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Lorenzo fastest in Spanish GP practice 01 May 2015 - 05:04 pm

Madrid---Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo showed signs of a return to form as he went fastest in both Friday's practice sessions for the Spanish Grand...

Mourinho mulls long Costa break 01 May 2015 - 04:08 pm

London---Diego Costa may not appear for Chelsea again this season, Jose Mourinho has said, ahead of a summer fitness programme aimed at returning...

Bangladesh v Pakistan first Test scoreboard 01 May 2015 - 03:12 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh---Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sheikh Abu Naser stadium in...

Extreme surfers chill with Arctic waves 01 May 2015 - 02:26 pm

Bostad, Norway - The water is icy cold, it's windy and it's drizzling out, but the intrepid group dives in: far from California's...

Golf: WGC-Championship scores 01 May 2015 - 02:09 pm

San Francisco - Second round scores from WGC-Championship Match Play here Thursday (USA unless stated): Group 1 Rory McIlroy (NIR) bt Brandt Snedeker...

Golf: McIlroy, Spieth on track as Thongchai stuns Furyk 01 May 2015 - 02:00 pm

San Francisco - World number one Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Jordan Spieth maintained their perfect starts to the WGC-Championship Match Play on...

NFL: Scandal-tainted Winston top pick in draft 01 May 2015 - 01:21 pm

Chicago - Scandal-tainted college football star Jameis Winston was handed the daunting task of reviving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being chosen as...

Boxing: Pacquiao-Mayweather recalls boxing's heyday 01 May 2015 - 01:18 pm

Las Vegas - Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will put boxing back on the cultural map for at least one glittering night on...

Boxing: Roach fights own battle as he preps Pacquiao 01 May 2015 - 01:12 pm

Las Vegas - Freddie Roach, the trainer who has prepared Manny Pacquiao to step into the ring against Floyd Mayweather for the biggest...

Boxing: Pacquiao-Mayweather: five super-fights of the past 01 May 2015 - 01:10 pm

Las Vegas, May 1, 2015 (AFP) - As Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather limber up for Saturday's welterweight "fight of the century," a...

Boxing: Pacquiao-Mayweather Tale of the Tape 01 May 2015 - 01:08 pm

Las Vegas - Tale of the Tape ahead of Saturday's Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather welterweight world title fight: Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao Grand Rapids,...

Boxing: Pacquiao-Mayweather - how they fared against five common foes 01 May 2015 - 01:05 pm

Las Vegas - Days out from the blockbuster welterweight world title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, a look at how they...

Racing: Pharoah tipped to reign at Kentucky Derby 01 May 2015 - 12:40 pm

Louisville - American Pharoah is tipped to reign supreme over the Kentucky Derby Saturday with jockey Victor Espinoza gunning for back-to-back wins in...

Racing: Fabre raider out to spoil O'Brien's Guineas party 01 May 2015 - 12:34 pm

London - Aidan O'Brien goes in search of his seventh English 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, the master Irish trainer's Gleneagles dominating the betting...

Cycling: Childhood ambition fires Dowsett's hour record bid 01 May 2015 - 12:32 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom - British cyclist Alex Dowsett will fulfil a childhood goal when he attempts to break the world hour record in...

Olympics: Corinthians Arena to be used in Games 01 May 2015 - 12:31 pm

Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena will host football at next year's Olympics, media reported Thursday, after weeks of wrangling over...

NBA: Timberwolves' Wiggins named Rookie of Year 01 May 2015 - 12:24 pm

New York - Canada's Andrew Wiggins was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Thursday, the first Minnesota Timberwolves player to scoop...

Football: French Ligue 1 table 01 May 2015 - 12:20 pm

Paris - French Ligue 1 table ahead of the weekend's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Paris SG 34...