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Referee to be rested as Juve vs Roma scandal grips Italy 08 Oct 2014 - 04:02 am

Referee Rocchi Giancluca gestures during the Italian Serie A match between Juventus and Roma on October 5 in Turin. The referee at the...

Di Matteo takes over as new Schalke boss 08 Oct 2014 - 04:01 am

BERLIN: German club Schalke 04 yesterday appointed former Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo as coach to replace the sacked Jens Keller. Di Matteo,...

Ton-up Smith, Johnson lead Aussie rout over Pakistan 08 Oct 2014 - 03:59 am

Australia’s Steven Smith reacts after reaching a century in the first ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday. DUBAI: Steven Smith scored a maiden...

Pietersen claims coach Flower ‘always had it in for me’ 08 Oct 2014 - 03:58 am

England’s Kevin Pietersen chats with coach Andy Flower (left) at a training session during the last year’s Ashes Test series in in Chester-le-Street,...

NZ dark horse for World Cup, says Steyn 08 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

Cape Town: South Africa paceman Dale Steyn (pictured) rates co-hosts New Zealand as a “dark horse” to win next year’s cricket World Cup,...

Bianchi has ‘traumatic brain injury’ 08 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

A file picture taken on May 22, 2014 during the second practice session of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in Monte Carlo...

Murray wins Shanghai opener, Fognini crashes 08 Oct 2014 - 03:55 am

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the men’s singles first round match at the Shanghai Masters...

China win sixth straight world men’s team title 08 Oct 2014 - 03:54 am

NANNING, China: China gambled on tough routines to snatch a record sixth straight world gymnastics men’s team title yesterday, overtaking arch-rivals Japan at...

Federer, Nadal bid to dethrone Djokovic 08 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

SHANGHAI: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal enter this week’s Shanghai Masters bidding to unseat current champion Novak Djokovic, who appears on an unstoppable...

Securing Sport conference draws to a close in London 08 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

London: The Securing Sport 2014 conference came to an end yesterday after two lively days that saw some very high-profile names in world...

Nationals stay alive; Cardinals seize lead 08 Oct 2014 - 03:51 am

SAN FRANCISCO: The Washington Nationals stayed alive in the Major League Baseball play-offs on Monday with a 4-1 victory over the San Francisco...

NHL set for smooth start to new season 08 Oct 2014 - 03:50 am

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Daniel Winnick (right) checks Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Nosek into the boards during a game at the Air...

Wilson fires Seahawks to 27-17 victory 08 Oct 2014 - 03:50 am

WASHINGTON: Quarterback Russell Wilson had a career high rushing night to help lead the NFL champion Seattle Seahawks to a 27-17 away win...

USA Swimming suspends Phelps for six months 08 Oct 2014 - 03:48 am

New York: American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was suspended for six months by USA Swimming yesterday following...

UEFA punishes Italian FA boss over racist remarks 08 Oct 2014 - 03:46 am

GENEVA: UEFA yesterday banned Italian Football Federation boss Carlo Tavecchio from its next congress and ordered him to hold an anti-racism event in...

Beckenbauer ‘not offered World Cup bribes’ 08 Oct 2014 - 03:46 am

LONDON: Former FIFA member Franz Beckenbauer (pictured) declared yesterday that his vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids would remain “secret”,...

Coe to head IAAF Evaluation Commission for 2019 Worlds 08 Oct 2014 - 03:21 am

The Khalifa International Stadium, home to the 2006 Asian Games and the centre piece of Doha’s Aspire Zone, is currently in the process...

Lara, Jayasuriya dazzle in Qatar 07 Oct 2014 - 02:47 am

Former West Indian great Brian Lara, captain of World XI, drives a ball through the covers in their match against Asia XI. World...