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San Francisco: Pablo Sandoval homered and Tim Lincecum worked into the seventh inning as San Francisco edged visiting San Diego for the second...

Christchurch: All Black Julian Savea (pictured) has been charged with assault following a domestic incident and will appear in court in Wellington today,...

TAIPEI: Badminton powerhouse China clinched three golds in the Badminton Asia Championships yesterday but they fell short of earlier expectations after losing to...

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah smiles in this file photo. RIGHT: Qatar’s Faisal Al Attiya in action...

HARARE: Brendan Taylor became just the third Zimbabwean batsman to score centuries in both innings of a Test match as his side completed...

MADRID: Real Madrid warmed up for their Champions League semi-final first-leg with Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Real...

PANAMA CITY:  Sepp Blatter gave his strongest hint yet that he may stay on for another four-year term as FIFA president beyond 2015,...

Chennai: Ravindra Jadeja came up with a fairytale allround performance in difficult times to propel Chennai Super Kings to a four-wicket win over...

Texas, USA: Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) Racing Team rider Anthony West was immediately on the pace on the first day of...

CONCORD, North Carolina: Dangerous weather caused the cancellation of yesterday’s qualifying session for the fourth annual Dollar General NHRA Four Wide Nationals near...

Manama: Spanish driver Fernando Alonso said third place on the grid for today’s Bahrain Grand Prix was no problem - because he is...

  AUSTIN, Texas: Spain’s Marc Marquez dominated both free practice sessions yesterday ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix of Americas race, the second event...

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic yesterday set up their third Monte Carlo Masters final meeting, with the Serb top seed the...

HILTON HEAD, South Carolina: A little more than a month after clinching his maiden PGA Tour victory, American Kevin Streelman was back in...

KAPOLEI, Hawaii: Suzann Pettersen fired a four-under 68 to maintain her slim one-shot lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE...

MOSCOW: Italy and Slovakia are one win away from reaching the Fed Cup final after sweeping both singles matches in their respective semi-finals...

SYDNEY: Shane Watson has stood down from his role as Australia’s vice-captain across all formats of the game, Cricket Australia said yesterday, following...

Table Tennis team captains of Al Sadd’s Waled Nasser (left) and Eljaish’s Nasser Al Mohannadi pose with the Emir Cup trophy during the...