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British and Irish Lions manager Andy Irvine (right), coach Warren Gatland (centre) and captain Sam Warburton share a laugh during a press conference,...

VERSAILLES, France: Graeme McDowell produced a final round of four-under-par 67 to lead home the field by four strokes and become the first...

Philadelphia: Four-time All-Star Vincent Lecavalier was signed on a multi-year contract by the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday, the biggest name to be scooped up...

DOHA: The Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) successfully organised the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) 0 Level umpiring course to promote cricket in Qatar. Seventeen...

Houston: Houston catcher Jason Castro celebrated his first All Star selection by hitting a three-run homer to give the visiting  Astros a 9-5...

France’s Marion Bartoli celebrates beating Germany’s Sabine Lisicki, yesterday.  LONDON: Marion Bartoli romped to her first Grand Slam title as the French 15th...

Team Sky rider Christopher Froome of Britain celebrates as he wins the 195 km eighth stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling...

LONDON: Graham Onions (pictured) was recalled by England yesterday as they boosted their bowling options by naming five seamers in a 13-man squad...

PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has been suspended from his team’s encounter with Sri Lanka in the fifth match of...

China’s Ling Li, women’s pole vault gold medal winner, in action during the fourth day of the five-day Asian Athletics Championship 2013 at...

BERLIN: Hammer world record-holder Betty Heidler warmed up for next month’s world athletics championships in Moscow with her ninth German title in succession...

LONDON:  World number one Novak Djokovic (pictured) has slipped up with his footwear at Wimbledon, being told to get rid of the pimples...

Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton drives during the qualifying session at the Nurburgring race track ahead of the German Grand Prix today. Hamilton...

British and Irish Lions tour captain Sam Warburton (centre) holds the trophy aloft as the Lions team celebrate after beating the Australian Wallabies...

NUERBURGRING, Germany: Mercedes were left red-faced at their home German Grand Prix yesterday despite Lewis Hamilton seizing pole position after they admitted to...

Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani’s Al Adaa’am 96 arrives in Sarasota yesterday ahead of its race debut. SARASOTA, Florida, USA: Sheikh Hassan...

 Russell Henley watches his second shot to the 4th hole during round two of the Greenbrier Classic at the Old White TPC in...

Bayern Munich’s head coach Pep Guardiola gestures as he talks to his players during a training session in Arco, northern Italy, yesterday. BERLIN:...