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Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is seen on stage. (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov)   Rio de Janeiro: The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of...

File photo: Qatar Olympic Committee President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and Secretary-General Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari join Barshim...

Michael Hefele (Twitter)   Aston Villa were heading for a second home win in a week when goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini lined up a clearance...

Gold medallists Russia, silver medallists Spain (L) and bronze medallist Bulgaria (R) pose with their medals on the podium. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich Rio de...

  London: West Ham United striker Andy Carroll will be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a knee injury, Hammers boss Slaven Bilic revealed...

Akram Afif in his Sporting Gijon jersey (photo: Twitter) By Pramod Prabhakaran Doha: Qatar striker Akram Afif will make his first appearance for...

General view outside the Anfield stadium. Reuters / Alex Morton/ File Photo London: Premier League giants Liverpool are the target of an 800...

Manchester United's Ivorian defender Eric Bailly (L) jumps to clear the ball in front of Leicester City's English striker Jamie Vardy (R) during...

Marin Cilic of Croatia hits a return to Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during a semifinal match on Day 8 of the Western &...

Ruth Beitia poses with her gold medal. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov   Rio de Janeiro: Spanish veteran Ruth Beitia, 37, wrote her name in the history...

South Sudan's flagbearer Guor Marial leads his delegation during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and Chelsea's John Terry celebrates after the match. Reuters / Hannah McKay Chelsea scored twice in the last 10...

Burnley manager Sean Dyche and Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp. Reuters / Lee Smith London: Liverpool crashed to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat at Burnley...

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates victory after the Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic...

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt celebrates his team’s victory at the end of the Men’s 4x100m relay final during the athletics event at the Rio...

Qatar’s Ashraf Amgad Elseify competes in the men’s hammer throw final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the...

Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica celebrates victory after the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine)   Pep Guardiola was delighted with what he saw from Manchester City...