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Pedrosa surprises with Brno win 17 Aug 2014 - 08:50 pm

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the Czech Grand Prix in Brno yesterday. BRNO, Czech Republic: ...

England demolish hapless India to seal Test series 17 Aug 2014 - 08:47 pm

England’s James Anderson celebrates with team-mate Ian Bell (right) after dismissing India’s Cheteshwar Pujara during the fifth Test match at the Oval cricket...

Herath strikes again as Sri Lanka eye series win 17 Aug 2014 - 08:46 pm

Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath celebrates after dismissing Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq during the fourth day of the second cricket Test against Pakistan at the...

South Africa beat Zimbabwe 17 Aug 2014 - 08:45 pm

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs in the first one-day international at the Queen’s Sports Club yesterday. The Proteas piled...

Ivanovic ousts Sharapova, sets up title clash with Serena 17 Aug 2014 - 08:44 pm

Ana Ivanovic after beating French Open champion Maria Sharapova 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 at WTA Tour’s Cincinnati event. CINCINNATI: Ana Ivanovic overcame illness and...

Federer, Ferrer to clash in battle of ‘30-somethings’ 17 Aug 2014 - 08:43 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after beating Canada’s Milos Raonic on day six of the Western and Southern Open at Linder Family Tennis...

Baseball: Yankees edge Rays, Giants beat Phillies 17 Aug 2014 - 08:41 pm

Former St Louis Cardinals’ manager and baseball Hall of Fame members Tony La Russa (left) says hello to fellow Hall of Fame members...

Boxing: Britain’s Brook wins IBF welterweight title 17 Aug 2014 - 08:40 pm

LOS ANGELES: England’s Kell Brook stretched his perfect record to 33 straight wins by beating Shawn Porter by a majority decision yesterday to...

Al Anabi’s Langdon second, AlBalooshi 12th in qualifying 17 Aug 2014 - 01:31 am

B Reigning World Champion Shawn Langdon makes his second qualifying run at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota, yesterday. RAINERD, Minnesota: ...

Ibrahimovic hurt as clash mars PSG win 17 Aug 2014 - 01:29 am

French referee Amaury Delerue (second from right) gestures as PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic kneels on the field during a French L1 match against...

Qatar’s Nanjing campaign starts today 17 Aug 2014 - 01:28 am

Qatari swimmer Waleed Daloul practise in Nanjing yesterday. Nanjing: After the opening ceremony yesterday, table tennis player Abdulrahman Mohsen and swimmer Waleed Daloul...

Joe takes root at The Oval to turn the screw on India 17 Aug 2014 - 01:15 am

England’s Joe Root acknowledges the crowd after reaching 50 runs during play on the second day of the fifth Test match against India...

Herath, Jayawardene put Sri Lanka on top 17 Aug 2014 - 01:15 am

Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene plays a shot during the third day of the second Test match against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports...

Celtic thrash Dundee United 6-1 17 Aug 2014 - 01:13 am

GLASGOW: Celtic thrashed Dundee United 6-1 in their first home game of the new Scottish Premier League season to continue their perfect start...

Swansea ruin Van Gaal bow; Ramsey saves Arsenal blushes 17 Aug 2014 - 12:40 am

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey celebrates after scoring a goal against Crystal Palace during their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium in London...

Youth teams train at Aspire Academy 17 Aug 2014 - 12:38 am

DOHA: The Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence here has kicked off its football season with an “International U17 Tournament” which began on Tuesday....

West, Rider determined to fight back after shaky start 16 Aug 2014 - 10:32 pm

The QMMF team’s rider Anthony West in action during the Czech Republic MotoGP practice in Brno. BRNO, Czech Republic: The QMMF Racing Team...

Dominant Marquez grabs pole 16 Aug 2014 - 10:30 pm

Repsol Honda’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez (right) competes in the qualification session at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Moto GP, yesterday. Marquez...