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QSL: Al Kharaitiyat stun Umm Salal 21 Feb 2015 - 01:21 am

Doha: Placed on 11th position at the Qatar Stars League (QSL) standings, Al Kharaitiyat scored in stoppage time to shock fifth placed Umm...

Qatar’s Li Ping fights back to enter pre-quarter-finals 21 Feb 2015 - 01:00 am

Singapore’s Lin Ye Sin tosses the ball to serve against Hyow Seo of South Korea during their women’s singles first round match at...

Golf: Indian Open second round scores 20 Feb 2015 - 06:57 pm

New Delhi - Leading scores after the second round of the Indian Open at Delhi Golf Club on Friday (Indian unless stated): 132...

Formula One: Ricciardo fastest as pace ups in testing 20 Feb 2015 - 06:43 pm

Barcelona - Australia's Daniel Ricciardo was fastest as he and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen upped the pace on the second morning of pre-season testing...

Basketball: NBA results and standings 20 Feb 2015 - 05:54 pm

Washington, United States - Results and standings on Thursday in the NBA: Oklahoma City 104, Dallas 89 Standings (w l pct gb) Eastern...

Ice hockey: NHL results and standings 20 Feb 2015 - 05:51 pm

Washington, United States - National Hockey League results and standings after Thursday's games: Dallas 2, San Jose 5 Montréal 2, Florida 3 (SO)...

UN denounces racism of Chelsea fans toward black French man 20 Feb 2015 - 05:47 pm

Geneva---The UN human rights office on Friday strongly condemned the racism of a group of Chelsea footbal fans toward a black French man...

Chelsea "ashamed" and "disgusted" over racist fans 20 Feb 2015 - 05:46 pm

Jose Mourinho London---Jose Mourinho admits he and Chelsea are "ashamed" and owner Roman Abramovich is said to be "disgusted" at the now infamous...

Rugby: Waikato Chiefs 19 ACT Brumbies 17 20 Feb 2015 - 05:38 pm

New Plymouth, New Zealand - Result of a Super 15 match between the Waikato Chiefs and ACT Brumbies in New Plymouth on Friday:...

Cricket: Tim Southee, the master of mayhem 20 Feb 2015 - 05:27 pm

Sydney - If Brendon McCullum's record-breaking pyrotechnics in New Zealand's eight-wicket rout of England could have been anticipated, then Tim Southee's seven-wicket haul...

Cricket: New Zealand rewrite record books against England 20 Feb 2015 - 05:22 pm

Wellington - New Zealand's eight-wicket World Cup thrashing of England in Wellington on Friday featured several landmark displays. Below AFP Sport picks out...

Football: Five CAF Super Cup facts 20 Feb 2015 - 05:18 pm

Johannesburg - Five CAF Super Cup facts ahead of the 2015 match between Algerians Entente Setif and Egyptians Al Ahly in Blida near...

Football: Ahly Super Cup underdogs despite six titles 20 Feb 2015 - 05:15 pm

Johannesburg - Egyptians Al Ahly will be CAF Super Cup underdogs against Algerians Entente Setif on Saturday even though they have won the...

NBA: Thunder thump Mavs as season resumes 20 Feb 2015 - 04:35 pm

Oklahoma City - The Oklahoma City Thunder signalled their intentions for the second half of the NBA season on Thursday with a 104-89...

Cricket: Rules halt New Zealand chase with just 12 to win 20 Feb 2015 - 04:29 pm

Wellington - New Zealand were 112 for one, needing just 12 more runs to thrash England in their World Cup Pool A encounter...

Cricket: Fastest ODI 50s of all time 20 Feb 2015 - 04:25 pm

Wellington - Fastest 50s in all ODIs after Brendon McCullum hit the quickest World Cup half-century against England on Friday (total score, balls...

NBA: Garnett headed back to Minnesota at trade deadline 20 Feb 2015 - 04:20 pm

Los Angeles - Veteran Kevin Garnett is headed back to his first NBA home after waiving his no-trade clause with Brooklyn for a...

Tennis: Japanese teen Nishioka reaches Delray quarter-finals 20 Feb 2015 - 04:12 pm

Delray Beach, United States - Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka booked his first ATP quarter-final on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Marinko...