 | Balanced draw for Emir Cup
basketball tournament DEFENDING champion Al
Gharaffa Club will clash with
Al Sadd Club in a tough
match to launch the defence
of the Emir Cup Basketball
Tournament on March 31.
On the same day, Al Ahli
Club will take on its Group
Two rival...
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| | Federer bags
fourth Indian
Wells title |  WORLD No. 3 Roger
Federer beat John Isner 7-6
(9/7), 6-3 in the Indian Wells
final on Sunday to capture
his third tournament in a
row and a record fourth
Indian Wells title.
Federer has been battling a
flu bug all week and said he
was close to pulling out of
Indian Wells. It limited his
practice time early in the
event but he said he was feeling
much better after beating
American 11th seed Isner.
"Sometimes just have to
play a bit sick," said Federer,
who earned $1 million for the
victory. "I am happy to come
through at the end. It makes
me really happy beating the
best.
"I´ve really played amazing
these last three matches in
particular. I couldn´t be more
happy. | | | Barwa Bank squash
from March 22 |
 BARWA Bank extended its
association with squash by
sponsoring the upcoming PSA
Challenger Tournament. The
three-day event, under the
aegis of the Qatar Squash
Federation, will be held at the
Khalifa International Tennis
and Squash Complex from
Thursday. The semi-finals
and final will take place at the
glass court on Saturday.
Hussain al Abdullah, head
of the retail banking in Barwa
Bank and QSF board member
Mohammed al Khulaifi signed
the sponsorship agreement at
a press conference on
Monday. Also present on the
occasion was QSF Technical
Expert Alaaeldeen Allouba.
Barwa Bank had earlier
offered the financial support
to a... | | | Real´s draw against Malaga
gives Barca sliver of hope |  BARCELONA has the chance
to trim Real Madrid´s lead at
the top of La Liga to five points
when it hosts Granada on
Tuesday after the Real juggernaut
took a skid in a 1-1 draw
at home to Malaga on Sunday.
The setback for Jose
Mourinho´s side, after a brilliant
last-minute freekick from
Santi Cazorla, halted their 11-
match winning run and gave
Barca a sliver of hope they can
rein in their arch rivals and
secure a fourth straight La
Liga title.
Real, on 71 points to Barca´s
63 with 11 games left, face a
tough trip on Wednesday to
Villarreal, who is fighting to
preserve its top-flight status
after Sunday´s 1-0 reverse at
Levante left them three points
above the relegation places.
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