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Giants take 2-0 leadSan Francisco: The San Francisco Giants moved a step closer to claiming a second title in three years by blanking...

DUBAI: Bruno Metsu (pictured) has stepped down as coach of Dubai first division club Al Wasl and has been hospitalised since October 9...

PARIS: A second half goal from Stewart Downing ensured Liverpool avoided an unwanted record on Thursday night as the English Premier League outfit...

LONDON: Ryan Giggs (pictured) lit the fuse on Manchester United’s potentially explosive clash with Chelsea by claiming the Premier League leaders aren’t the...

GENEVA: The 1999-2005 Tour de France races will have no winners attributed to them, embattled world cycling officials announced yesterday, ordering doping-tainted icon...

MEXICO CITY: A global business forum has dropped disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong from the list of speakers for its Mexico City event next...

GREATER NOIDA, India: Championship leader Sebastian Vettel set an ominous practice pace at the Indian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday, dominating both sessions...

MotoGP: Stoner sets early pace in APHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: Home hero Casey Stoner dominated practice in front of record crowds yesterdayas he chases...

GREATER NOIDA, India:  India can hope to host two Formula One races within the next decade but the country faces plenty of competition...

Serena Williams of USA reacts during her match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul, yesterday. ISTANBUL:...

PARIS: Rafael Nadal (pictured), out of action since June, will miss the ATP Tour Finals in London and also next week’s Paris Masters...

LAHORE, Pakistan: Disgraced former Pakistan captain Salim Malik (pictured) yesterday said he has applied for the job of national batting coach, insisting he...

COLOMBO: Injured Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has been left out of the Twenty20 and one-day squads to play New Zealand. Mendis has...

  LONDON: Two Olympians have had their medals stolen during a night out after leaving a Buckingham Palace reception with Queen Elizabeth II to...

LONDON: Manchester United head to Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday with Alex Ferguson (pictured) admitting that not only is he worried about...

LONDON: Formner England captain John Terry could be on his way out of Chelsea and heading for Spanish club Valencia in the January...

NEW DELHI: Sporting director Sam Michael is adamant that McLaren will not throw in the towel in this season’s Formula One title battle,...

  GENEVA: Embattled world cycling officials will meet today under pressure to implement real reforms in the wake of the doping scandal around global...