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Muguruza survives scare 03 Jan 2017 - 09:59 pm

Brisbane: French Open champion Garbine Muguruza (pictured) saved a match point before seeing off Russia's Daria Kasatkina in the second round of the...

Mourinho and Wenger criticise EPL fixtures 03 Jan 2017 - 09:58 pm

London: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho repeated his complaints about the Premier League's festive fixture pile-up after his side laboured to a 2-0...

Australia run rampant after Warner's record ton 03 Jan 2017 - 09:58 pm

Sydney: David Warner hit a record century inside one session and his fellow opener Matt Renshaw a maiden hundred over three as Australia...

South Africa tighten grip on Sri Lanka 03 Jan 2017 - 09:53 pm

Cape Town: South Africa seamers Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada claimed four wickets apiece to bowl Sri Lanka out for 110 on day...

Pakistan hope to host West Indies for T20s 03 Jan 2017 - 09:53 pm

Lahore: Pakistan yesterday said it hoped the West Indies would agree to play two Twenty20 internationals in the country in March despite security...

West Ham United to appeal Sofiane Feghouli red card 03 Jan 2017 - 07:32 pm

London: West Ham are to appeal the controversial sending-off of Sofiane Feghouli, a spokesman for the Premier League club told Press Association Sport...

Paul Clement appointed Swansea City manager 03 Jan 2017 - 07:28 pm

LONDON: Swansea City, bottom of the Premier League, have appointed Paul Clement as manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract in succession to Bob Bradley,...

Venezuela's Rincon joins Juventus, Pavoletti at Napoli 03 Jan 2017 - 07:26 pm

Turin, Italy: Genoa's Venezuelan international Tomas Rincon has signed an eight-million-euro ($8.3m) deal for Serie A champions Juventus until June 2020, the Italian...

Tsonga through after second set scare in Doha 03 Jan 2017 - 07:10 pm

Doha: France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won through to the second round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, but only after seeing off a determined...

Tottenham Hotspur major obstacle to record bid: Antonio Conte 03 Jan 2017 - 06:17 pm

London: Spurs represent a significant hurdle to overcome if Chelsea are to equal Arsenal's Premier League record of 14 successive wins, said Blues...

Chelsea fans face jail terms for racist violence 03 Jan 2017 - 06:03 pm

Paris: Four Chelsea football fans, including an ex-policeman, battled charges of racist violence in a Paris court on Tuesday for which they could...

Sassuolo sign former Liverpool midfielder on loan from Pescara 03 Jan 2017 - 04:16 pm

Former Liverpool and AS Roma the italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani has joined Sassuolo on loan from Pescara until the end of the season,...

Antonio Conte warns in-form Chelsea of 'biggest test' against Tottenham Hotspur 03 Jan 2017 - 01:50 pm

Chelsea will face their biggest test of the season against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, manager Antonio Conte said as his team chase Premier...

Germany midfielder Julian Draxler joins PSG from Wolfsburg 03 Jan 2017 - 01:43 pm

PARIS: Germany midfielder Julian Draxler has joined Paris St Germain on a four-and-a-half year contract, the Ligue 1 champions said on Tuesday. The...

West Bromwich Albion will spend wisely during January transfers: Tony Pulis 03 Jan 2017 - 01:38 pm

West Bromwich Albion will not pay over the odds to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window, manager Tony Pulis has said....

Serena shakes off rust for comeback win 03 Jan 2017 - 12:31 pm

Auckland: Serena Williams was troubled by windy conditions and some early rust before beating 69th-ranked Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 to launch her comeback...

Arriving at end of my coaching career, says Guardiola 03 Jan 2017 - 11:16 am

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is approaching the end of his coaching career and the process of bidding goodbye has...

Costa praises manager Conte for Chelsea turnaround 03 Jan 2017 - 10:06 am

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has credited manager Antonio Conte for the side's record-equalling run of 13 consecutive victories that has propelled them to...