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Derrick Rose in action for  Chicago Bulls in this file photo. Rose earned a place in final US squad for the World Cup.  ...

NEW YORK: The Charlotte Hornets signed first-round guard PJ Hairston. The Hornets acquired the rights to Hairston (26th overall pick) and guard Semaj...

NEW YORK: Luxembourg’s Laurent Didier won yesterday’s fifth stage of the USA Pro Challenge cycling race, while American Tejay Van Garderen finished ninth...

  Lekhwiya’s players celebrate their goal against Qatar SC at the QSL match at Lekhwiya Stadium, yesterday.  DOHA: Defending champions Lekhwiya got off to...

DOHA: El Jaish SC introduced its newest home kit ahead of their first game in the Qatar Stars League (QSL). The Club’s new...

A Qatari player tries to score during the Group B handball game against Slovenia at the Jiangning Sports Centre in Nanjing yesterday. NANJING:...

Idriss Moussa Yousef of Qatar (right) competes in the men’s 800m qualification round at Nanjing Olympic Sports Stadium yesterday. NANJING: The Nanjing Olympic...

KARACHI: Under-scrutiny Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will miss part of his side’s one-day series against Sri Lanka as he undergoes tests on his...

A Filipino player (left) tries to score against Qatar during a Group F Second Round game of the 23rd FIBA Asia U18 Championship...

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton drives on the track during a practice session ahead of the weekend’s Belgian F1 Grand Prix in...

Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the 17th hole during the first round of The Barclays at the Ridgewood Country Club in New...

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to compatriot Barbora Zhlavova Strycova during the Connecticut Open at the Connecticut Tennis Center...

Michael Phelps of the USA looks on during the medal ceremony of the men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay at the Pan Pacific...

MADRID: Chris Froome (pictured) will go head-to-head with in-form Colombian rider Nairo Quintana when the final Grand Tour of the season, the Tour...

ZURICH: Former 400 metres world champion Amantle Montsho is facing a ban after her B sample from the Commonwealth Games also failed a...

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal yesterday admitted he felt he’d gone from “king to devil”...

PARIS: SC Bastia’s Brazilian striker Brandao was held in custody for several hours yesterday and will face charges following his headbutt on Paris...

 Chelsea’s Didier Drogba (centre) in action during the English Premier League (EPL) match against Burnley at Turf Moor, Burnley, in this August 18...