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DOHA: Asics Team Tennis will hold their two days Eid Tennis Cup 2013 championship at the Aspire Community tennis court which will be...

Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland during the Montreal Masters at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, yesterday.  Montreal:...

SYDNEY: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has denied it is investigating players in the Ashes series over alleged attempts by some batsmen to...

CHESTER-LE-STREET: England batsman Kevin Pietersen yesterday angrily denied reports that he was one player in the Ashes series using silicone tape on his...

MONTREAL: Banned Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki was “innocent” of a doping violation and the country’s Davis Cup team supported him, world number...

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday that his side’s interest in Luis Suarez was “on standby”, after the unsettled striker called on...

SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Allan Border yesterday cranked up the pressure on England ahead of the fourth Ashes Test, saying Alastair Cook’s team...

LONDON: Australian bowling great Shane Warne  has accused England’s players of being “smug” during the third Ashes Test and speculated that they are...

LONDON: Shane Watson admitted yesterday he had suffered a “really disappointing” Ashes series and accepted his days of opening for his country were...

TORONTO: Wimbledon semi-finalist Kirsten Flipkens shook off a slow start to beat Venus Williams 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 yesterday at the Rogers Cup, spoiling...

ROCHESTER, New York:  A formidable finish, challenging rough and a difficult but fair test overall lies in store for the players this week...

BANGKOK: Brazilian wonderkid Neymar scored his first goal in Barcelona colours as the Catalan giants swatted aside Thailand 7-1 in a friendly in...

PARIS: Tennis stars dominated the list of the world’s 10 best-paid female athletes, Forbes magazine said, but highlighted the yawning earnings gap with...

MANILA: Qatar bounced back from the loss to the Philippines, beating Chinese Taipei 71-68 in a bruising match-up here yesterday in the 27th...

MOSCOW: A star-studded American team is ready to impress at the World Athletics Championships that start in Moscow at the weekend, men’s head...

GUANGZHOU: World number one Lee Chong Wei was forced to fight for his place in the world championships yesterday in a thrilling battle...

The South Africa cricket team poses for photographs with the winning trophy after they won the Twenty 20 cricket series gainst Sri Lanka...

New Al Gharafa coach Zico (right) poses with a club official with the club’s jersey after being unveiled as the new coach during...