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Experience can fill Smith void for South Africa 05 Apr 2014 - 02:14 am

LONDON: Graeme Smith believes South Africa are in safe hands, despite his retirement as captain and the recent departures of coach Gary Kirsten...

SL prayers were answered, says Sammy 05 Apr 2014 - 02:13 am

MIRPUR: Divine intervention may have been partially responsible for Sri Lanka’s World Twenty20 semi-final victory on Thursday, according to West Indies captain Darren...

Peter Moores ‘excited’ by the prospect of England return 05 Apr 2014 - 02:13 am

LONDON: Peter Moores, who was sacked as England head coach after a falling out with Kevin Pietersen, confirmed yesterday that he would be...

Sri Lanka offers $1m bonus to win T20 title 05 Apr 2014 - 02:12 am

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan team will be handed $1m bonus if they can shake off their reputation as chokers in the final of...

Hamilton, Rosberg eye Bahrain Grand Prix 04 Apr 2014 - 05:50 am

From left: Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Mercedes AMG Petronas, Sebastian Vettel of Infiniti Red Bull Racing and German Formula One driver...

Yuvraj fit for today’s semi-final 04 Apr 2014 - 05:50 am

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis gestures during a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. DHAKA: India received...

Pakistan’s Hafeez quits T20 captaincy 04 Apr 2014 - 05:49 am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez (pictured), stepped down as Twenty20 captain yesterday after the team’s failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the World...

Venus advances to third round 04 Apr 2014 - 05:48 am

Charleston, US: Venus Williams (pictured), battling a mystery bug and a dogged opponent who refused to lie down, advanced to the third round...

Double duty for Federer, Wawrinka in Davis Cup 04 Apr 2014 - 05:44 am

Switzerland’s Davis Cup team players Stanislas Wawrinka (left) and Roger Federer during the draw ceremony in Geneva yesterday. Switzerland will play against Kazakhstan...

Mourinho left with regrets as Chelsea lose in Paris 04 Apr 2014 - 05:44 am

Real Madrid’s Protuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match against Borussia Dortmund at Santiago...

Ibra out for at least four weeks, says PSG president 04 Apr 2014 - 05:43 am

Paris St Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahomovic (bottom) is comforted by team mates as he lies on the pitch during their Champions League quarter-final first...

Barca transfer plans remain intact 04 Apr 2014 - 05:42 am

MADRID: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has described the one-year transfer ban on signing players handed down on the club as a “grave...

USA settle for 2-2 draw with Mexico 04 Apr 2014 - 05:41 am

PHOENIX, US: Mexico rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit to earn a 2-2 draw with the USA yesterday in an international friendly. After...

Chelsea accused of fixing Dutch league 04 Apr 2014 - 05:41 am

THE HAGUE: English Premier League giants Chelsea, which financially backs Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, have been accused of trying to fix the Dutch...

Bayern ban British tabloids for Man Utd clash 04 Apr 2014 - 05:41 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich yesterday refused two British tabloids accreditation for week’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to Manchester United over ‘insulting’...

Sri Lanka in Twenty20 final 04 Apr 2014 - 04:45 am

DHAKA: Sri Lanka reached the final of the World Twenty20 with a 27-run win over West Indies, the defending champions, after the first...

FIFA orders transfer ban on Spanish giants Barcelona 03 Apr 2014 - 04:54 am

A file picture dated September 17, 2013, shows players of FC Barcelona during a training session in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona were banned yesterday...

Qatar’s Barshim eyes Sotomayor’s mark 03 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

Mutaz Barshim celebrating one of his jumps during last year’s Doha Diamond League. Barshim, 22, says Javier Sotomayor’s 2.45m world record could fall. ...