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Full-strength Brazil to show Serbia no mercy 07 Jun 2014 - 01:39 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is poised to unleash a full-strength side on Serbia as the World Cup hosts wrap...

England seek help for World Cup mind games 07 Jun 2014 - 01:39 am

LONDON: Portugal have Cristiano Ronaldo as their clinical penalty marksman, but if England are thrust into another World Cup sudden death clash their...

Green inspires Spurs to draw first blood 07 Jun 2014 - 01:36 am

Tony Parker (left) and Danny Green celebrate a point during Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat yesterday in San...

Mickelson hits form ahead of US Open 07 Jun 2014 - 01:34 am

Ben Crane chips from the bunker onto the fourth green during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at the TPC...

Canadian Grand Prix: Ferrari’s Alonso upstages mighty Mercedes in practice 07 Jun 2014 - 01:32 am

MONTREAL: Ferrari’s former world champion Fernando Alonso upstaged the mighty Mercedes team by setting the pace in first practice for the Canadian Grand...

Wiggins ‘gutted’ to miss Tour de France 07 Jun 2014 - 01:29 am

LONDON: Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, said yesterday that he was “gutted” not to be selected for Team Sky...

Bolt to miss Otrava, Paris meets 07 Jun 2014 - 01:29 am

PARIS: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, currently recovering from a foot injury, said yesterday he is not ready to race at meets...

Murray licks wounds after drubbing 07 Jun 2014 - 01:28 am

PARIS: Andy Murray found no crumbs of comfort after a French Open semi-final mauling at the hands of Rafa Nadal yesterday, describing it...

Thirimanne issues ‘Mankad’ warning to England 07 Jun 2014 - 01:28 am

NORTHAMPTON: Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne insisted the tourists would have no qualms about running out an England batsman backing up too far during...

Attack on Qatar racist: OCA chief 06 Jun 2014 - 07:34 am

Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Sabah, President of Association of National Olympic Committees and Olympic Council of Asia. DOHA: Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad...

Two sent off as England held by battling Ecuador 06 Jun 2014 - 07:33 am

MIAMI: An experimental England side gave a decent performance in a 2-2 draw with Ecuador who equalised through a superb strike by substitute...

Messi kept scoreless in Argentina warm-up win 06 Jun 2014 - 07:32 am

BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi, looking to score his first World Cup goals since 2006 in Brazil this month, went scoreless as Argentina cruised...

Global initiative to tackle racism in sport launched in Qatar 06 Jun 2014 - 07:31 am

Tokyo Sexwale (left), a political and social activist, former Robben Island prisoner and anti-apartheid struggle veteran, and Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak Al Thani...

Tough tussle on the cards at Losail 06 Jun 2014 - 07:29 am

Doha: The last round of the Qatar SuperBike Championship will be held at Losail International Circuit here this weekend with the title of...

Uncapped trio gets England Test call 06 Jun 2014 - 07:29 am

LONDON: Uncapped trio Sam Robson (pictured), Chris Jordan and Moeen Ali have been named in the England squad for the first Test against...

Bangladesh announce ODI squad for India series 06 Jun 2014 - 07:27 am

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan (right) kicks a football as team-mate Tamim Iqbal looks on during a training session at the Zahur Ahmed...

Headingley set for major revamp 06 Jun 2014 - 07:26 am

LONDON: English county Yorkshire have announced a 20-year redevelopment plan for their Headingley Stadium in a bid to ensure they continue staging international...

Aussies get the dirt on Indian spin 06 Jun 2014 - 07:22 am

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia will import soil from India to build sub-continental style pitches to help their batsmen prepare for playing against spin, a...