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India cricket experts sceptical of ‘Operation Clean-up’ 11 Jun 2013 - 09:42 pm

NEW DELHI: Plans to jam mobile phones during matches and ban cheerleaders from the sidelines are unlikely to cure Indian cricket of the...

Woods favourite to win US Open 11 Jun 2013 - 09:20 pm

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania: Merion Golf Club has been linked with some of the most iconic moments in championship golf and Tiger Woods will aim...

Garcia, Woods shake hands after recent unpleasantness 11 Jun 2013 - 09:19 pm

ARDMORE: Sergio Garcia approached Tiger Woods at the driving range at Merion Golf Club yesterday and after a brief exchange shook hands with...

Aussie Scott sees electric US Open start with Tiger, Rory 11 Jun 2013 - 09:18 pm

ARDMORE: Masters champion Adam Scott expects high energy and intensity playing alongside world number one Tiger Woods and second-ranked Rory McIlroy in the...

I’m working hard to get the game back: McIlroy 11 Jun 2013 - 09:17 pm

ARDMORE: Great talent can be a burden as much as a blessing and great expectations weigh on Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy at this...

Bruins, Blackhawks get set for Stanley Cup Finals 11 Jun 2013 - 09:16 pm

CHICAGO: In the first National Hockey League Final between “Original Six” clubs since 1979, the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins will battle for...

Boston Bruins 11 Jun 2013 - 09:15 pm

u Founded in 1924, the Boston Bruins are one of the “Original Six” teams that made up the league before the first expansion...

Cheeks named new Pistons coach 11 Jun 2013 - 09:15 pm

DETROIT, Michigan: Maurice Cheeks (pictured), a former point guard who helped the Philadelphia 76ers win an NBA title in 1983, was named coach...

NBA: Grizzlies sack Hollins 11 Jun 2013 - 09:13 pm

MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Lionel Hollins will not be offered a new contract to coach the Memphis Grizzlies, the team announced yesterday, despite his guiding...

Guthrie battles back to help Royals beat Tigers 11 Jun 2013 - 09:07 pm

Kansas City: Jeremy Guthrie cooled down the surging Detroit Tigers and guided the Kansas City Royals to their sixth straight win with a...

Amla, McLaren shine in South Africa’s win 11 Jun 2013 - 01:19 am

South Africa’s Hashim Amla raises his bat on reaching his half century during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy match against Pakistan at Edgbaston...

IPL: BCCI suspends Kundra, launches ‘Operation Clean-up’ 11 Jun 2013 - 01:18 am

New Delhi: The Indian cricket board yesterday decided to do away with IPL after-match parties and cheerleaders as part of ‘Operation Clean-up’, and...

Japan clash with Iraq today in Doha 11 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

Qatar football team players Wesam Abdul Majid (left), Ali Afif (centre) and Hamid Khaleefa train at Aspire Academy yesterday. Qatar will face Uzbekistan,...

‘Happy One’ begins second spell at Stamford Bridge 11 Jun 2013 - 01:12 am

Chelsea football club’s new manager Jose Mourinho addresses a press conference at Stamford Bridge in London, yesterday. A reflective Jose Mourinho yesterday transformed...

Madrid president hints at Ancelotti approach 11 Jun 2013 - 01:11 am

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez indicated in an interview published yesterday that Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti (pictured) remained his prime target...

Formula One drivers lead tributes to dead marshal 11 Jun 2013 - 01:03 am

A crane carries the Sauber Formula One car of Esteban Gutierrez off the track following the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit...

No Bayern move for Lewandowski: Dortmund 11 Jun 2013 - 01:02 am

BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski will not sign for Bayern Munich this year, Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said in an interview published yesterday,...

Brazil trounce France in Confed Cup warm-up 11 Jun 2013 - 01:02 am

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Goals from Chelsea midfielder Oscar, Lazio’s Hernanes and Lucas Moura from the spot saw Brazil beat France 3-0 on Sunday...