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Football: Locke signs permanent deal with Kilmarnock 03 Apr 2015 - 02:35 pm

Glasgow - Interim manager Gary Locke has been handed the role of Kilmarnock boss on a permanent basis after signing a three-year deal,...

Cricket: Pakistan announce squads for Bangladesh tour 03 Apr 2015 - 02:29 pm

Lahore, Pakistan - Pakistan on Friday announced separate squads for its upcoming tour of Bangladesh, where the side is to play two Tests,...

Swimming: Hackett bronze in comeback swim at world trials 03 Apr 2015 - 01:16 pm

Sydney - Dual Olympic champion Grant Hackett finished third in the 400-metres freestyle final in his comeback swim after seven years out of...

Cycling: Tinkoff names De Jongh in reshuffle after Riis sacking 03 Apr 2015 - 12:52 pm

Paris - The Tinkoff-Saxo team of two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador named on Friday Dutchman Steven de Jongh at the head...

Golf: New faces out to down McIlroy at Masters 03 Apr 2015 - 12:33 pm

Paris - It seems like only yesterday that Rory McIlroy was the hunter. Next week when he tees off in what will be...

Rugby: Hurricanes withstand Stormers finishing flourish 03 Apr 2015 - 12:17 pm

Wellington - The Wellington Hurricanes survived a second-half fight back by the Western Stormers to maintain their unbeaten Super 15 record with a...

Cricket: Sri Lanka selectors quit amid clean-up efforts 03 Apr 2015 - 12:13 pm

Colombo - Sri Lanka's cricket selectors, headed by former skipper Sanath Jayasuriya, quit Friday to allow new management to take over the island's...

Swimming: Australian world championships trials results 03 Apr 2015 - 12:10 pm

Sydney - Results of finals on the opening day of the Australian Swimming Championships and world championship trials in Sydney on Friday: Men...

Al Rayyan edge El Jaish to clinch Qatar League title 03 Apr 2015 - 08:51 am

Al Rayyan’s players and officials pose with the trophy after beating El Jaish in the final of Qatar Basketball League Cup, yesterday at...

GCC Beach Games kick off in style 03 Apr 2015 - 08:50 am

Minister of Youth and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali and President of the Organising Committee and Secretary-General of...

Football: Morocco free to play 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations - CAS 02 Apr 2015 - 06:04 pm

Lausanne--The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday scrapped sanctions dished out by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to Morocco, freeing...

Olympics: IOC payments declaration puts 'transparency' pressure on sports chiefs 02 Apr 2015 - 06:01 pm

Lausanne--International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will get 225,000 euros a year to cover costs, the IOC said Thursday as it revealed details...

Berlusconi agrees majority share deal with Chinese 02 Apr 2015 - 05:43 pm

Milan--AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi could sell the club to a group with direct links to the Chinese government in a move that...

Football: Liverpool's Sterling going nowhere - Rodgers 02 Apr 2015 - 05:10 pm

London--Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers declared on Thursday that Raheem Sterling will not be leaving the club at the end of the season after...

Badminton: Chen and Lin surge into the quarters in Malaysia 02 Apr 2015 - 05:03 pm

Kuala Lumpur--World number one Chen Long continued his dominant form on Thursday to breeze into the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open, joining his...

Cycling: Kristoff makes it three out of three 02 Apr 2015 - 03:08 pm

De Panne, Belgium--Norway's Alexander Kristoff, of the Katusha team, continued his fine form by winning again at the Three Days of De Panne...

Football: Blatter says 'respect' Africa 02 Apr 2015 - 02:53 pm

Zurich--FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday that world football must "respect" Africa, a bastion of support for the veteran sports powerbroker as he...

RugbyU: Glasgow skipper Kellock announces retirement 02 Apr 2015 - 02:38 pm

London--Glasgow's Scottish international lock Alastair Kellock will retire from rugby at the end of the season, he announced on Thursday. Kellock, 33, won...