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Czech Republic’s Radek Stepanek returns to South Africa’s Kevin Anderson during their quarter-final match on day five of the ATP Aegon Championships tournament...

Sao Paulo: Qatar’s Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanim bin Nasser Al Ali has congratulated the government of Brazil...

MIAMI: The visiting San Antonio Spurs again torched two-time defending champions Miami Heat in their own backyard, moving to within one victory of...

LOS ANGELES: Donald Sterling (pictured), the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA over racist remarks, has reportedly hired...

HALLE WESTFALEN (Germany): Defending champion Roger Federer (pictured) reached the semi-finals of the Halle grass-court championships yesterday without appearing on court as quarter-final...

DAUPHINE: Briton Chris Froome suffered a late crash on the sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine yesterday, but he retained his overall...

SALVADOR, Brazil: Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben both scored twice as the Netherlands avenged their 2010 World Cup final defeat by routing...

A combination of photos show Netherlands’ midfielder Wesley Sneijder (Left) on March 5, 2014 in Paris and Spain’s midfielder Xavi on October 15,...

England’s Joe Root looks on after playing a shot as a Sri Lankan fielder dives during the first day of the first Test...

KINGSTON: Off-spinner Mark Craig (pictured) captured the best figures by a New Zealand bowler on debut as the visitors beat West Indies by...

PINEHURST (North Carolina): Phil Mickelson, who has suffered more US Open heartache than any other player, thrilled his fans as he moved into...

DUNEDIN:  Next year’s World Cup is undoubtedly the underlying subtext of the second test between New Zealand and England, although both sides have...

Henrik Lundqvist (in blue) of the New York Rangers defends a shot by Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings during the third...

OSLO: Allyson Felix coasted to victory in the women’s 200m at Wednesday’s Diamond League in Oslo as French pole vault master Renaud Lavillenie...

CUIABA, Brazil: World Cup outsiders Australia are aiming to punch above their weight and give a Chile side choc-a-bloc with talent a bloody...

SAO PAULO: UEFA president Michel Platini withdrew his support from FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter yesterday, plunging world football into open warfare. “I am...

RIO DE JANEIRO: One is the world’s best known footballer, the other the most valuable. They have scored the same number of Champions...

NATAL, Brazil: Mexico and Cameroon would be prime contenders for the title of most fortunate qualifiers for the World Cup but both will...