
clear ...
