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Pietersen curbs instincts as England crawl to 226/6 27 Dec 2013 - 10:25 am

England batsman Kevin Pietersen (second left) receives treatment on the first day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test played at the Melbourne Cricket...

Sammy clinches two-wicket win for Windies in Auckland 27 Dec 2013 - 10:24 am

AUCKLAND: The West Indies tasted success for the first time on their New Zealand tour yesterday when they scraped home by two wickets...

Hafeez, Talha back in Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka Tests 27 Dec 2013 - 10:21 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: In-form batsman Mohammad Hafeez and forgotten paceman Mohammad Talha yesterday returned to Pakistan’s 15-man squad for the three-Test series against Sri...

Valencia appoint Pizzi as new coach 27 Dec 2013 - 10:20 am

MADRID: Valencia, which has received a takeover bid from a Singapore billionaire, said yesterday they have appointed their former Argentine striker Juan Antonio...

Brazil fines FIFA for Confed Cup ticket snafus 27 Dec 2013 - 10:20 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: World football’s governing body FIFA has been fined over ticketing problems which arose at a Confederations Cup match in Brazil...

Murray shrugs off defeat in UAE return 27 Dec 2013 - 10:19 am

ABU DHABI: Andy Murray’s return to action after a three-month injury lay-off ended in a straight sets defeat to France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at...

Sailing: Qatar Optimist Cup kicks off today in Doha 27 Dec 2013 - 03:23 am

Sailors taking part in the Optimist Class at the Qatar International Regatta - Sail The Gulf 2013, during the practice session at Doha...

FIA award for Qatar’s Nasser 26 Dec 2013 - 12:57 pm

Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (left), FIA Vice-President Sport and FIA representative of Middle East Sport presented a FIA award to Nasser Saleh...

Cook wants England to come out fighting on Boxing Day 26 Dec 2013 - 12:56 pm

England player Steve Finn dives to take a catch during a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), in Melbourne yesterday. Melbourne:...

Swann saga is over, says England captain 26 Dec 2013 - 12:55 pm

SYDNEY: England captain Alastair Cook yesterday declared the furore over Graeme Swann’s shock retirement “closed”, saying the spinner had assured him that controversial...

Kallis to retire from Test cricket 26 Dec 2013 - 12:54 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African cricketing great Jacques Kallis (pictured), will retire from Test and First-Class cricket after the upcoming Test against India, which gets...

West Indies seek ODI revenge against New Zealand 26 Dec 2013 - 12:53 pm

WELLINGTON: The West Indies have rejected any suggestion of a Test hangover going into the opening One-Day International against a New Zealand side...

S Africa, India have bowling headaches 26 Dec 2013 - 12:52 pm

South Africa has called back Kyle Abbott to play in his home ground against India. DURBAN: Finding the right combination of bowlers will...

EPL set for Boxing Day shoot-out 26 Dec 2013 - 12:48 pm

Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud (right) vies for the ball with Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic (centre) during their Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium in...

Lennon laughs off ‘invincible’ Celtic talk 26 Dec 2013 - 12:45 pm

GLASGOW: Celtic manager Neil Lennon (pictured left) has moved to play down talk of his side going the whole of the Scottish Premiership...

Qatar Basketball League: Al Rayyan trounce Al Ahli; win for Al Sadd 26 Dec 2013 - 12:44 pm

Action from the Qatar Basketball League match between Al Ahli and Al Rayyan at Al Rayyan Indoor Stadium yesterday. Al Rayyan won 104-70....

Top guns to begin season in Qatar 26 Dec 2013 - 12:43 pm

World No. 8 Richard Gasquet of France is greeted upon arrival at the Doha International Airport in Doha yesterday. Gasquet is in Qatar...

Murray plays down new Lendl, Becker rivalry 26 Dec 2013 - 12:41 pm

ABU DHABI: Andy Murray (pictured) believes the intense rivalry between his coach Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker, the newly-appointed coach of Novak Djokovic,...