Sharapova beats Stosur to reach Qatar Open semis

Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open by beating former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-2, 6-4 on Friday.

Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open by beating former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-2, 6-4 on Friday.

The Philippine Azkals’ preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup got a boost with several Europe-based stars making themselves available for their Middle East training.
Goalkeepers Neil Etheridge and Roland Muller, Jason de Jong, Denis Wolf and Ray Jonsson will see action in the tuneup matches slated from Feb. 11 to Feb. 16 in Dubai and Doha, Qatar.

Smart Gilas Pilipinas scrapped its Middle East trip after Talk ‘N Text players loaned by the national team become unavailable for the pocket tournament to be held in Doha, Qatar, on Aug. 24-30.

Like a band of brothers in time of war, a record of 17 Filipino cue artists gunned down their respective foes to march on to the final 64 of the 2011 WPA World 9-Ball Championships in Doha, Qatar Tuesday night. Defending champion Francisco “Django” Bustamante and fellow Filipino stars Dennis Orcollo and Efren “Bata” Reyes [...]