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Qatar Open men's singles round 1 results 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Two tennis fans at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex on their way to watch the Qata Open match. (photo: Salim matramkot) Doha: Results...

Douglas Costa named player of first half of season 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa has been named player of the first half of the season by German magazine Kicker. The 25-year-old...

Determined Amla returns to form as England toil 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

South African batsman and Captain Hashim Amla plays a shot during the third days play in the second Test cricket match between England...

Real Madrid sack Benitez, hire Zidane as coach 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Madrid: Real Madrid sacked coach Rafael Benitez after just seven months in charge on Monday with club legend Zinedine Zidane replacing the Spaniard....

Djokovic claims first win of season in 51 minutes 04 Jan 2016 - 07:30 pm

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Germany's Dustin Brown during their tennis match in the Qatar Open competition on January 4,...

Wife hints at Totti retirement 04 Jan 2016 - 06:35 pm

Milan: Long-serving Roma captain Francesco Totti could retire at the end of the current season and is already considering his options elsewhere within...

Benitez to be sacked by Real Madrid 04 Jan 2016 - 06:29 pm

Madrid: Beleaguered Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez could be sacked by the Spanish giants as early as Monday evening after just seven months...

Sturridge to miss League Cup clash with Stoke 04 Jan 2016 - 06:28 pm

Liverpool: Injury-plagued Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of Tuesday's League Cup semi-final first leg at Stoke after suffering a minor...

Waqar supports return of tainted players 04 Jan 2016 - 06:11 pm

Pakistani cricket coach Waqar Younis (R) chats with cricketers Shahid Afridi (L) and Mohammad Amir during a team practice session. (file photo) Lahore,...

Barca's Turan and Vidal ready for Espanyol Cup clash 04 Jan 2016 - 05:12 pm

By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA: Barcelona can call on Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal for the first time after a FIFA-imposed ban on the...

Azarenka sets up Halep clash in Brisbane 04 Jan 2016 - 03:41 pm

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates her victory against Elena Vesnina of Russia in their women's singles match on the second day at the...

Pakistan to appeal Yasir Shah's failed dope test 04 Jan 2016 - 03:10 pm

Lahore: Pakistan will appeal against the decision to suspend Yasir Shah (pictured) over a failed dope test, authorities said Monday, as sources said...

De Villiers and Amla soldier on, S Africa still 430 behind 04 Jan 2016 - 03:02 pm

South African Captain Hashim Amla (R) raises his bat as he celebrates scoring a century (100 runs) during the third days' play in...

Murray starts season with easy win at Hopman Cup 04 Jan 2016 - 02:59 pm

Andy Murray of Britain hits a return against Kenny de Schepper of France during their fourth session men's singles match on day two...

Lodha Committee recommends, separate governing bodies for BCCI, IPL 04 Jan 2016 - 10:46 am

New Delhi: The Justice RM Lodha Committee on Monday proposed separate governing bodies for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)...

Uncapped quicks in Australia ODI squad for India 04 Jan 2016 - 10:38 am

Scott Boland Sydney: Australia on Monday included uncapped fast bowlers Scott Boland and Joel Paris and left leading spinner Nathan Lyon out of...

Brathwaite outshines as rain soaks day 2 of Sydney Test 04 Jan 2016 - 09:31 am

West Indies batsman Carlos Brathwaite after being dismissed by Australian paceman James Pattinson on the second day of the third cricket Test match...