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Arsenal’s German striker Lukas Podolski (centre) attends a training session on the eve of their Champions League Group B match against FC Schalke...

PARIS: UEFA President Michel Platini hinted yesterday that European football’s governing body would come down hard on Serbia if claims that several England...

ZURICH: Goal-line technology providers GoalRef and Hawk-Eye have been authorised to install their systems worldwide after signing licence agreements with FIFA, football’s world...

LONDON: Manchester United’s American owners, the Glazer family, have no interest in selling the club and intend to stay put for “many, many...

ISTANBUL: Serena Williams survived an injury scare here yesterday to make a winning start in her bid to cap a brilliant comeback season...

LONDON: Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi yesterday slammed MotoGP as “boring” and called for a change to the sport. “Now is the worst...

BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer has played down rattling off wins in the season’s closing three events as he did last year after reaching...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s plans for a domestic Twenty20 competition along the lines of the Indian Premier League hit a snag yesterday as South Africa...

SAN FRANCISCO: Returning from the brink of elimination, the San Francisco Giants reached the World Series by beating St Louis 9-0 yesterday, ousting...

SHANGHAI: World number one Rory McIlroy yesterday attempted to brush aside growing speculation that he is about to sign a multi-million deal to...

Ahmad Ali Al Mawlawi (centre), Secretary General and Khamis Al Sheraim, Board member of Qatar Basketball Federation, opens the first match of the...

DOHA: Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has released the 19th edition of its official magazine Qatar Sport Magazine. The newly-released edition is packed with...

SHANGHAI: Jose Maria Olazabal was reunited with his Ryder Cup heroes on a fun-filled yesterday before the serious action begins at the $7m...

PARIS: World cycling’s decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his record seven Tour de France wins could cost the shamed US rider millions,...

Chiacgo:  Chicago’s swarming, suffocating defence squeezed the life out of the Detroit Lions in a 13-7 victory yesterday that kept the Bears at...

PARIS:  Tyler Hamilton, whose testimony helped bring down Lance Armstrong, blasted International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid yesterday, saying the Irishman has...

PARIS: Tour de France organisers today will unveil the route for the historic 100th edition of cycling’s most famous race, with celebrations overshadowed...

Pat McQuaid, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), informs about the position of the UCI regarding the decision from USADA in the...