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Hamilton eyes Hungary win 24 Jul 2014 - 01:49 pm

Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Lewis Hamilton (right) celebrates on the podium with his team-mate Nico Rosberg after winning the Formula One Bahrain Grand...

Al Anabi upbeat about retaining supremacy in California race 24 Jul 2014 - 01:48 pm

SONOMA, California: This season’s trials and tribulations of the Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel team have been well documented. Drivers Khalid AlBalooshi...

Jamaica’s Blake out for season after surgery 24 Jul 2014 - 01:47 pm

KINGSTON: Jamaica’s double Olympic sprint silver medallist Yohan Blake has been ruled out for the rest of the 2014 season after undergoing a...

Manchester United ‘ready to break transfer records’ 24 Jul 2014 - 01:47 pm

Manchester United assistant coach Ryan Giggs (right) chats with new head coach Louis van Gaal during a training session at the Rose Bowl...

Beckham visits United as Van Gaal debut nears 24 Jul 2014 - 01:46 pm

LOS ANGELES: Former Manchester United star David Beckham visited his former English club yesterday on the eve of new Dutch manager Louis Van...

Shakhtar move games away from Donetsk 24 Jul 2014 - 01:45 pm

KIEV: Shakhtar Donetsk will shift their headquarters to Kiev and play their Champions League and domestic games in the western city of Lviv...

Barcelona buy defender Mathieu for €20m 24 Jul 2014 - 01:45 pm

BARCELONA: Spanish giants Barcelona said yesterday they have bought 30-year-old French defender Jeremy Mathieu (pictured) from Valencia for €20m ($27m). Barcelona have been...

South Africa mull extra pace option for Test win 24 Jul 2014 - 01:45 pm

South Africa’s Dale Steyn (right) talks with team coach Russell Domingo during a practice session ahead of the second Test cricket match against...

Pakistan unveils new domestic league 24 Jul 2014 - 01:44 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket administration yesterday unveiled a new domestic league revamp, though demands to remove commercial and government department teams from the competition...

Afghan chief promises World Cup upsets 24 Jul 2014 - 01:43 pm

MUMBAI: Afghanistan’s triumph over Zimbabwe yesterday was far from a surprise to the man who runs the game in the war-torn nation and...

Loew to stay as German coach, wants to capture Euro 2016 now 24 Jul 2014 - 01:33 pm

BERLIN: German coach Joachim Loew said yesterday that he never considered leaving his post after winning the World Cup title and insisted he...

Pearson set to focus solely on hurdles 24 Jul 2014 - 01:32 pm

GLASGOW: Olympic champion Sally Pearson (pictured) said yesterday she would likely focus solely on her favoured 100m hurdles and pass on the 100m...

Games off to a colourful start 24 Jul 2014 - 07:35 am

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. GLASGOW: The 2014 Commonwealth Games...

Real sign Golden Boot Rodriguez 23 Jul 2014 - 09:50 am

Colombia’s James Rodriguez waves to fans (not pictured) during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Real Madrid have signed...

Dhoni rejoices as woeful England lose ’keeper Prior 23 Jul 2014 - 09:49 am

The Indian cricket players celebrate after winning the match by 95 runs on the fifth day of the second cricket Test match against...

Anderson hearing set for August 1, says ICC 23 Jul 2014 - 09:48 am

India’s Ravindra Jadeja (left) shakes hands with England’s James Anderson after India won the match by 95 runs on the fifth day of...

Australia’s Rogers wins stage; Bardet and Van Garderen suffer 23 Jul 2014 - 09:46 am

BAGNERES DE LUCHON, France: Frenchman Romain Bardet and American Tejay van Garderen’s Tour de France podium hopes suffered a major blow yesterday when...

Peraud surprising himself as Pyrenean stages loom at Tour 23 Jul 2014 - 09:45 am

France’s Jean-Christophe Peraud rides in a breakaway during the 237.5 km 16th stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France, yesterday. ...