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Li Na stunned in first round, Murray through in Paris 28 May 2014 - 08:55 am

Li Na returns the ball Kristina Mladenovic during their French tennis Open first round match. PARIS: Li Na, the Australian Open champion, followed...

Rain postpones IPL qualifier 28 May 2014 - 08:53 am

IPL qualifier was postponed yesterday after torrential rain in Kolkata. Kolkata: The Indian Premier League (IPL) qualifier 1 between Kings XI Punjab and...

Wawrinka mystified by slumping form 28 May 2014 - 08:53 am

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka is comforted by Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the end of their French tennis Open first round match at the Roland...

Many things wrong with me, admits Li 28 May 2014 - 08:51 am

PARIS: Chinese second seed Li Na (pictured) admitted she wasn’t ready mentally after crashing out in the French Open first round at the...

F1: Rosberg expects ties with team-mate Hamilton to improve 28 May 2014 - 08:50 am

German Golf professional Martin Kaymer (right) and German Formula one driver Nico Roseberg attend a press conference of the German national football team...

England leave door ajar for Toulon star Armitage 28 May 2014 - 08:49 am

Saracen’s Alex Goode is tackled (left) with Toulon’s Steffon Armitage during the Heineken Cup Final Rugby Union match at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff,...

NBA: Brilliant LeBron excels as Heat outwit Pacers for 3-1 lead 28 May 2014 - 08:45 am

Miami Heat’s forward LeBron James drives to the basket past Indiana Pacers’ guard George Hill in game four of the Eastern Conference Finals...

NHL: Kings blow away Blackhawks 28 May 2014 - 08:44 am

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Kings unleashed an early onslaught to blow away the Chicago Blackhawks in a 5-2 win yesterday that moved...

Perfect Ryu powers Dodgers to win 28 May 2014 - 08:43 am

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles’ pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin threw seven perfect innings yesterday to help set a club record and power the Dodgers to...

Washington Capitals name Trotz as next head coach 28 May 2014 - 08:41 am

NEW YORK: The Washington Capitals named former Nashville Predators bench boss Barry Trotz as their head coach and promoted Brian MacLellan to the...

Aderogba, Amer enter final round at Doha Open Championships 28 May 2014 - 12:47 am

Getachew Molla (in blue) lands a punch on Jomah Arbabi Othman during their bantam class bout on day one of the Doha Open...

Djokovic and Nadal cruise on day two of French Open 27 May 2014 - 01:53 am

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (right) shares a laugh with a ball boy during his French Open first round match at the Roland Garros Stadium...

Depleted South Africa hold Socceroos to a 1-1 draw 27 May 2014 - 01:51 am

Tim Cahill (left) beats Thulani Caleb Serero of South Africa during their friendly football match in Sydney yesterday. SYDNEY: Australia showed few signs...

Qatar-Ireland friendly 27 May 2014 - 01:50 am

The Qatar Olympic squad celebrate their goal as they drew 1-1 against Ireland in a friendly match in Aachen, Germany. Al Rayyan striker...

Japan edge out Australia to claim Women’s Asian Cup 27 May 2014 - 01:48 am

Japan’s Captain Aya Miyama (centre) holds up the trophy as she celebrates with other Japanese players after they defeated the Australian team 1-0,...

Friendlies commence to mark start of World Cup countdown 27 May 2014 - 01:41 am

French forward Franck Ribery (centre) takes part in a training session yesterday in Saint-Denis, northerm Paris. RIGHT: Colombian national football team goalkeepers David...

Dutch fit and raring to go at World Cup: Van Gaal 27 May 2014 - 01:40 am

LAGOS: Dutch coach Louis van Gaal expressed his satisfaction with the fitness of his squad as they continue with their World Cup preparations...

Ibrahimovic worried about Swedish side 27 May 2014 - 01:40 am

STOCKHOLM: Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pictured) said yesterday he was very worried about the future of the national side because young players...