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Pedro scores hat-trick as Barca cruise 22 Sep 2013 - 12:31 am

MADRID: Pedro Rodriguez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona maintained their 100 percent start to the La Liga season with a comfortable 4-0 win...

Vettel wary of Alonso fightback 22 Sep 2013 - 12:31 am

SINGAPORE: Sebastian Vettel remained wary of his closest rival Fernando Alonso yesterday even after he strengthened his grip on the championship with pole...

Raikkonen vows to race despite back injury 22 Sep 2013 - 12:30 am

SINGAPORE: Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen yesterday vowed to battle through the pain barrier and race at the Singapore Grand Prix despite suffering a flare-up...

USA stay alive at America’s Cup 22 Sep 2013 - 12:28 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Oracle Team USA again denied Emirates Team New Zealand an America’s Cup-clinching victory yesterday, snatching the lead in Race 13 and...

FILA World Wrestling Championships in Hungary 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

Jordan Robert Holm of the US (in red) and Finland’s Rami Antero Hietaniemi wrestle during the men’s Greco-Roman style 84 kg category qualification...

Badminton: Lee cruises through to Japan final 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

TOKYO: Malaysia’s world number one Lee Chong Wei crushed fifth-seeded Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam to reach the Japan Open final yesterday, brushing...

Boxing: Injured Haye postpones Fury fight 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

LONDON: David Haye has been forced to postpone his heavyweight clash with Tyson Fury due to a deep cut sustained in training, his...

Cavendish sprints to stage win; Wiggins stays ahead 22 Sep 2013 - 12:26 am

LONDON: Briton Mark Cavendish held on to win the seventh stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday as compatriot Bradley Wiggins maintained his...

Tsonga, Simon in final 22 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain returns the ball to Joao Sousa of Portugal during their semi-final match at the St Petersburg Open ATP tennis...

Ferrer headlines Malaysian Open 22 Sep 2013 - 12:24 am

KUALA LUMPUR: World number four David Ferrer returns to Kuala Lumpur to headline the Malaysian Open, aiming to return to winning ways after...

Zhang wins maiden WTA singles title 22 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

Guangzhou: China’s wildcard entrant Zhang Shuai won her maiden WTA Tour singles title with a 7-6 (1) 6-1 victory over American qualifier Vania...

Razzak, Ludovic dazzle at first round of Jet Ski Championship at Wakra 22 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

Sami Abu Shaikha (second row extreme right), General Secretary of Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF), is seen with the winners of first round...

Stenson surges in Atlanta 22 Sep 2013 - 12:18 am

Adam Scott of Australia hits his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Tour Championship by Coca-Cola at...

East Lake leader taking nothing for granted 22 Sep 2013 - 12:17 am

Henrik Stenson (right) of Sweden lines up his tee shot on the fourth hole with his caddie Gareth Lord. Stenson birdied three of...

Tampa Bay outlast Orioles in 18 innings 22 Sep 2013 - 12:17 am

Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay outlasted the Baltimore Orioles in an epic encounter that finally ended at 2.08a.m. local time when the Rays scored...

Bryant unlikely to play before season starts 22 Sep 2013 - 12:16 am

Los Angeles: While Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant may be ahead of schedule in recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon, it...

F1: McLaren team is open to shock Alonso return 21 Sep 2013 - 08:09 am

Drivers in action during the first practice session for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix night race in Singapore yesterday. The Singapore Grand...

Wallabies axe O’Connor over airport incident 21 Sep 2013 - 07:49 am

SYDNEY: Controversial winger James O’Connor was yesterday dumped from the Wallabies squad for an indefinite period after he was allegedly prevented from taking...