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FROM LEFT: Barcelona players defender Gerard Pique, midfielder Sergio Busquets, midfielder Cesc Fabregas, defender Jordi Alba and defender Marc Bartra celebrate after their...

Manchester United’s English midfielder Paul Scholes acknowledges the crowd as he is substituted during EPL match against Swansea City yesterday. Scholes said goodbye...

Jaipur: Shane Watson made sure that ‘Fortress Jaipur’ was still not breached as he led the Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket victory over...

Ranchi: Kolkata Knight Riders dented Royal Challengers Bangalore’s chances of qualifying for the play-offs courtesy a five-wicket win in their Indian Premier League...

  DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan performed with bat and ball to hand Bangladesh a comfortable 34 run win over Zimbabwe and ensure a drawn...

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson poses with the English Premier League trophy at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, northern England yesterday. Ferguson’s last...

DOHA: In a near flawless drive, Abdulaziz Abdulla, behind the wheels of his Porsche, won the fourth round of the Qatar National Road...

 Tiger Woods of the US hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the third round of the Players golf tournament on...

SEOUL: Overnight leader Ryu Hyun-Woo emerged from a dogfight on the final holes of the $900,000 GS Caltex Maekyung Open to take only...

  SYDNEY: Australia will host golf’s revamped $8m World Cup at Royal Melbourne in November, tournament organisers and state government officials said yesterday. A...

  MILAN: Bradley Wiggins’ Giro d’Italia victory hopes suffered a further setback yesterday on a dramatic ninth stage that saw Canada’s defending champion Ryder...

Al Rayyan players (in red) attempt to block a shot during their side’s Emir Cup match against Police. Al Rayyan won 3-1 (25-21,...

Nicholas Kemboi of Qatar celebrates crossing the finish line first after competing in the Volkswagen Prague Marathon in the Czech capital, yesterday. The...

MADRID: Rafael Nadal sealed his fifth title in seven tournaments since returning from a seven-month injury layoff as he claimed a third Madrid...

ROME: The leading trio of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray all have work to do before the start of the French...

Indiana Pacers’ centre Roy Hibbert (55) holds the ball guarded by New York Knicks’ centre Tyson Chandler during the second half of their...

Texas Rangers’ pitcher Yu Darvish throws to Houston Astros’ batter Jimmy Paredes during the first inning of their American League MLB baseball game...

NEW YORK: Defenceman Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime to send the Pittsburgh Penguins to the second round of the NHL play-offs with...