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British Grand Prix: Home favourite Hamilton vows to fire on all cylinders 03 Jul 2014 - 01:04 am

British driver Lewis Hamilton poses for a photo during the unveiling of the Mercedes AMG Petronas W05 racing car during the Formula One...

Fernandes sells Caterham team and quits Formula One 03 Jul 2014 - 01:03 am

LONDON: Malaysian aviation entrepreneur Tony Fernandes ended an unhappy Formula One adventure yesterday by selling his struggling Caterham team to a group of...

Rossi signs new contract with Yamaha 03 Jul 2014 - 01:02 am

LONDON: Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi is set to see out his career with Yamaha after signing a new two-year agreement with the...

Statistics for British Grand Prix 03 Jul 2014 - 01:01 am

Statistics for Sunday’s British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone, race nine of the championship: Lap distance: 5.891 km Total distance: 306.198km, 52...

Q-Tickets pummel Al Noof in Challenge Cup 03 Jul 2014 - 01:01 am

Mirza receiving the Man-of-the-Match award after scoring a brisk 52-run knock to help CNAQ in a four-wicket victory over Garvey Lions. DOHA: Q-Tickets...

Stokes recalled for first Test against India 03 Jul 2014 - 01:00 am

LONDON: Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes was recalled by England in a 13-man squad yesterday for next week’s first Test against India at Trent...

‘Greed and anger’ lead Vincent to disgrace 03 Jul 2014 - 12:59 am

WELLINGTON: Disgraced cricketer Lou Vincent (pictured) was motivated by greed, his disappointment at the end of his New Zealand international career and the...

MLB: Hutchison excels in Jays’ victory over Brewers 03 Jul 2014 - 12:59 am

Atlanta Braves’ centre fielder BJ Upton (left) and first baseman Freddie Freeman watch USA player receiving a yellow card during the FIFA World...

Agent refutes players’ pay cuts report 03 Jul 2014 - 12:58 am

NEW YORK: The agent for Miami Heat stars Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade refuted a report yesterday that his clients were prepared to...

Bossis urges revenge against the Germans 02 Jul 2014 - 09:00 am

France’s players (left to right) Mamadou Sahko, Antoine Griezmann, Remy Cabella, Lucas Digne and Loic Remy attend a training session at the Botafogo...

Injured Neymar appears set for Colombia clash 02 Jul 2014 - 08:59 am

Brazil’s forward Neymar relaxes in a pool during a training session at the Granja Comary Training Complex in Teresopolis on Monday. TERESOPOLIS: Brazil...

Spirit of Qatar gears up for season opener in Madison 02 Jul 2014 - 08:58 am

MADISON, USA: Kip Brown’s exciting new 96 Spirit of Qatar hydroplane boat will not be ready to start its 2014 H1 Unlimited Championship...

Royal Birkdale to host 2017 Open 02 Jul 2014 - 08:57 am

South African cricketers Jean-Paul Duminy (right), Jacques Kallis (centre) and Dale Steyn arrive at a hotel in Colombo on Monday. South Africa will...

Coe confident Rio Games will be a success 02 Jul 2014 - 08:56 am

LONDON: Sebastian Coe (pictured), the man who helped mastermind the London 2012 Olympics, says Rio de Janeiro will undoubtedly face challenges in the...

Laudrup to take over as coach of Lekhwiya 02 Jul 2014 - 08:56 am

DOHA: Qatar Stars League’s defending champion Lekhwiya announced yesterday that Michael Laudrup (pictured) will take over as coach with immediate effect. The Dane...

Teen Kyrgios topples world No.1 Nadal 02 Jul 2014 - 08:54 am

LONDON: Rafael Nadal’s charge towards a third Wimbledon title came to a juddering halt in the fourth round yesterday when he was sensationally...

Sharapova fails again, Serena retires 02 Jul 2014 - 08:53 am

LONDON: Maria Sharapova suffered more Wimbledon heartache as the French Open champion crashed to a shock 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-4 defeat against Germany’s...

Federer, Wawrinka set up Swiss affair in quarter-finals 02 Jul 2014 - 08:52 am

LONDON: Seven-time champion Roger Federer will take on close friend Stan Wawrinka in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after both men hurried to victory just...