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Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu gestures on sidelines of the press conference yesterday in Doha held to reveal details of the FINA World Cup.  ...

NANJING: Swedish golfers Marcus Kinhult and Linnea Strom prevailed in a play-off to take the mixed team Youth Olympic gold medal yesterday, with...

Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera celebrates dismissing Pakistan’s Fawad Alam (not pictured) during the second ODI in Hambantota yesterday. HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera...

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Steve Pearce hits a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning at Orioles Park...

DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s six-month ban imposed last month for “misbehaviour” has been lifted, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said yesterday. “After...

LONDON: Tournament hosts England will have an additional advantage as they bid to win the 2015 Rugby World Cup after it was announced...

LONDON: Tournament hosts England will have an additional advantage as they bid to win the 2015 Rugby World Cup after it was announced...

COLORADO SPRINGS: USA Basketball named a squad of 27 Women’s NBA stars for their camp that will eventually produce the American squad that...

Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action in this photo taken during the Hungarian Baja, earlier this month. The Qatari driver   heads a four-car...

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Cordoba CF in their first La Liga game in Madrid on Monday.   MADRID:...

LONDON: Nico Rosberg has questioned Lewis Hamilton’s version of events after the Mercedes team-mates collided while contesting the lead on the second lap...

LONDON: Everton are moving closer to signing Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o before the end of the current transfer window, several British media organisations,...

Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetic celebrates after scoring a goal against Liverpool during an English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester...

  LONDON: England midfielder Frank Lampard (pictured) has retired from international football after winning 106 caps. The 36-year-old was released by Chelsea in May...

LONDON: Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud (pictured) will miss today’s Champions League play-off second leg against Besiktas with an ankle injury, manager Arsene Wenger...

ALGIERS: Algerian side JS Kabylie were handed a stadium ban yesterday as initial punishment in response to the killing of their player Albert...

LONDON: Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of £59.7m ($98m) to sign Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid...

Manny Pacquiao (left) from the Philippines and Chris Algieri of the US pose during a promotional event of their next fight at a...