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American star ‘Jake’ eyes Olympic Games glory 24 Mar 2015 - 12:23 am

Gymnasts go through paces during their first official training sessions at Aspire Academy in Doha yesterday. The participating delegations in the 2015 FIG...

Football: Two-year sentence requested for Barcelona president in Neymar affair 23 Mar 2015 - 08:19 pm

Madrid--Spanish prosecutors are requesting a prison sentence of two years and three months for Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and seven for his...

Football: Portugal manager wins misconduct appeal 23 Mar 2015 - 08:03 pm

Lausanne--Portugal coach Fernando Santos on Monday had his ban for misconduct while in charge of Greece cut in half by the Court of...

Formula One: Alonso set to race in Malaysia - Mclaren 23 Mar 2015 - 07:38 pm

Madrid--Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is set to return to the track for the second Grand Prix of the season in...

Football: French stress test for Brazil work in progress 23 Mar 2015 - 06:40 pm

Rio de Janeiro--Nine months on from their World Cup drubbing by Germany, Dunga's new look Brazil team remains a work in progress but...

Football: Juanmi called into Spain squad for injured Costa 23 Mar 2015 - 06:26 pm

Madrid--Malaga forward Juanmi has been called into the Spain squad for upcoming games against Ukraine and the Netherlands with Chelsea striker Diego Costa...

Football: South African Cup draw relief for sponsor 23 Mar 2015 - 06:20 pm

Johannesburg--The South African FA Cup sponsor was relieved Monday after the quarter-finals draw in Johannesburg kept apart Pretoria clubs Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport...

Football: Socceroo Leckie eyes another upset over Germany 23 Mar 2015 - 06:02 pm

Berlin--Australia's Germany-based striker Mathew Leckie says the Socceroos aim to make life as difficult as possible for the world champions when they chase...

Football: UEFA opposes World Cup compensation for European leagues 23 Mar 2015 - 05:54 pm

Vienna--UEFA will not back any legal action by Europe's football championships seeking compensation for moving the dates of the 2022 World Cup, secretary...

Scotland lock Low joins Glasgow Warriors 23 Mar 2015 - 05:42 pm

London--Scottish international lock Kieran Low has joined Glasgow Warriors from London Irish on a two-year deal, his new club confirmed on Monday. The...

Football: UEFA to battle for extra World Cup place 23 Mar 2015 - 04:34 pm

Vienna--Europe will battle for at least one extra qualifying place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia as it dominates the world rankings,...

Football: Bierhoff wants patience for new-look Germany 23 Mar 2015 - 04:21 pm

Berlin--Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff has called for patience with the world champions as they continue to bed in a new system in...

Football: UEFA hikes Champions League prize money to 1.25 billion... 23 Mar 2015 - 04:13 pm

Vienna--Champions League and Europa League clubs will share more than 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in prize money from next season in a...

Football: Own-goal condemns holders Ghana to defeat 23 Mar 2015 - 04:02 pm

Johannesburg--An own goal condemned All-Africa Games title-holders Ghana to a 1-0 away defeat by Mozambique at the weekend in a 2015 qualifier for...

Football: All-Africa Games qualifying results 23 Mar 2015 - 03:52 pm

Johannesburg--All-Africa Games final-round, first leg qualifying results at the weekend: At Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 2 (Ouedrago 54, Sanogo 87) Ivory Coast 1 (Kouadio...

Football: Two-year sentence requested for Barcelona president in Neymar affair 23 Mar 2015 - 03:14 pm

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu Madrid--Spanish prosecutors are requesting a two-year prison sentence for Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and seven for his...

Football: Mitroglou missing from Austria-bound Greece squad 23 Mar 2015 - 03:09 pm

Kostas Mitroglou Athens--Olympiakos striker Kostas Mitroglou was a last-minute absentee as the Greece national squad left for Austria on Monday ahead of Sunday's...

Football: Suarez winner worth 'half the title' 23 Mar 2015 - 02:25 pm

Luis Suarez Barcelona--Luis Suarez's sweetly struck winner to down Barcelona's eternal rivals Real Madrid was hailed as taking the Catalans to the brink...