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Ferrer wins 25th title at Malaysian Open 04 Oct 2015 - 04:04 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Top seed David Ferrer clinched his 25th title Sunday after beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-5, 7-5 to win the Malaysian...

Advocaat steps down as Sunderland coach 04 Oct 2015 - 03:55 pm

London: Dick Advocaat has stepped down as head coach of Sunderland, the Premier League strugglers announced on Sunday. Advocaat, 68, was appointed last...

Scherzer throws his second no-hitter of the year 04 Oct 2015 - 10:26 am

New York: Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer threw his second no-hitter of the season Saturday, striking out a franchise-record 17 in a 2-0 win...

China win Asia title, qualify for Olympics 04 Oct 2015 - 10:23 am

Hong Kong: China's men beat the Philippines 78-67 in the FIBA Asia Championship final before an ecstatic 7,000-strong capacity home crowd in Changsha...

Australia will get better, Cheika warns World Cup rivals 04 Oct 2015 - 10:20 am

Twickenham, UK: Australia will get better as the World Cup goes on, coach Michael Cheika said as the Wallabies celebrated knocking old rivals...

England coach under fire after World Cup disaster 04 Oct 2015 - 10:17 am

London: England coach Stuart Lancaster apologised and admitted his future is uncertain after Australia dumped his side out of the World Cup with...

S. Africa, Scotland, Japan set for final fight 04 Oct 2015 - 10:09 am

Newcastle, UK: South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer said he would stay "humble" after the Springboks took control of their World Cup group now...

Mourinho all but throws in title towel 04 Oct 2015 - 09:54 am

London: Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea's hopes of defending their Premier League title have all but disappeared. The 3-1 home defeat to Southampton left...

Sevilla send Barca to second straight away defeat 04 Oct 2015 - 09:20 am

Champions Barcelona suffered their second defeat in three matches in La Liga on Saturday with Michael Krohn-Dehli scoring and setting up another goal...

Stage set for boxing Worlds in Doha 04 Oct 2015 - 12:32 am

DOHA: Several of the leading contenders for world titles got to see the state-of-the-art Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Al Sadd...

Takahashi victorious in Doha 04 Oct 2015 - 12:30 am

Honda’s Yuki Takahashi (centre) celebrates on the podium after his win at the SuperSports 600cc at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, on...

Five-goal Aguero fires City top, Palace soar to 3rd 03 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

London: Sergio Aguero plundered five goals in a dizzying 20-minute spell as Manchester City demolished Newcastle United 6-1 on Saturday to reclaim first...

Latvala leads rain-soaked Tour of Corsica 03 Oct 2015 - 06:04 pm

Ajaccio, France: Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala grabbed the lead after the second day of the rain-soaked Rally of France in Corsica which was reduced...

O'Connell happy to go into Italy battle with 'beast' 03 Oct 2015 - 05:01 pm

London: Ireland captain Paul O'Connell is delighted to be going into a game he expects to be a bruising encounter with Italy on...

Kyrgios out, Ferrer and Lopez in Malaysian showdown 03 Oct 2015 - 04:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Top seeds David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez set up an all-Spanish affair in the final while volatile Australian Nick Kyrgios fell...

Lichsteiner facing long spell on sidelines 03 Oct 2015 - 04:55 pm

Milan: Juventus defender Stephan Lichsteiner could be facing a six-month spell on the sidelines for the Italian champions, according to a leading heart...

Hingis, Mirza win third successive doubles title 03 Oct 2015 - 04:54 pm

Switzerland's Martina Hingis (R) and India's Sania Mirza (L) pose with their trophy after beating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in the...