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Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts after defeating compatriot Roberta Vinci during their quarter-finals match on the tenth day of the 2013 US Open...

MADRID: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have paid 5m euros ($6.6m) to the Spanish authorities after they were accused in...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has denied it is excluded from the shortlist of countries bidding to host Asia Cup 2019, the country’s football governing...

Al Rayyan striker Nilmar (right) tries to shoot during the semi-final match of the Sheikh Jassim Cup against Al Wakra at Al Gharafa...

English Football Association (FA) Chairman Greg Dyke addresses the media at Millbank Tower in London, yesterday. LONDON, England: Football Association chairman Greg Dyke...

Yazed Turki of Qatar in action during the qualifying round of the World 9-Ball Pool Championship at Al Arabi Indoor Hall in Doha,...

WELLINGTON: Flyhalf Daniel Carter will return to the New Zealand side for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina after recovering from a calf...

LONDON:  Former world champions Italy and Germany are among seven countries who could confirm their places in next year’s World Cup football finals...

LONDON: England will be without striker Wayne Rooney and defenders Phil Jones and Glen Johnson for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova at...

BERLIN: Mesut Ozil’s move to Arsenal is good for the German national side, coach Joachim Loew (pictured) believes, but he is bemused by...

LONDON, England: The head injury that has sidelined Wayne Rooney looks like “something out of a horror film”, according to his England colleague...

LONDON, England: Gareth Bale (pictured) will not be guaranteed to start every game at Real Madrid despite his enormous price tag, the Spanish...

A picture taken on July 3, 2013 shows members of the delegation of Madrid 2020 Candidate City. FROM LEFT: Madrid 2020 CEO Victor...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed there would be no discrimination against gays at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, despite a...

BRUSSELS: Jamaican track star Usain Bolt is considering retiring after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he said yesterday. But any plans...

NEW YORK: Reigning Olympic, Wimbledon and US Open champion Andy Murray (pictured), who played squash as a youth before becoming a tennis star,...

BUENOS AIRES: Tokyo’s Olympic bid chief yesterday played down fears the Fukushima water crisis could     dent the city’s gambit to host the 2020...

Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland talks to the media in this 2010 file photo. RIGHT: A file photo taken on  August 31, shows...