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Bosnia, Russia book Brazil berth 16 Oct 2013 - 02:54 am

Russia’s Victor Fayzulin (left) vies with Azerbaijan’s Elnur Allahverdiyev during their FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying football match in Baku, yesterday. PARIS: Bosnia-Herzegovina...

England seek World Cup spot; Bosnia eye history 15 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

England’s James Milner (centre) leads his team-mates in an exercise regime during a training session at Arsenal’s training complex in London Colney yesterday....

F1: Vettel on verge of more records 15 Oct 2013 - 09:26 am

SUZUKA, Japan: With Sebastian Vettel’s fourth successive Formula One title now just a formality, the more intriguing question is whether the Red Bull...

Red Sox shock Tigers to level play-off series 15 Oct 2013 - 09:24 am

Boston Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino (right) congratulates catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (left) after defeating the Detroit Tigers 6-5 in game two of...

Klinkhammer stars for Coyotes 15 Oct 2013 - 09:24 am

RALEIGH: After being outscored 10-2 in the first two games of a five-game road trip, the Phoenix Coyotes had reason to wish they...

Del Potro serves warning 15 Oct 2013 - 09:22 am

SHANGHAI:Juan Martin del Potro said he was playing even better than when he won the 2009 US Open after pushing Novak Djokovic to...

Stakhovsky upsets Sousa at Kremlin Cup 15 Oct 2013 - 09:22 am

MOSCOW: Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky produced an opening day upset at the joint ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup so far, ousting Portuguese seventh seed...

Djokovic gives perfect reply to rankings fall 15 Oct 2013 - 09:22 am

SHANGHAI: Shanghai Masters champion Novak Djokovic said he still has unfinished business this season after delivering the perfect response to being knocked off...

Amla rescues South Africa with 20th career Test ton 15 Oct 2013 - 09:20 am

ABU DHABI: Hashim Amla notched his 20th Test century but three wickets for 34-year-old debutant Zulfiqar Babar allowed Pakistan to restrict South Africa...

‘Time to show faith in current batsmen’ 15 Oct 2013 - 09:19 am

MELBOURNE: Australia’s selectors need to show faith in their top six batsmen after undermining their confidence by chopping and changing the order during...

South Africa’s Le Clos wins two more golds 15 Oct 2013 - 09:19 am

MOSCOW: South Africa’s Olympic and world champion Chad Le Clos claimed two more wins at the Moscow World Cup meeting on Sunday with...

Golf: Walker wins PGA Tour’s season opener 15 Oct 2013 - 09:19 am

NEW YORK: American Jimmy Walker took advantage of a late collapse by overnight leader Brooks Koepka to win his first PGA Tour title...

Aussies to keep injuries secret for Ashes, says report 15 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

SYDNEY: Australia will protect information about player injuries so as not to cede any competitive advantage to England in the coming Ashes series,...

Newcastle United owner Ashley gets upset and confused: Pardew 15 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

Newcastle: Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has said controversial club owner Mike Ashley can become confused and upset about the game. “Mike is...

Ex-top German coach Lattek has Parkinson’s 15 Oct 2013 - 09:18 am

BERLIN: Germany’s most successful domestic football coach Udo Lattek, who steered Bayern Munich to their first European Cup triumph in 1974, is suffering...

Play-off seeding system unfair, says France 15 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

PARIS: France believe the seeding system is unfair for the World Cup play-offs in November and plan to ask football’s ruling body FIFA...

Aussies without Lealiifano for All Blacks test 15 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

SYDNEY: Australia centre Christian Lealiifano will miss this weekend’s Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand because of an ankle injury in a big...

Wallabies want to help fallen O’Connor 15 Oct 2013 - 09:16 am

SYDNEY: The Wallabies said yesterday they will not be abandoning fallen star James O’Connor as he battles to rehabilitate his stalled rugby career....