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Australian opening salvo leaves England in tatters 17 Jul 2015 - 10:27 pm

England's Ben Stokes hits a six LONDON: Australia ripped out England’s top order to take a vice-like grip on the second Ashes test...

Switzerland extradites first official to U.S. in FIFA case 16 Jul 2015 - 04:26 pm

ZURICH: Swiss authorities said on Thursday they had extradited to the United States an official detained in a U.S. corruption investigation into world...

Rogers gets Australia going in second Ashes Test 16 Jul 2015 - 03:53 pm

London: Chris Rogers rode his luck as Australia made an excellent start in the secondAshes Test against England at Lord's on Thursday. Australia...

Robinho re-united with Scolari at Guangzhou 16 Jul 2015 - 03:30 pm

Beijing: Brazilian veteran Robinho will join Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese champions announced Thursday, re-uniting the pair after the ex-Real Madrid...

Cycling: Armstrong embarks on controversial Tour stage 16 Jul 2015 - 03:25 pm

US cyclist Lance Armstrong prior to the start of the 13th stage of One Day Ahead ride in Veneque, near Muret, southern France. ...

Golf: Spieth supreme as Open gets underway 16 Jul 2015 - 03:00 pm

US golfer Jordan Spieth lines up a putt on the 4th green during his first round on the opening day of the 2015...

Zola takes ‘calculated risk’ with coaching job in Qatar 16 Jul 2015 - 01:36 am

Al Arabi’s French player Rod Fanni during a press conference held at the club headquarters in the presence of General Secretary Ahmed El...

Bangladesh crush South Africa to win ODI series 15 Jul 2015 - 10:54 pm

Bangladesh cricketers celebrating the dismissal of South African captain Hashim Amla. Chittagong, Bangladesh: Opener Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal hit half-centuries as Bangladeshdrubbed...

Real Madrid top Forbes' most valuable teams list 15 Jul 2015 - 07:24 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid controls the ball during a training session. NEW YORK: Spanish soccer club Real Madrid retained top spot on...

Froome enjoys quiet day, Majka wins stage 15 Jul 2015 - 07:12 pm

Tinkoff Saxo team rider Rafal Majka of Poland reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 11th stage of the 102nd...

Field hockey: Free-falling Pakistan plunge into 'coma' 15 Jul 2015 - 01:06 pm

Karachi: Pakistan's field hockey team has been on the slide for years but the side's failure earlier this month to qualify for the...

Nevill swaps guitar for gloves ahead of Lord's debut 15 Jul 2015 - 12:58 pm

SYDNEY: A guitar-strumming rocker when not keeping wickets, Australia's Peter Nevill will hope to hit the right note when he makes his surprise...

No more CLT20: Discontinued due to lack of public interest 15 Jul 2015 - 12:48 pm

New Delhi: After only six editions, the Governing Council of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) on Wednesday decided to discontinue the unpopular competition...

Russia sack Capello as national team coach 15 Jul 2015 - 03:05 am

Moscow: Russian’s Football Union (RFU) yesterday dismissed Fabio Capello (pictured left) as national team head coach, ending the Italian’s three years in charge...

US fight back to salvage points against Panama 15 Jul 2015 - 03:04 am

Michael Bradley (left) of the United States kicks the ball during a CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama at Sporting Park in Kansas...

Canada in Pan Am driver’s seat 15 Jul 2015 - 03:03 am

TORONTO: Canada’s remarkable start to the Pan American Games continued on Monday while Cuban kayaker Jorge Garcia brought his gold medal haul to...

Van Persie signs for Fenerbahce from Man United 14 Jul 2015 - 08:47 pm

Manchester United's international striker Dutch Robin Van Persie greets fans during a signing ceremony with the Turkish Super Lig giants football club Fenerbahce...

Froome demolishes rivals on first Tour mountain test 14 Jul 2015 - 07:50 pm

Great Britain's Christopher Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, USA's Tejay Van Garderen, and Colombia's Nairo Quintana, wearing the best young's white...