LONDON: Ravi Bopara’s England exile came to an end yesterday when the Essex all-rounder was named in the hosts’ 15-man squad for next...
LONDON: Ravi Bopara’s England exile came to an end yesterday when the Essex all-rounder was named in the hosts’ 15-man squad for next...
Kolkata: Backed by superlative bowling and decent batting, Kolkata Knight Riders handed Rajasthan Royals a crushing eight-wicket defeat to keep alive their feeble...
OEIRAS, Portugal: Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fought back from a first-set whitewash to beat unseeded Romina Oprandi 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 yesterday to reach...
PARIS: Australia’s Brad Drewett, the president of the ATP, died yesterday at the age of 54 following a battle against motor neurone disease,...
LONDON: England off-spinner Graeme Swann has been penalised for ‘showing serious dissent’ during his comeback game for Nottinghamshire against Durham in the County...
Chelsea’s Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring the equaliser during the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg match against FC Basel at Stamford Bridge...
MADRID: Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has still not made up his mind about his future and will only do so once the...
ROME: Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has announced he will retire from international football after next year’s World Cup in Brazil. “In 2014 I...
KUALA LUMPUR: FIFA President Sepp Blatter called yesterday for more berths for Asian teams at future editions of the World Cup and said...
New Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa speaks during a news conference during the AFC Extraordinary Congress in...
LILLE, France: UEFA President Michel Platini yesterday revealed his intention to record discussions between officials in European matches as of next season. “I...
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa poses for a picture after the AFC presidential election yesterday. RIGHT: FIFA president Sepp Blatter (left) congratulates...
KUALA LUMPUR: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (pictured), President of Qatar Football Association (QFA), yesterday congratulated Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim...
FIFA president Sepp Blatter addressing members of the AFC’s Extraordinary Congress at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lampur yesterday. RIGHT: Newly elected AFC...
Hassan Al Thawadi speaking to journalists at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. KUALA LUMPUR: Qatar’s Hassan Al Thawadi refuses to be cowed down by his...
Chennai Super Kings’ batsman Suresh Raina celebrates after scoring a century in his side’s IPL match against Kings XI Punjab, yesterday. Chennai: Suresh...
COLOMBO: Left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara was recalled after an absence of three years to Sri Lanka’s one-day squad for the Champions Trophy...
BERLIN: The current Bayern Munich side are rewriting the club’s history after their 3-0 win at Barcelona put them into a third Champions...
