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Cycling: Eritrea gives green light for Tour de France team 27 Jun 2015 - 06:10 pm

Nairobi - Eritrea's president has given his backing to the first two cyclists from his country to ride in the Tour de France,...

Motorcycling: Zarco wins Moto2 Dutch GP 27 Jun 2015 - 05:54 pm

Assen, Netherlands - Johann Zarco of France, on a Kalex, won the Moto2 race at the Dutch Grand Prix meeting on Saturday. Starting...

RugbyU: NSW Waratahs 17 Otago Highlanders 35 27 Jun 2015 - 05:48 pm

Sydney - Result of a Super 15 semi-final between the NSW Waratahs and the Otago Highlanders in Sydney on Saturday: NSW Waratahs (AUS)...

Tennis: Nishikori shrugs off injury fears 27 Jun 2015 - 05:37 pm

London - Japan's Kei Nishikori insists he is fit to launch his Wimbledon challenge after the world number five suffered a calf injury...

Motorcycling: Dutch Grand Prix results - 1st update 27 Jun 2015 - 05:19 pm

Assen, Netherlands - Dutch Grand Prix results on Saturday: Moto2 Race standings 1. Johann Zarco (FRA/Kalex) 26min 13.410sec, 2. Tito Rabat (ESP/Kalex) at...

Cricket: Pakistan fight back in second Sri Lanka Test 27 Jun 2015 - 05:15 pm

Colombo - Pakistan's batsmen bounced back after the first innings debacle to throw open the second Test against Sri Lanka at the P....

Cricket: Sangakkara to retire during India series in August 27 Jun 2015 - 04:11 pm

Colombo - Sri Lanka's batting great Kumar Sangakkara on Saturday ended speculation about his future, saying he will retire during the home series...

Motorcycling: Rossi wins Dutch MotoGP 27 Jun 2015 - 04:10 pm

Assen, Netherlands - Valentino Rossi strengthened his world championship lead on Saturday by coming out on top in a thrilling battle with Marc...

Cricket: Johnson keeps Australia on top against Kent 27 Jun 2015 - 04:02 pm

Canterbury, United Kingdom - Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson continued to look in good form as Australia strengthened their grip on Kent in their...

Blatter tells Swiss paper 'not a candidate for FIFA presidency' 27 Jun 2015 - 03:14 pm

ZURICH: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a newspaper interview on Saturday that he will not stand as a candidate to remain the...

Athletics: Fraser-Pryce, Powell cruise to 100m wins 27 Jun 2015 - 01:51 pm

Kingston, Jamaica--Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a world leading time of 10.79 seconds and Asafa Powell equalled his season's best at 9.84 seconds to win...

Cricket: Rain delays play in Sri Lanka-Pakistan Test 27 Jun 2015 - 01:44 pm

Colombo--Bad weather delayed the start of the third day's play in the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the P. Sara...

Golf: Hur leads halted Arkansas Championship 27 Jun 2015 - 01:38 pm

Rogers, United States--South Korea's Hur Mi-Jung held a two-shot lead at eight-under through 14 holes when opening-round play at the LPGA Tour's stormy...

Football: Redemption for Tevez as Argentina down Colombia 27 Jun 2015 - 01:14 pm

Viña del Mar, Chile--Carlos Tevez fired Argentina into the semi-finals of the Copa America here Friday, scoring the decisive spot-kick as the tournament...

Tennis: Philippoussis poised to make return in Rhode Island 27 Jun 2015 - 12:57 pm

Newport, United States- -Two-time Grand Slam finalist Mark Philippoussis plans to make his return to the ATP Tour as a wildcard entry in...

NHL: Oilers make McDavid first overall draft pick 27 Jun 2015 - 12:53 pm

Sunrise, United States--Connor McDavid, who led Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships, was chosen first overall by the...

Football: Germany, USA set up semi-final clash at Women's World Cup 27 Jun 2015 - 12:51 pm

Ottawa--Germany and the United States, the top two teams in the FIFA rankings, set up a semi-final clash in the Women's World Cup...

Football: Argentina beat Colombia to reach Copa semis 27 Jun 2015 - 12:46 pm

Viña del Mar, Chile--Argentina reached the semi-finals of the Copa America here Friday, defeating Colombia 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a fiercely...