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Canadiens beat Blackhawks 2-1 13 Jan 2014 - 10:46 am

NEW YORK: Defenceman Andrei Markov scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Max Pacioretty’s...

A-Rod vows to fight on after doping ban 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball, was given a record 162-game doping suspension by an arbitrator on Saturday,...

New Year joy continues for Oosthuizen 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

DURBAN: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen won the first European Tour event of the calendar year for the fourth consecutive year when he retained...

Serena, Azarenka to dazzle Doha crowd 13 Jan 2014 - 03:24 am

Tennis player Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, winner of the Qatar Total Open, poses for a picture along with ball boys and girls at...

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by nine wickets 12 Jan 2014 - 02:27 pm

Pakistan batsman Sarfraz Ahmed (left) plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene looks on during the fourth day of the second...

Del Potro strolls to Sydney title 12 Jan 2014 - 02:26 pm

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina (right) receives the winners trophy from former Australian tennis player Ken Rosewall. Del Potro defeated Australia’s Bernard...

Usain Bolt welcomes hair follicle testing 12 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt (pictured) has “no problem” with plans by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to test the...

I can knock off Nadal and Djokovic, warns Federer 12 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a volley with a giant racquet during the Kids Day exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open in...

‘Faster’ Melbourne Park courts not to Rafa’s taste 12 Jan 2014 - 02:23 pm

The 2013 Australian Men’s Open winner Novak Djokovic (left) of Serbia and President of Seiko Watches Shinji Hattori, attend the official launch of...

Murray not getting hopes up for Australian Open 12 Jan 2014 - 02:21 pm

Britain’s Andy Murray listens to a question during a press conference ahead of the 2014 Australian Open in Melbourne. MELBOURNE: Wimbledon champion Andy...

Williams wins Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 12 Jan 2014 - 02:20 pm

Max Williams of England, winner of the 28th edition of the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship, receives the winner’s trophy from Major General...

Easy win for New Zealand 12 Jan 2014 - 02:19 pm

AUCKLAND: An unbeaten 85-run stand between Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi laid the foundation for New Zealand’s 81-run win over the West Indies...

QBL: Al Sadd win 12 Jan 2014 - 02:18 pm

Action from the Qatar Basketball League (QBL) match between Al Sadd and Qatar Sports Club at al Gharafa Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al...

Avenging United stop rot 12 Jan 2014 - 02:17 pm

Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard celebrates scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match against Hull City at the KC...

Al Gharafa win nine-goal thriller against Al Ahli 12 Jan 2014 - 02:16 pm

Umm Salal striker Everaldo de Pereira (Cabore) celebrates after scoring a hat-trick against Muaither in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match in Doha...

PSG extends lead in Ligue 1 12 Jan 2014 - 02:15 pm

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were not at their very best in their first Ligue 1 game of 2014, but they still managed to extend...

Technology for perfect jump shot, golf swing 12 Jan 2014 - 02:14 pm

LAS VEGAS: A connected basketball promises to improve your jump shot. Embedded sensors which gather and analyse data offer hope for a better...

Stuard leads field in Hawaii, Scott lurks 12 Jan 2014 - 01:38 pm

HAWAII: Masters champion Adam Scott made an ominous move up the leaderboard late in the day after little-known American Brian Stuard had seized...