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Crowds pack Champs Elysees as French World Cup winners return home 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

Paris: The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday as hundreds of thousands packed the Champs Elysees for...

Qatar’s Abdulla renews contract with Nissan 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

TERUEL SPAIN: Qatar’s Adel Abdulla has renewed his contract with Nissan Qatar and will drive a Nissan Patrol Y62 at this weekend’s Baja...

Djokovic, Kerber, Williams each made a comeback at Wimbledon 17 Jul 2018 - 01:44 am

LONDON: From champions Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber, to runner-up Serena Williams, this edition of Wimbledon was all about comebacks of various sorts....

Zaman-inspired Pakistan dominate Zimbabwe 17 Jul 2018 - 01:24 am

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: An elated Fakhar Zaman cracked a career-best 117 as Pakistan dominated with both bat and ball to win the second of...

England's Vince and Billings on standby after Roy injury 17 Jul 2018 - 01:24 am

London: England opener Jason Roy will have a fitness test before play on Tuesday to see if he can take part in the...

Sudanese sports officials say Qatar 2022 a new horizon for Arab world 17 Jul 2018 - 12:24 am

Khartoum: Senior officials and effective personnel from the sports sector in Sudan said the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani...

Croatians give heroes' welcome to World Cup squad 17 Jul 2018 - 12:24 am

Zagreb: Tens of thousands of Croatians gave a heroes' welcome to their team in Zagreb on Monday after the squad returned from Russia...

Tiger Woods still working on $10m Phil Mickelson match 16 Jul 2018 - 10:41 pm

Carnoustie, United Kingdom: Tiger Woods said Sunday that he and longtime rival Phil Mickelson are "still working" on a $10 million 'winner-takes-all' match....

France gives World Cup winners a heroes' welcome home 16 Jul 2018 - 09:43 pm

Paris: The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday, parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of...

Halep stays on top as Kerber and Serena move up 16 Jul 2018 - 03:58 pm

Paris: Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the latest women's rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below...

England add batsman Vince for deciding ODI against India 16 Jul 2018 - 09:34 am

LONDON: Hampshire batsman James Vince has been added to England's squad for Tuesday's deciding one-day international against India, the country's cricket board has...

Back to harsh reality for Croatia after stellar World Cup run 16 Jul 2018 - 09:21 am

MOSCOW: It was a dream run that came agonisingly close to being crowned with a World Cup title but for Croatia now comes...

At World Cup final, Mbappe, just 19, joins Pele 15 Jul 2018 - 11:26 pm

MOSCOW: The ball skidded across the pristine Moscow pitch and time seemed to slow. This was Kylian Mbappe's moment, at just 19, to...

France player ratings in the World Cup final 15 Jul 2018 - 10:29 pm

MOSCOW: How France’s players performed in their 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup final on Sunday. Hugo Lloris, 5 Made two...

Croatia player ratings in the World Cup final 15 Jul 2018 - 10:29 pm

MOSCOW: How Croatia’s players performed in their 4-2 defeat by France in the World Cup final on Sunday. Danijel Subasic, 6 The goalkeeper...

'I don't know where I am', says French goalscoring hero Griezmann 15 Jul 2018 - 09:37 pm

Moscow: French goalscorer Antoine Griezmann said he was struggling for his bearings because he was so overjoyed after helping his country win their...