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SYDNEY: Australia’s first foreign-born coach Mickey Arthur yesterday confirmed he was suing Cricket Australia for racial discrimination after being dumped from the job,...

LONDON: The world cricket committee of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) yesterday backed a call from former Australia captain Ian Chappell for the sport’s...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket administrators scrapped their Twenty20 league yesterday after franchise holders defaulted on payments for the tournament and failed to guarantee...

MADRID: Barcelona star Lionel Messi yesterday said he was unconcerned about accusations of tax avoidance on income generated from the sale of his...

BANGKOK: Romelu Lukaku handed Jose Mourinho a winning start to his new reign as Chelsea manager yesterday with a perfectly timed debut goal...

DOHA: Football teams in the country are ready for the first event of the new season - the Sheikh Jassim Cup - which...

LJUBUSKI, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Qatar failed to capitalise on a blistering start, against the Netherlands, and lost their third game in a row...

LONDON: Chris Xuereb, the masseur and fitness advisor of Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, has denied providing the two Jamaican sprinters with performance-enhancing...

GULLANE, Scotland: Tiger Woods will start the 142nd British Open at Muirfield today as favourite to win his 15th major title but the...

Doha: Aspire Academy’s 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 football teams had an excellent performance in international tournaments in both Portugal and Netherlands, during...

GULLANE, United Kingdom: Rory McIlroy (pictured) struck back at critics yesterday, insisting his game was “heading in the right direction” on the eve...

HAMBURG: Roger Federer struggled in his first match since his Wimbledon humiliation when he had to come back from a set down to...

NEW YORK: The American League ended a string of three All-Star game defeats by beating the National League 3-0 yesterday to earn home-field...

LONDON, Greater London: Manchester United have made a £25m ($37.7m, €28.9m) offer for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, reports in the British media suggested...

95 Spirit of Qatar’s Kip Brown (right) celebrate swinning the APBA Gold Cup at the 2013 DYC Detroit APBA Gold Cup on the...

PARIS, France: Edinson Cavani was in Paris yesterday to finalise his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, with sources close to the deal saying his...

ORANGE, France: Facing yet another barrage of doping questions after Chris Froome’s awe-inspiring victory up Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France, Team...

NOTTINGHAM: Australia coach Darren Lehmann has told his top order batsmen to up their game in time for the second Test against England...