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  MIAMI - The Miami Heat simply weren't in a giving mood Thursday as they spoiled the Christmas Day return of LeBron James to...

  MELBOURNE (AFP) - Scoreboard at lunch on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground...

    LONDON---Premier League leaders Chelsea showed West Ham United no Christmas cheer on Friday with a one-sided 2-0 Boxing Day victory that enhanced their...

  DAKAR---here was no place for former Chelsea and Newcastle striker Demba Ba when Senegal coach Alain Giresse made public a preliminary squad of...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa---Teatime scores on the first day of the second Test between South Africa and the West Indies at St George's...

Horses burst from the starting line during the Al Wajba Cup race at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Cub in Doha yesterday. DOHA:...

A picture released yesterday shows Australian cricketers in a huddle ahead of a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. MELBOURNE:...

 Louis van Gaal   MANCHESTER, United Kingdom---Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has entered into the festive spirit by granting his players Christmas Day...

M. S. Dhoni   MELBOURNE-- Captain M.S. Dhoni said Thursday sledging had nothing to do with India's losing performance in the series against Australia...

Lampard   LONDON---While professional footballers in the rest of Europe sleep off their Christmas hangovers, the Premier League ploughs on regardless on Friday with...

      CLEVELAND---Cleveland Cavaliers centre Anderson Varejao, who was injured in the third quarter of Tuesday's game, will be out for the rest of the...

  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand---New Zealand and Sri Lanka are expecting a paceman's paradise when their two-Test series starts in Christchurch on Friday. Aside from...

  LONDON--Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants his players to show the world why they are currently on top of the Premier League table when...

John Scott   NEW YORK-- The National Hockey League slapped San Jose Sharks enforcer John Scott with a four game ban Wednesday for hitting...

Jockey T. O’Shea rides Majd Al Uraiq to victory during the Al Khor Cup race at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC)...

  MIAM - Miami forward Josh McRoberts has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee but will probably miss...

  MIAMI - LeBron James plays in Miami for the first time since leaving the Heat for Cleveland when the Cavaliers visit Thursday to...

  ROME - Serie A strugglers Cagliari have appointed club favourite Gianfranco Zola as their new coach, the club announced on Wednesday. Zola, 48,...