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Federer seals 80th ATP title with Ferrer scalp 18 Aug 2014 - 08:59 pm

Roger Federer lifts his trophy after defeating David Ferrer in the final of the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Linder Family...

Serena beats Ivanovic to win Cincinnati final 18 Aug 2014 - 08:58 pm

Serena Williams (left) and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia holds their trophies after the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Cincinnati:...

England down Canada to clinch Women’s Rugby World Cup title 18 Aug 2014 - 08:57 pm

France’s players celebrate after winning the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup third place play-off match against Ireland at the Jean Bouin Stadium in...

Falcons’ Baker to miss season after injury 18 Aug 2014 - 08:56 pm

NEW YORK: Atlanta Falcons left tackle Sam Baker will miss the 2014 season after leaving Saturday night’s preseason game against the Houston Texans...

MLB: Nationals surpass Pirates 18 Aug 2014 - 08:56 pm

NEW YORK: Pinch-hitter Scott Hairston had an RBI sacrifice fly in the last of the 11th against reliever Brandon Cumpton as the Washington...

Dutton becomes first athlete to grab gold 17 Aug 2014 - 11:28 pm

Gold medallist Australia’s Brittany Dutton (centre) poses with silver medallist Stephanie Jenks of the US (left) and bronze medallist France’s Emilie Morier after...

Daloul creates Qatar record in Nanjing 17 Aug 2014 - 11:26 pm

Qatar’s Waleed Daloul competes in the 100 breaststroke event on the first day of games. Daloul marked new Qatari record during the competition....

Al Attiyah seals dramatic win for Overdrive Racing in Hungary 17 Aug 2014 - 11:22 pm

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action during Hungarian Baja, round seven of the 2014 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Al Attiyah...

Qatar’s Al Sadd, Al Ain eye wins at Asian League quarter-finals 17 Aug 2014 - 11:17 pm

Al Sadd players and officials celebrate with the Sheikh Jassim Cup trophy after defeating Lekhwiya 3-2 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in...

Man City, Liverpool start with hard-fought victories 17 Aug 2014 - 11:12 pm

Newcastle captain Fabribio Coloccini (left) fails to stop Manchester City substitute Sergio Aguero scoring their second and final goal of the match at...

Mourinho confident of fine start by Chelsea 17 Aug 2014 - 11:11 pm

BURNLEY, United Kingdom: Jose Mourinho’s belief that Chelsea are better equipped to challenge for the Premier League title faces an immediate test when...

I deserved more time at United: Moyes 17 Aug 2014 - 11:11 pm

Manchester United manager David Moyes (left) poses with new signing Spanish midfielder Juan Mata at the club training ground in Manchester, in this...

India draw first blood in landmark series 17 Aug 2014 - 11:07 pm

BANGALORE: India defeated Pakistan 1-0 yesterday in an emotionally-charged opener to take the lead in a two-match football series, the first between the...

Europe’s best look for Olympic boost in Berlin 17 Aug 2014 - 10:04 pm

Tunisia’s Fares Ferjani (left) and China’s Yan Yinghui compete for third place in the men’s sabre individual event at the 2014 Youth Olympic...

Wallabies shatter All Blacks’ dream of world record again 17 Aug 2014 - 09:45 pm

Australian Wallabies’ centre Matt Toomua (centre) is tackled by New Zealand All Blacks number eight Kieran Read (left) during their Rugby Union Test...

Argentina show they harbour credible hopes 17 Aug 2014 - 09:44 pm

PRETORIA: Argentina will have credible hopes of making a Rugby Championship breakthrough when they meet South Africa again on Saturday, seven days after...

Pedrosa surprises with Brno win 17 Aug 2014 - 08:50 pm

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the Czech Grand Prix in Brno yesterday. BRNO, Czech Republic: ...

England demolish hapless India to seal Test series 17 Aug 2014 - 08:47 pm

England’s James Anderson celebrates with team-mate Ian Bell (right) after dismissing India’s Cheteshwar Pujara during the fifth Test match at the Oval cricket...