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LONDON, England: The England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to scrap the May Tests which have been a part of their home fixture...

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia has agreed to a request by Muslim leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed not to wear the sponsorship logo of beer brand VB...

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan cricket officials agreed yesterday to review evidence provided by former captain Rashid Latif in his bid to help banned spinner...

PARIS: Taiwan’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate Wu Ching-kuo (pictured) believes Cuba’s historic first professional boxing bout in more than 50 years...

Qatar Al-Anabi Racing driver Shawn Langdon celebrates after winning the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana, yesterday. INDIANAPOLIs: Shawn Langdon and the...

NEW YORK:  Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani and Steve Curtis will give their new turbine racer, Al Adaa’am 96, its eagerly awaited...

NORTON, United States:  Henrik Stenson, who had two runner-up PGA Tour finishes in 2013, broke through for his first win of the season,...

New york: JR Murphy made his big-league debut as a pinch hitter for Robinson Cano at Yankee Stadium yesterday in front of an...

LEFT: Tommy Robredo of Spain after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland during their 2013 US Open singles match at the USTA Billie Jean...

NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal believes that facing Roger Federer at the US Open might have to remain just wishful thinking after the worrying...

NEW YORK: The first time Daniela Hantuchova reached the US Open quarter-finals she was a teenager. The second time she is 30. The...

Wales’ Gareth Bale gestures to fans during his presentation as a Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Thousands...

FC Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Valencia CF during the Spanish Liga Primera Division match played...

Brazilian forward of AC Milan, Kaka, holds the club’s jersey at the AC Milan’s headquarters in Milan, Italy, yesterday. The player has signed...

Liverpool: Victor Moses has become the third player to join Liverpool yesterday, with the forward signing on a season-long loan from Chelsea, the...

MADRID, Community of Madrid: Gareth Bale has claimed he won’t be overcome by the pressure of his massive price tag after being officially...

Turkey’s Sports Minister Suat Kilic speaks during an interview in Ankara on August 28, 2013. Istanbul aims to become the first Muslim country...

PARIS: The leaking of toxic water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will not affect Tokyo, the head of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games...