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HONG KONG: Rory McIlroy’s tennis star girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki yesterday insisted golf’s world number one was “very comfortable” with his new brand of...

SYDNEY: Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams admits the chance to win Olympic gold could tempt him to switch to rugby Sevens for...

Doha: Nineteen teams will be seen in action in the inter-school hockey tournament  organised by the Qatar Hockey Federation at the Hockey Fields...

MOSCOW: Sochi will be ready to stage a leg of the Formula One season in November 2014, Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Russia’s...

Marion Bartoli of France serves to Czech Republic’s Klara Zakopalova during their WTA Dubai Open tennis match in Dubai yesterday.  DUbai: Victoria Azarenka...

HONG KONG: Caroline Wozniacki yesterday called Serena Williams an “inspiration” after she returned to world number one at the record age of 31...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee: British fourth seed Heather Watson outlasted Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) yesterday to reach the second round at the...

SAN JOSE:  Canada’s Milos Raonic beat Tommy Haas 6-4 6-3 yesterday to win his third straight San Jose Open title and bring the...

LONDON: Former England international Paul Ince has revived his managerial career with second-tier Blackpool, where his son Tom is top scorer. The 45-year-old...

BERLIN: Wrestling is ready to change and correct the mistakes that led to the sport’s surprise 2020 Olympic exit last week, interim international...

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left) vies with Rayo Vallecano’s goalkeeper Ruben Martinez during the Spanish league football match at the Santiago...

DOHA: Two of Qatar’s biggest clubs Al Sadd and Al Rayyan will clash today, dubbed as the ‘El Clasico’ in Doha, in the...

PARIS: Paris Saint Germain clearly need the cool head and experience of David Beckham on the evidence of a careless showing on Sunday...

BEIJING: China’s top football body handed down a swathe of punishments including fines worth millions, it said yesterday, as it seeks leave behind...

BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s out-going coach Jupp Heynckes has been linked to the Bavarians’ Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04, according to reports in the German...

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) officials and young cricketers pose for a picture after the QCA hosted a tournament on Qatar National Sport Day....

HOUSTON: Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin provided a potent mix of outside shooting and inside dominance to lift the Western Conference to a...

DOHA: KIA Motors eked out a thrilling game against a tough Flamin’Go team, 114-109, in the overtime period to earn them a ticket...