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FC Barcelona forwards Uruguayan Luis Suarez (right) and Argentinian Lionel Messi joke during their team’s training session at Joan Gamper Sport Complex in...

Paris Saint-Germain’s French defender Serge Aurier (third left) gets a yellow card from French referee Ruddy Buquet after he fouled Lyon’s French forward...

PARIS: World football’s governing body FIFA yesterday announced plans to allow referees to halt matches for three minutes so that players suspected of...

GLASGOW: Celtic manager Ronny Deila has backed his side to bounce back from their disappointing draw with Motherwell when they take on Hearts...

LONDON: Frank Lampard’s loan spell at Manchester City could come to an end with a game at his former club Chelsea on January...

LONDON: Manchester United, who spent £150m ($245.18m) on new players in the summer, might need to spend another £100m before they can compete...

WUHAN, China: World number one Serena Williams added her name to the list of slain seeds at the Wuhan Open yesterday after the...

Johannesburg: The ATP issued the latest men’s tennis rankings on Monday and the top 10 list remains unchanged with Serbian tennis ace still...

LONDON: British tennis star Andy Murray (pictured) yesterday admitted his Twitter message in support of Scottish independence had been out of character, but...

GLENEAGLES, United Kingdom: Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley, has called on retired Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson (pictured) to give a motivational...

GLENEAGLES, United Kingdom: Reigning Masters champion Bubba Watson was declared the American “big dog” yesterday by United States captain Tom Watson when asked...

NEW YORK: New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is doing everything he can to extend his last Major League Baseball campaign. Jeter drove...

KARACHI: Four Pakistani international cricketers have been docked part of their salaries in a crackdown on fitness standards, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States: The Chicago Bears struck early and never trailed as they rode two Martellus Bennett touchdowns to a 27-19 win...

Ansan, South Korea: Qatar’s spikers held their nerve during crucial moments to edge Kazakhstan in three straight but tense sets to record their...

INCHEON, South Korea:  Australia has welcomed the idea of possibly competing at the Asian Games after Asian Olympic officials agreed to let Oceania...

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Academy and Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), and Randhir Singh,...

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in the fourth round of the US Open at the USTA...