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England captain Cook worried by match-fixing row 21 May 2014 - 04:09 am

WELLINGTON: England captain Alastair Cook (pictured) revealed his growing concern regarding the prevalence of spot-fixing within cricket yesterday, as fresh evidence of corruption...

Rogers shines in county cricket 21 May 2014 - 04:08 am

LONDON: Australia’s Chris Rogers hit his second century of the English County Championship season as Middlesex dominated at Northamptonshire on Monday. In-form opener...

Double-bidder Busch unhurt after Indy crash 21 May 2014 - 04:08 am

INDIANAPOLIS: US stock car racer Kurt Busch escaped unharmed after a hard crash into the outer wall yesterday during a practice session for...

Hodgson warns England players 21 May 2014 - 04:07 am

England manager Roy Hodgson (right) and captain Steven Gerrard attend a media conference at a hotel in Watford in this file picture of...

KKR claim big victory over Chennai 21 May 2014 - 04:03 am

Virat Kohli attacks on his way to a 41-ball 67 against Hyderabad yesterday. KOLKATA: Continuing their dream run, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) moved...

Hyderabad register thrilling win over RCB 21 May 2014 - 04:03 am

HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad spiced up the race for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs with a thrilling seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers at...

Injured Ronaldo hopes to recover before final 21 May 2014 - 04:02 am

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo warms up as he attends a training session during open media day at Valdebebas sports ground in Madrid yesterday....

Messi ‘happy’ to sign fresh contract with FC Barcelona 21 May 2014 - 04:01 am

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi signed a new contract with Barcelona yesterday that will reportedly make the four-times World Player of the Year soccer’s best-paid...

Pele fears protests will hurt World Cup 21 May 2014 - 03:57 am

HUIXQUILUCAN, Mexico: Brazilian football legend Pele expressed concern yeserday that social protests in his country could prompt nervous fans from abroad to cancel...

Man City chairman vows to make transfer impact 21 May 2014 - 03:56 am

LONDON: Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (pictured) insists the Premier League champions will still be major players in the transfer market despite...

FA to take no action against under-fire Scudamore 21 May 2014 - 03:55 am

LONDON: The Football Association will take no action against Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore over emails leaked by a former personal assistant,...

Simeone refuses to rule Costa out of Champions League final 21 May 2014 - 03:54 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has said he will give Diego Costa (pictured) and Arda Turan every chance to prove their fitness...

Toure could leave Man City over birthday snub, says agent 21 May 2014 - 03:54 am

LONDON: Midfielder Yaya Toure is upset with Manchester City after an apparent birthday snub and could leave the Premier League champions, his agent...

Sri Lanka edge past England in T20 tie 21 May 2014 - 02:13 am

Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakma celebrates the wicket of Joe Root yesterday. LONDON: The T20 World Champions, Sri Lanka reasserted their dominance in the...

Basketball: Qatar’s Al Sadd win GCC Club Championship 20 May 2014 - 01:20 am

The captain of Al Sadd team, winners at the GCC Club Basketball Championship, receiving the trophy from Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani,...

Rajasthan suffer set-back 20 May 2014 - 01:17 am

Michael Hussey of Mumbai Indians plays a shot during their Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad, yesterday. Ahmedabad: Rajasthan Royals’...

Wilkinson to retire at end of the season 20 May 2014 - 01:15 am

TOULON, France: England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson (pictured) announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of the season after Toulon’s...

Belhadj and Trabelsi win top QFA awards 20 May 2014 - 01:10 am

Winners at the Qatar Football Association (QFA)’s end-of-season awards pose for a picture along with President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al...