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Barca confirm Messi out of Malaga clash 25 Aug 2013 - 01:48 am

MADRID, Community of Madrid: World Player of the Year Lionel Messi (pictured) will miss Barcelona’s trip to Malaga today due to a thigh...

Ribery, Robben strike as Bayern earn third win 25 Aug 2013 - 01:47 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich earned their third straight win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Nuremberg yesterday, but still found themselves third...

Bale already in Spain ahead of move: Reports 25 Aug 2013 - 01:45 am

MADRID, Community of Madrid: Gareth Bale has arrived in Spain ahead of the completion of his move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid,...

Top handball clubs begin quest for title glory in Doha 25 Aug 2013 - 01:44 am

Asian champions Al Rayyan members are seen during a training session at Al Gharafa Sports Hall yesterday. Al Rayyan will play Etoile Sportive...

Rugby: Ruthless All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup 25 Aug 2013 - 01:43 am

Richie McCaw (left) of New Zealand with team-mate Tony Woodcock hold the Bledisloe Cup, marking Woodcock’s 100th Test match, after the second Bledisloe...

Melzer wins Winston-Salem title 25 Aug 2013 - 01:39 am

Jurgen Melzer of Austria celebrates with the trophy after defeating Gael Monfils of France after Monfils retired due to an injury in their...

Djokovic pays a visit to the UN HQ 25 Aug 2013 - 01:39 am

FROM LEFT: Novak Djokovic, UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the United Nations headquarters...

Kvitova to face Halep in final 25 Aug 2013 - 01:10 am

New Haven: Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stormed into the final of the New Haven Open, the last women’s warm-up event before the...

Kuchar ends second round with two-shot lead in New Jersey 25 Aug 2013 - 01:09 am

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: Matt Kuchar completed a round of six-under-par 65 early yesterday morning to claim a two-stroke lead after 36 holes...

Mendez keeps title in Tyson’s debut as promoter 25 Aug 2013 - 01:04 am

NEW YORK CITY: Argenis Mendez retained his International Boxing Federation junior lightweight world title yesterday with a majority draw against Arash Usmanee on...

Bell defies Australia again 24 Aug 2013 - 12:46 am

England’s Ian Bell plays a shot during play on the third day of the fifth Ashes Test match against Australia at The Oval...

Vettel quickest despite puncture 24 Aug 2013 - 12:45 am

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is seen during the first practice session at the Spa-Francorchamps race track near...

PCB demands proof from Latif over bookie claim 24 Aug 2013 - 12:44 am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday that former captain Rashid Latif must apologise or provide proof supporting his claims that an...

Germany’s Bradl tops practice in Brno 24 Aug 2013 - 12:43 am

BRNO, Czech Republic: Germany’s Stefan Bradl rode his Honda to the fastest times yesterday on the opening day of practice ahead of tomorrow’s...

Shehzad, Afridi mastermind Pakistan win 24 Aug 2013 - 12:37 am

HARARE, Harare Province: Ahmed Shehzad shone with the bat and Shahid Afridi struck with the ball as Pakistan opened their tour of Zimbabwe...

Handball: Qatar wins gold at Asian Youth Games 24 Aug 2013 - 12:35 am

Qatar handball team and officials celebrate after beating Korea 28-21 in the gold medal match at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing in...

Merritt eases to victory as world champions shine 24 Aug 2013 - 12:34 am

Djibouti’s Ayanleh Souleiman celebrates after winning the 1,500M during the IAAF Diamond League track and field contest at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm,...

Tokyo pledges hard push in bid finale 24 Aug 2013 - 12:33 am

TOKYO: Tokyo bid leaders yesterday pledged something special as they readied for the home straight in the contest to decide who will host...