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Dakar opening stage cancelled in Argentina 04 Jan 2016 - 01:24 am

Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (right) of Qatar and his navigator Matthieu Baumel of France wave from their Mini at the podium during the...

Well-rested Djokovic ready for 2016 04 Jan 2016 - 01:23 am

World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia is seen during a pre-event press conference at St Regis Hotel in Doha yesterday. Djokovic is...

England declare on 629-6 on record-breaking day 04 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

England's bowler Steven Finn bowls during the day two of the second Test match between England and South Africa at Newlands stadium on...

PSG advance in French Cup, Lyon run riot 03 Jan 2016 - 06:57 pm

Paris: Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain laboured to a 1-0 win at fourth-tier Wasquehal on Sunday to reach the last 32 of the French...

Chelsea show signs of revival as they thrash Palace 03 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

Chelsea's Diego Costa (L) scores their third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park,...

Djokovic admits concerns after friend becomes Federer coach 03 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

Doha: World number one Novak Djokovic admitted Sunday it will be bizarre to see his friend Ivan Ljubicic helping coach one of his...

Chelsea's Hazard limps off at Palace 03 Jan 2016 - 05:12 pm

London: Chelsea star Eden Hazard suffered an injury blow on Sunday as he limped off in the first half of his side's Premier...

Ronaldo wants to "live like a king" in retirement 03 Jan 2016 - 03:01 pm

Madrid: World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed he will "live like a king" once his playing career comes to an...

Stokes batters South Africa in blistering double ton 03 Jan 2016 - 02:58 pm

England's batsman Benjamin Stokes celebrates scoring a double century (200 runs) during the day two of the second Test match between England and...

Sussex bowler Hobden dies aged 22: ECB 03 Jan 2016 - 02:42 pm

London: Sussex fast bowler Matthew Hobden (pictured) has died at the age of 22, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on...

Boy, 10, among seriously injured in Dakar Rally crash 03 Jan 2016 - 01:25 pm

Toyota's driver Ronan Chabot of France and co-driver Gilles Pillot compete during the 11km Prologue of the 2016 Dakar Rally, in the province...

Sri Lanka World Cup skipper loses board vote 03 Jan 2016 - 12:24 pm

New President of Sri Lanka Cricket, businessman and politician Thilanga Sumathipala (R) speaks during a press conference in Colombo on January 3, 2016....

Pavlyuchenkova upsets Swiss seed in Brisbane 03 Jan 2016 - 11:19 am

Brisbane, Australia: Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova caused the only upset on the first day of the season-opening Brisbane International when she swept aside fifth-seeded...

Lyon spins Australia into strong position over Windies 03 Jan 2016 - 11:12 am

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon sends down a delivery to the West Indies batsman on the first day of the third cricket Test match...

Warriors, Spurs battle to remain unbeaten at home 03 Jan 2016 - 10:59 am

Los Angeles: Klay Thompson drove for a go-ahead basket with 15.6 seconds left in overtime Saturday as the Golden State Warriors kept their...

T20 match attracts 80,000 to Melbourne Cricket Ground 03 Jan 2016 - 10:49 am

A macth in progress in the Twenty20 Big Bash League. MELBOURNE: The growing appeal of Australia's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League was underlined...

Australia's Kyrgios tunes up for Murray at Hopman Cup 03 Jan 2016 - 10:05 am

PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Precocious Australian Nick Kyrgios warmed up for an early season test against world number two Andy Murray with an impressive come-from-behind...