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Asian champions Al Rayyan members are seen during a training session at Al Gharafa Sports Hall yesterday. Al Rayyan will play Etoile Sportive...

Richie McCaw (left) of New Zealand with team-mate Tony Woodcock hold the Bledisloe Cup, marking Woodcock’s 100th Test match, after the second Bledisloe...

Jurgen Melzer of Austria celebrates with the trophy after defeating Gael Monfils of France after Monfils retired due to an injury in their...

FROM LEFT: Novak Djokovic, UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic and  International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the United Nations headquarters...

New Haven: Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stormed into the final of the New Haven Open, the last women’s warm-up event before the...

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: Matt Kuchar completed a round of six-under-par 65 early yesterday morning to claim a two-stroke lead after 36 holes...

NEW YORK CITY: Argenis Mendez retained his International Boxing Federation junior lightweight world title yesterday with a majority draw against Arash Usmanee on...

England’s Ian Bell plays a shot during play on the third day of the fifth Ashes Test match against Australia at The Oval...

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is seen during the first practice session at the Spa-Francorchamps race track near...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday that former captain Rashid Latif must apologise or provide proof supporting his claims that an...

BRNO, Czech Republic: Germany’s Stefan Bradl rode his Honda to the fastest times yesterday on the opening day of practice ahead of tomorrow’s...

HARARE, Harare Province: Ahmed Shehzad shone with the bat and Shahid Afridi struck with the ball as Pakistan opened their tour of Zimbabwe...

Qatar handball team and officials celebrate after beating Korea 28-21 in the gold medal match at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing in...

Djibouti’s Ayanleh Souleiman celebrates after winning the 1,500M during the IAAF Diamond League track and field contest at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm,...

TOKYO: Tokyo bid leaders yesterday  pledged something special as they readied for the home straight in the contest to decide who will host...

SYDNEY: A group of swimmers who took sleeping drugs and played pranks on their female team-mates before last year’s London games have avoided...

WELLINGTON: The Wallabies have made rookie All Blacks playmaker Tom Taylor their prime target in their must-win return Test in Wellington today. They...

Andy Murray of Britain (right) and Serena Williams of the US pose alongside the US Open trophies during the draw ceremony prior to...