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Baseball: Padres open 2014 with win over Dodgers 01 Apr 2014 - 12:39 am

SAN DIEGO: The San Diego Padres rallied with three runs in the eighth inning yesterday to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in...

Baseball: Angels celebrate long-term deal with Trout 30 Mar 2014 - 11:55 pm

Caption ANAHEIM, United States: The Los Angeles Angels yesterday celebrated the six-year contract extension for rising star Mike Trout (pictured), worth a reported...

MLB, players union toughen up doping rules 30 Mar 2014 - 01:03 am

NEW YORK: Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association moved to toughen up anti-doping policies on Friday, announcing longer suspensions for violators...

Dodgers sweep opening series over D-backs 24 Mar 2014 - 12:50 pm

SYDNEY: The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a 2-0 opening day Major League Baseball sweep over National League rivals Arizona Diamondbacks with a 7-5...

Tanaka goes scoreless in first game for Yankees 03 Mar 2014 - 01:41 am

Florida: The New York Yankees’ latest big-money signing Masahiro Tanaka pitched two scoreless innings in his first spring training game for his new...

New baseball rule to cut down home plate collisions 26 Feb 2014 - 12:45 am

NEW YORK: An experimental rule aimed at averting dangerous home plate collisions has been adopted for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, MLB...

Baseball: Tanaka struggles with running at spring training 17 Feb 2014 - 01:08 am

WASHINGTON: New York Yankees’ $155mn pitcher Masahiro Tanaka showed that running is not his strong suit as the Major League Baseball team opened...

Over 45 held in Super Bowl vice raid 06 Feb 2014 - 12:18 am

NEW YORK: Sixteen juveniles were recovered and more than 45 people arrested during a crackdown on child prostitution linked to the Super Bowl,...

Manning ready for more Super Bowl magic at 37 30 Jan 2014 - 10:28 am

NEW YORK: Peyton Manning (pictured), who could become the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowls with two different teams, isn’t ready to...

Seahawks forced to move Super Bowl practice indoors 29 Jan 2014 - 10:09 am

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: The Seattle Seahawks were forced to move their Super Bowl practice inside yesterday as frigid temperatures left fields frozen...

Seahawks aim for first Super Bowl title 26 Jan 2014 - 11:44 pm

NEW YORK: The Seattle Seahawks, who hail from the northwest corner of the United States, aim to break into the limelight with their...

Super Bowl spotlight on New Jersey 20 Jan 2014 - 08:47 am

EAST RUTHERFORD: When New Jersey steps into the spotlight next month to host its first Super Bowl, it hopes to alter its international...

Tigers agree one-year deal with pitching ace Scherzer 19 Jan 2014 - 10:27 am

NEW YORK: Ace pitcher Max Scherzer avoided arbitration shortly before Friday’s deadline by agreeing to a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for...

Broncos lose injured Harris for play-off run 15 Jan 2014 - 02:17 pm

DENVER: Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris will miss the remainder of the National Football League playoffs with a torn left knee ligament, Broncos...

Broncos, 49ers win in fine style 14 Jan 2014 - 09:03 am

DENVER: Peyton Manning powered the Denver Broncos to within one victory of the Super Bowl and San Francisco advanced as well by beating...

A-Rod vows to fight on after doping ban 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball, was given a record 162-game doping suspension by an arbitrator on Saturday,...

South Korean star Choo joins Rangers 29 Dec 2013 - 11:08 am

ARLINGTON, United States: South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-Soo, among the most prized free agents this year, has signed a seven-year contract worth $130m...

Japan pitcher Tanaka freed up to join MLB 26 Dec 2013 - 12:22 pm

TOKYO: The club of star Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has approved his move to the US major leagues, at a likely bargain price...