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LAUSANNE: Beijing promised a “frugal” Winter Olympics and to harness the event to clean up the capital’s notorious air pollution if selected as...

PARIS: American sprinter Tyson Gay won the second 100m race of his comeback after a drugs ban when he clocked a modest 10.04sec...

New York: On the four-year anniversary of a nationally televised special called “The Decision” where LeBron James announced he would sign with the...

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (left) and Czech player Petra Kvitova pose with their 2014 Wimbledon singles’ trophies during the Wimbledon Champions Dinner in Central...

Giant-Shimano team rider Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 155km third stage of the Tour...

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, United States: Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera won his first non-major championship tournament on US soil yesterday, shooting a six-under...

NORWALK, Ohio: Reigning world champion Shawn Langdon raced to the final round of eliminations for the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team, the...

Khalid Abdullah Al Sulaiteen (right), CEO of Aspire Zone Foundation and Husain Abdullah, Kansas City Chiefs defensive back pose for a picture at...

The Generation Amazing Ambassadors pose for a group photo displaying certificates following their ten-day trip to Brazil to watch the FIFA World Cup...

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA yesterday rejected Brazil’s request to allow suspended captain Thiago Silva to face Germany in the World Cup semi-finals as...

MADRID: Real Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano (pictured), considered of the greatest footballers ever, died in a Spanish hospital yesterday aged 88, drawing...

BELO HORIZONTE: The tournament ending injury to Brazil star Neymar and Thiago Silva’s suspension only complicates matters for Germany, coach Joachim Loew said...

RIO DE JANEIRO: The company that sells World Cup packages warned yesterday that it may cancel tickets for the semi-finals and final which...

SANTO ANDRE: The current Brazil team bear little resemblance to their artistic sides of the past and Germany coach Joachim Loew hopes today’s...

Algeria’s Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodzic (left) takes part in a training session during the group stage of the ongoing FIFA World Cup. Halilhodzic...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul was back defending himself after making two stunning penalty saves against Costa Rica to book his...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Every player tested for drugs at the World Cup in Brazil has been cleared of doping after more than 1,000...

DOHA: With Michael Laudrup and Ivan Hasek set to start stint with the Qatar Stars League (QSL), three more new coaches will be...