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Ukrainian pole vaulter Maksym Mazuryk trains in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on February 4. Banned from competing after choosing to stay in the separatist...

  Hong Kong--A Hong Kong company announced Tuesday plans to buy French football club FC Sochaux-Montbeliard for seven million euros ($7.89 mn), as an...

    Al Wutayyah, Oman--Italy's Andrea Guardini (Astana) sprinted to victory on Tuesday's opening stage of the 2015 Tour of Oman. Guardini crossed the line...

Richie Gray   London--Scotland's Six Nations campaign was hit by a fresh blow on Tuesday with the news that lock Richie Gray will miss...

Takuro Miuchi   Tokyo--Former Japan captain Takuro Miuchi on Tuesday announced his retirement from rugby on the advice of doctors after suffering an eye...

Arrigo Sacchi   Milan--The agent of Mario Balotelli led the growing criticism of former Italy and AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi following remarks criticising...

    Narayanaswami Srinivasan   Mumbai---India's top financial policing agency is probing world cricket boss Narayanaswami Srinivasan and others over an alleged $69 million "facilitation fee"...

        Singapore---Asia's football body Tuesday urged other sports governing bodies in the region to follow its lead after the flagship Asian Cup passed off...

New Zealand’s team members celebrate after their 98-run win over Sri Lanka in their first match of the World Cup in Christchurch, in...

Ireland’s John Mooney (second left) hugs team-mate Niall O’Brien (third left) after beating the West Indies for the first time in their World...

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo (left) and former US President Bill Clinton sit courtside during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game...

Mosin Vasily of Russia, winner in the Double Trap at the Qatar Open Shotgun championship waits for his turn to shot down clay...

PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi (centre) and team-mate Thiago Motta (right) run during a training session in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris, yesterday on the...

Dahlan Al Hamad (right), President of Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) and Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic...

Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum (centre) is seen after winning the Grand Prix of Al Shaqab in this file picture. Also seen are second-placed Gregory...

Two players practise at the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee Hall in Doha yesterday, ahead of the 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open that...

  Tokyo--Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda returned to Japan's Hiroshima Carp on Monday after seven years in Major League Baseball and having...

  Paris--International athletics chiefs will start action against Russian athletes caught in doping scandals within three months and said Monday they want a coach...