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No comeback plans, says retired Phelps 06 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

BERLIN: Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps said Tuesday he was enjoying his retirement from the sport and had no future plans for a...

Key World Cup qualifiers for Bosnia, Montenegro 06 Jun 2013 - 01:12 am

Portuguese defender Bruno Alves (centre) is teased by team-mates after missing to return a ball during a training session at Praia Del Rey,...

Japan celebrate Cup berth 06 Jun 2013 - 01:09 am

Japan’s midfielder Keisuke Honda (front, left) speaks during the team’s press conference in Saitama yesterday, one day after Japan qualified for the 2014...

Qatar to target 2018 World Cup spot: QFA chief 06 Jun 2013 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Qatar will target reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals to be held in Russia, Qatar Football Association (QFA) president, Sheikh Hamad...

Zidane not ready to coach Real, says Perez 06 Jun 2013 - 01:08 am

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Zinedine Zidane has all the right coaching qualifications needed to replace Jose Mourinho in the dugout...

May quits job, slams ICC 06 Jun 2013 - 01:08 am

SYDNEY: Tim May yesterday quit as head of cricket’s international players’ union after eight years, lashing out at the sport’s powerbrokers and their...

Bangladesh dismayed by Ashraful fixing scandal 06 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket fans, players and newspapers reacted with shock and dismay yesterday to the tearful confession by former national captain Mohammad Ashraful...

Warne backs ‘heroic’ Ahmed for Ashes call-up 06 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

LONDON: Shane Warne believes “heroic” and “courageous” Pakistani-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed can become an unlikely Ashes hero for Australia in England later this...

A-Rod ‘among 20 who could face doping bans’ 06 Jun 2013 - 01:07 am

NEW YORK: Major League Baseball will seek doping suspensions on about 20 players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, in the wake...

Cookson launches plan to unseat world cycling chief 06 Jun 2013 - 01:06 am

MILAN: Dragging cycling from the “mire” of the Lance Armstrong affair will be Brian Cookson’s objective if the British Cycling chief succeeds in...

Stage set for epic battle 06 Jun 2013 - 01:06 am

MIAMI: Two teams that were built to win will meet in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals when Miami Heat defend their title...

James’ Heat have big promise to live up to 06 Jun 2013 - 01:06 am

MIAMI: When LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined the Miami Heat in 2010, teaming up with Dwyane Wade to form the ‘Big Three’,...

NHL: Kings post big win to trim Chicago’s play-off lead 06 Jun 2013 - 01:05 am

LOS ANGELES: Jonathan Quick made 19 saves and the defending National Hockey League champion Los Angeles Kings defeated Chicago 3-1 yesterday, trimming the...

Red Sox rout Rangers; Tigers hand Moore first loss 06 Jun 2013 - 01:04 am

BOSTON: Boston’s offence exploded for their highest scoring day of the season, the Red Sox pounding the Texas Rangers 17-5 yesterday. The Red...

Iran edge Qatar to bag crucial points 05 Jun 2013 - 01:55 am

Iran’s Masoud Shojaei clears the ball during their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifiers match against Qatar at the Al Sadd Stadium yesterday....

Oman beat Iraq 1-0 to keep hopes alive 05 Jun 2013 - 01:54 am

Iraq’s Alaa Abdulzehra (centre) dribbles past Oman’s Ahmed Mubarak (left) and Raed Saleh during their group B Asian zone qualifying match for the...

Japan secure spot in Brazil 05 Jun 2013 - 01:53 am

SAITAMA, Japan: Keisuke Honda fired Japan into the 2014 World Cup yesterday with a dramatic injury-time penalty which salvaged a 1-1 draw with...

Bangladesh’s Ashraful admits fixing 05 Jun 2013 - 01:52 am

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh cricket captain and national hero Mohammad Ashraful (pictured) yesterday admitted match-fixing, further shaking confidence in the game and deepening a...