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Wattel’s team wins Pro-Am 21 Jan 2015 - 12:38 am

Defending champion Sergio Garcia (extreme left) Hassan Al Nuaimi (second right), President Qatar Golf Association and Andrew Stevens (extreme right), Adviser to the...

Finn stars as England crush India on bouncy Gabba pitch 21 Jan 2015 - 12:35 am

Brisbane: Resurgent paceman Steven Finn produced a career-best performance in One Day Internationals as England thrashed India in the Triangular One-Day Series in...

Smart strategy behind Nasser’s triumph: QMMF chief 20 Jan 2015 - 10:49 pm

DOHA: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah’s ‘smart strategy’ helped the Qatari win the Dakar Rally for the second time in his career, QMMF President...

‘Prince of Dakar’ returns home 20 Jan 2015 - 10:47 pm

ABOVE: The 2015 Dakar Rally champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah is joined by Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem...

Djokovic leads trail of top men into second round 20 Jan 2015 - 10:46 pm

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic led a trail of the top men’s seeds into the second round at the Australian Open yesterday as Stan Wawrinka...

Team-mates bid farwell to Belgium's Malanda 20 Jan 2015 - 05:13 pm

The Late Malanda BRUSSELS--Both the Belgium and VfL Wolfsburg squads gathered in Brussels on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Belgian Under-21 international...

Asian Cup quarter-final line-ups 20 Jan 2015 - 03:29 pm

SYDNEY--Quarter-final line-ups at the Asian Cup after the last matches of the group stage on Tuesday: Thursday, January 22 South Korea v Uzbekistan...

Paceman Junaid out of Pakistan's New Zealand tour 20 Jan 2015 - 03:27 pm

LAHORE--Pakistan's left-arm paceman Junaid Khan has been ruled out of the upcoming one-day series in New Zealand because of a leg injury, fuelling...

Serena cruises as Wozniacki-Azarenka face off 20 Jan 2015 - 03:19 pm

MELBOURNE--Australian Open top seed Serena Williams showed she was back to her Grand Slam best Tuesday, as former world number ones Caroline Wozniacki...

Asian Cup collated results and tables 20 Jan 2015 - 03:17 pm

SYDNEY--Asian Cup results and group tables after Tuesday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for/against, goal difference, points; Q denotes qualified for quarter-finals):...

Cyprus calls off games as referees strike 20 Jan 2015 - 03:10 pm

NICOSIA--The Cyprus Football Association said Tuesday that it was postponing all matches under its jurisdiction for one week after referees came out on...

Klitschko aims to face Briggs after Jennings bout 20 Jan 2015 - 02:46 pm

Briggs and Klitschko BERLIN--World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has said he wants to finally meet taunter Shannon Briggs of the United States in...

Japan, Iraq into Asian Cup quarter-finals 20 Jan 2015 - 02:38 pm

Japanese players in celebration SYDNEY--Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa scored for Japan as the defending champions reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a...

Winning Open starts for Djokovic, Wawrinka, Nishikori 20 Jan 2015 - 02:35 pm

Djokovic MELBOURNE--Novak Djokovic led a trail of the top men's seeds into the second round at the Australian Open on Tuesday as Stan...

Japan 2 Jordan 0 at Asian Cup 20 Jan 2015 - 02:20 pm

MELBOURNE--Result of the Asian Cup Group D match between Japan and Jordan in Melbourne on Tuesday: Japan 2 (Honda 24, Kagawa 82) Jordan...

Iraq 2 Palestine 0 at Asian Cup 20 Jan 2015 - 02:17 pm

CANBERRA--Result from the Asian Cup Group D match between Iraq and Palestine in Canberra on Tuesday: Iraq 2 (Mahmoud 48, Yaseen 88) Palestine...

Rugby Union: All Black Franks agrees deal with London Irish 20 Jan 2015 - 01:41 pm

Ben Franks London - All Black prop Ben Franks is joining London Irish from the Wellington-based Hurricanes, the English Premiership side announced on...

Football: Platini urges Russia to pay Capello's wages 20 Jan 2015 - 01:36 pm

Russia's head coach Fabio Capello follows the action during a friendly match Moscow - European football chief Michel Platini on Tuesday urged Russia's...