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THOUSAND OAKS, California: Tiger Woods stayed on track for his sixth victory of the year as he maintained a two-shot lead after a...

Portland Trail Blazers’ point guard Damian Lillard (0) drives to the basket past Dallas Mavericks centre Bernard James (5) during the fourth quarter...

WASHINGTON: Alex Ovechkin’s goal was no surprise. But when defensemen Nate Schmidt and Karl Alzner scored, it was an unexpected bonus for Washington....

Abdullah Al Shatti (centre) during the podium ceremony of the E1 category of the Qatar Enduro at Sealane Beach on Saturday. RIGHT: Mohammed...

Australia’s Brad Haddin takes a catch to dismiss England’s Joe Root during the fourth day’s play in the second Ashes cricket Test at...

LONDON: Three people were arrested yesterday following fresh allegations of match-fixing in English football, authorities announced.  Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said it...

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Pakistan overcame stiff resistance from minnows Afghanistan to win the first-ever Twenty20 international between the two countries by six...

BROWNSBURG, Indiana: Less than a month after clinching the third NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel World Championship for the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top...

LONDON: Premier League leaders Arsenal will face arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the pick of next month’s FA Cup third round ties after the...

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association yesterday agreed to amend its constitution and bar tainted officials from holding office, as demanded by the...

BERLIN: Germany’s Felix Sturm has become a world champion for the fourth time after winning back the IBF middleweight belt by dethroning England’s...

BROOKLYN, United States: Shawn Porter dethroned International Boxing Federation champ Devon Alexander yesterday, winning the world welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision....

LONDON: Defending champion Mark Selby made history at the UK Championship yesterday when he completed the 100th maximum break in professional snooker during...

Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu (left) celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League match against Arsenal at The Emirates in London, yesterday.  LONDON: Gerard...

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, bronze medal winner at the London Olympics Games, shoots down a target during a practice session at Losail...

Former Manchester United defender Denis Irwin (left) answers questions from children and parents after a training session by Evolution Sports Academy at Doha...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) of Paris Saint Germain vies for the ball with Cedric Kante of Sochaux during the French Ligue 1 match at...

LEFT: Southampton’s Dani Osvaldo (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during their English Premier League match against Manchester City at St Mary’s Stadium...