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Man United’s Mata hails Van Gaal’s tactics 27 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

LONDON: Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata yesterday gave his seal of approval to the new tactical system introduced by manager Louis van Gaal....

‘FA too white and too male and it must change’ 27 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

LONDON: “Overwhelmingly male and overwhelmingly white” Football Association chairman Greg Dyke said of his own organisation yesterday, saying the governing body must change....

Reds’ Lallana suffers injury 27 Jul 2014 - 01:16 am

LONDON: New signing Adam Lallana could miss the start of the season for Liverpool after sustaining a knee injury in training in the...

Rosberg on pole as Hamilton’s Hungary hopes go up in smoke 26 Jul 2014 - 11:46 pm

FROM LEFT: Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and Williams’ Valtteri Bottas pose after the qualifying session of the Hungarian F1...

Furyk seizes share of Canadian Open lead as DeLaet lurks 26 Jul 2014 - 11:36 pm

Jim Furyk tees off on the eighth hole during the second round of the Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club on...

US LPGA stars hope Phelps’ golden touch rubs off 26 Jul 2014 - 11:36 pm

BALTIMORE: For America’s team of LPGA stars at the International Crown, winning twice on Friday after a humbling start was nice, but handshakes...

Five-star Perera gives Lankans big lead despite Amla’s century 26 Jul 2014 - 11:33 pm

Sri Lanka’s Dilruwan Perera delivers the ball during the third day of the second Test match against South Africa at the Sinhalese Sports...

Cook must resign captaincy: Pietersen 26 Jul 2014 - 11:30 pm

Kevin Pietersen London: Only politics is keeping England captain Alastair Cook in his job and he should do what is right and resign,...

England skipper says he will tough it out 26 Jul 2014 - 11:29 pm

Alastair Cook SOUTHAMPTON: Alastair Cook yesterday insisted that he was strong enough to tough out the attacks on his form and ability as...

Wright helps Sussex to world record run chase 26 Jul 2014 - 11:28 pm

Luke Wright LONDON: England limited-overs international Luke Wright smashed 153 not out in 66 balls as Sussex achieved a world record Twenty20 run...

Australia target more gold; Wales in doping shock 26 Jul 2014 - 01:19 am

Papua New Guinea’s silver medalist Dika Toua competing in the women’s weightlifting 53kg class, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, yesterday. RIGHT:...

Australia, NZ dominate cycling 26 Jul 2014 - 01:10 am

The men’s 4000m individual pursuit bronze medalist, New Zealand’s Marc Ryan, men’s sprint semi-final gold and bronze medalists, Sam Webster and Edward Dawkins,...

England, India sail in table tennis 26 Jul 2014 - 01:08 am

Scotland’s Gillian Edwards serves the ball during her individual match against Guyana’s Chelsea Edgehill in the women’s table tennis preliminary round at the...

Wiggins shifts focus on Rio 2016 after silver 26 Jul 2014 - 01:07 am

GLASGOW: Bradley Wiggins has set his sights on claiming gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016 after losing out to Australia in the...

Malaysia’s David cruises into quarter-finals 26 Jul 2014 - 01:07 am

GLASGOW: Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David cruised into the quarter-finals of the women’s squash at the Commonwealth Games yesterday with a three-game...

Drogba makes Chelsea return with 1-year deal 26 Jul 2014 - 01:05 am

Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2012 edition of Champions League, in this file photo. The veteran...

Striker Neymar’s brain on auto-pilot: Neurologists 26 Jul 2014 - 01:03 am

Brazilian superstar Neymar TOKYO: Brazilian superstar Neymar’s brain activity while dancing past opponents is less than 10 percent the level of amateur players,...

Pendrith one off pace at Canadian Open 26 Jul 2014 - 01:02 am

Seung-Yul Noh reads the green of the 11th hole during the second round of the RBC Canadian Open at Royal Montreal GC -...