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Doha:  The Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF) team won the Round 2 of the Nero Bianco (NB) Snooker Challenge Series defeating Nero...

LONDON: Home favourite Bradley Wiggins took control of the Tour of Britain after dominating the time-trial third stage yesterday. The Team Sky rider...

CINCINNATI: The Cincinnati Bengals shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 20-10 victory yesterday behind a two touchdown performance from rookie running back...

PARIS: International Cycling Union (UCI) presidential candidate Brian Cookson (pictured) has vowed to cleanse the organisation of its tarnished reputation over doping if...

lONDON:  Fernando Alonso was kept fully informed of Ferrari’s plans to sign Kimi Raikkonen and he and the team will benefit from the...

Real Madrid’s Isco (right) celebrates with his Portuguese team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring during the UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray at the...

SOUTHAMPTON, England: Australia’s three most talented players made significant contributions to take their team to a 49-run victory in the deciding final one-dayer...

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Gareth Bale take part in a training session at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul yesterday. Real Madrid...

MADRID: Monaco full-back Eric Abidal has said that his old Barcelona team-mate Dani Alves offered to donate the Frenchman his liver when Abidal...

LONDON: Croatia’s Marin Cilic has been handed a nine-month doping ban, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced yesterday. The 24-year-old, currently ranked 24th...

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney (centre) takes part in a training session at the team’s Carrington training ground in Manchester, northwest England,...

MANCHESTER, England:  Manchester United manager David Moyes has warned his own player Ashley Young to stop diving but said yesterday he could not...

PRAGUE: Czech champions Viktoria Pilsen are looking to add Manchester City to their collection of beaten giants when the two teams clash in...

  Galatasaray’s Ivorian forward Didier Drogba (right) and coach Fatih Terim hold a press conference at Metin Oktay Training Centre in Istanbul, yesterday, on...

MILAN: Juventus coach Antonio Conte  admits a Champions League final appearance is beyond the Italians but says he won’t accept anything less than...

LONDON:  Experienced as they are there will still be a few first-night nerves this week as Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho...

Ben Smith of New Zealand (left) and Zane Kirchner of South Africa (top right) compete for a high ball during their Test at...

Serbia’s team celebrates after Janko Tipsarevic defeated Canada’s Vasek Pospisil during their Davis Cup semi-final at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday. Serbia, the...