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Benoit Paire of France reacts after defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan during their Men’s Single First Round match on Day One of the...

India's captain Virat Kohli (C) celebrates with Lokesh Rahul (bottom) after taking the catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal during the fourth...

Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad (R) celebrates with captain Angelo Mathews after taking the wicket of India's Rohit Sharma during the fourth day of...

Salman Butt   KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowler Mohammad Asif can return to cricket this week following five-year spot-fixing bans,...

Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan Pradeep (L) celebrates after he dismissed Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane during the third day of their third and final...

Caption   New York: World number one Serena Williams feels the pressure of chasing history at the US Open, but she accepts the intensity...

Tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain signs autographs on Kids Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows,...

Zach Johnson of the United States watches a shot on the 17th hole alongside his caddie Damon Green during the third round of...

Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim reacts after a jump in the final of the men’s high jump athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World...

    Qatari players in action during a training session in Doha, yesterday. Coach Daniel Carreno (right) can also be seen while giving instructions to...

Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim reacts during the men’s high jump final of the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing,...

Mare Dibaba (2nd L) of Ethiopia, Helah Kiprop (L) of Kenya, Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (2nd R) of Bahrain and Jemima Jelagat Sumgong of...

QMMF Racing Team’s Spanish rider Julian Simon is seen in action at the Silverstone Race Circuit, Britain, yesterday. Simon finished in 16th spot...

Olympic volleyball player Michael O’Hara holds the Olympic torch that he ran with for the 1984 Olympics at a gathering for the Los...

Jordan Spieth of the United States waits on the fifth green during the second round of The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in...

Roger Federer of Switzerland attends a training session in London in this June 2015 file photo.   NEW YORK: The US Open has long...

Usain Bolt of Jamaica (left) hugs Mo Farah of Britain after the podium ceremony for the men’s 5,000 metres event during the 15th...

Crystal Palace’s English defender Scott Dann and his team-mate Joe Ledley (right) embrace after the English Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford...