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Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Cordoba CF in their first La Liga game in Madrid on Monday.   MADRID:...

LONDON: Nico Rosberg has questioned Lewis Hamilton’s version of events after the Mercedes team-mates collided while contesting the lead on the second lap...

LONDON: Everton are moving closer to signing Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o before the end of the current transfer window, several British media organisations,...

Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetic celebrates after scoring a goal against Liverpool during an English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester...

  LONDON: England midfielder Frank Lampard (pictured) has retired from international football after winning 106 caps. The 36-year-old was released by Chelsea in May...

LONDON: Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud (pictured) will miss today’s Champions League play-off second leg against Besiktas with an ankle injury, manager Arsene Wenger...

ALGIERS: Algerian side JS Kabylie were handed a stadium ban yesterday as initial punishment in response to the killing of their player Albert...

LONDON: Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of £59.7m ($98m) to sign Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid...

Manny Pacquiao (left) from the Philippines and Chris Algieri of the US pose during a promotional event of their next fight at a...

NEW YORK: Roger Federer has not won a Grand Slam title this year but the 17-time Grand Slam champion topped Forbes magazine’s list...

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his win over Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during their men’s singles match yesterday. Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates...

Al Sadd players, coach and backroom staff gather around for a team talk at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al Sadd...

Danielle Collins of the US reacts during her match against Simona Halep of Romania at the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean...

World champion Katinka Hosszu of Hungary is among the star swimmers who will be vying for honour at the FINA World Cup starting...

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (left) of Mercedes AMG GP in action against his team-mate German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg during...

BARCELONA: Barcelona made errors in the transfer of under-age players but will go to CAS over the severity of the FIFA transfer ban...

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (left) scores a goal against Elche during a La Liga match at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on Sunday night.  ...

In this picture taken on October 23, 2011, Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring a goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford.   LONDON: Mario...