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Cycling: Britain's Dowsett breaks hour world record 02 May 2015 - 05:45 pm

Alex Dowsett Manchester--British cyclist Alex Dowsett set a new world hour record by completing 52.937 kilometres at the Manchester Velodrome on Saturday. The...

RugbyU: Auckland Blues 41, Western Force 24 02 May 2015 - 03:16 pm

Wellington--Result of a Super 15 match between the Auckland Blues and Western Force in Auckland on Saturday: Auckland Blues (NZL) 41 Western Force...

Baseball: A-Rod ties Mays for fourth on all-time homer list 02 May 2015 - 03:06 pm

Boston--The New York Yankees' drug-tainted slugger Alex Rodriguez belted his 660th career home run on Friday to tie Willie Mays for fourth place...

Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan first Test scoreboard 02 May 2015 - 03:03 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh--Lunch scores on the fifth and final day of the first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sheikh Abu Naser stadium...

Cricket: Bangladesh take lead as Test heads for a draw 02 May 2015 - 02:55 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh--Bangladesh, trailing Pakistan by 296 runs on the first innings, were 315 for one in their second knock at lunch on the...

Golf: Tempers flare as Bradley, Jimenez face off 02 May 2015 - 02:49 pm

San Francisco--Flamboyant Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez was involved in a dramatic on-course confrontation with Keegan Bradley as tempers flared in their dead rubber...

NBA: Hawks crush Nets to advance in playoffs 02 May 2015 - 02:01 pm

New York--The top-seeded Atlanta Hawks romped past the Brooklyn Nets 111-87 on Friday to punch their ticket to the second round of the...

NBA: Playoff results 02 May 2015 - 01:54 pm

Washington--Results on Friday in the first round of the NBA playoffs (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference At New York Atlanta 111 Brooklyn 87...

Golf: McIlroy fights back, Spieth out at WGC 02 May 2015 - 01:28 pm

San Francisco--World number one Rory McIlroy produced a scintillating late comeback to beat Billy Horschel and advance to the knockout stage of the...

RugbyU: May backed for England return after Challenge Cup success 02 May 2015 - 01:16 pm

London---Jonny May gave England coach Stuart Lancaster a reminder of his skills after playing a key role in Gloucester's 19-13 European Challenge Cup...

Boxing: Lively weigh in crowd salutes Mayweather-Pacquaio 02 May 2015 - 01:12 pm

Las Vegas--Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather went nose-to-nose Friday in front of a frenzied standing-room only crowd in a glittering weigh in showcase...

Golf: WGC-Championship Match Play draw 02 May 2015 - 01:08 pm

San Francisco--Draw for round of 16 at the $9.25 million WGC-Championship Match Play at Harding Park on Saturday (x denotes ranking): Rory McIlroy...

Boxing: Mayweather, Pacquiao weigh in as frenzy builds 02 May 2015 - 12:51 pm

Las Vegas--Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather comfortably made the weight for their world title showdown on Friday at a raucous weigh-in which underscored...

Golf: Canadian teen Henderson grabs LPGA lead 02 May 2015 - 12:48 pm

Dallas--Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson fired a six-under par 65 on Friday to grab a one-shot lead after two rounds of the LPGA North...

Football: China's World Cup hopes get AFC boost 02 May 2015 - 12:45 pm

Manama--Asia's football body has thrown its weight behind an eventual World Cup bid by China and insisted the teeming wider region deserves greater...

Boxing: Watch Mayweather elbows, ref warns 02 May 2015 - 12:36 pm

Las Vegas--Respected fight official Joe Cortez on Friday warned referee Kenny Bayless to keep his eye on Floyd Mayweather's elbows when he clashes...

Tennis: Missing Djokovic opens door to Nadal in Madrid 02 May 2015 - 12:31 pm

Madrid--For the first time this season someone other than Novak Djokovic will claim a Masters event as the Serb misses out in Madrid...

Football: Chelsea out to set seal on season of dominance 02 May 2015 - 12:29 pm

London--Having seemingly been promised to them all season, the Premier League title will be within Chelsea's grasp on Sunday when they host Crystal...