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Al Attiyah seals dramatic win for Overdrive Racing in Hungary 17 Aug 2014 - 11:22 pm

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action during Hungarian Baja, round seven of the 2014 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Al Attiyah...

Qatar’s Al Sadd, Al Ain eye wins at Asian League quarter-finals 17 Aug 2014 - 11:17 pm

Al Sadd players and officials celebrate with the Sheikh Jassim Cup trophy after defeating Lekhwiya 3-2 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in...

Man City, Liverpool start with hard-fought victories 17 Aug 2014 - 11:12 pm

Newcastle captain Fabribio Coloccini (left) fails to stop Manchester City substitute Sergio Aguero scoring their second and final goal of the match at...

Mourinho confident of fine start by Chelsea 17 Aug 2014 - 11:11 pm

BURNLEY, United Kingdom: Jose Mourinho’s belief that Chelsea are better equipped to challenge for the Premier League title faces an immediate test when...

I deserved more time at United: Moyes 17 Aug 2014 - 11:11 pm

Manchester United manager David Moyes (left) poses with new signing Spanish midfielder Juan Mata at the club training ground in Manchester, in this...

India draw first blood in landmark series 17 Aug 2014 - 11:07 pm

BANGALORE: India defeated Pakistan 1-0 yesterday in an emotionally-charged opener to take the lead in a two-match football series, the first between the...

Europe’s best look for Olympic boost in Berlin 17 Aug 2014 - 10:04 pm

Tunisia’s Fares Ferjani (left) and China’s Yan Yinghui compete for third place in the men’s sabre individual event at the 2014 Youth Olympic...

Wallabies shatter All Blacks’ dream of world record again 17 Aug 2014 - 09:45 pm

Australian Wallabies’ centre Matt Toomua (centre) is tackled by New Zealand All Blacks number eight Kieran Read (left) during their Rugby Union Test...

Argentina show they harbour credible hopes 17 Aug 2014 - 09:44 pm

PRETORIA: Argentina will have credible hopes of making a Rugby Championship breakthrough when they meet South Africa again on Saturday, seven days after...

Pedrosa surprises with Brno win 17 Aug 2014 - 08:50 pm

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the Czech Grand Prix in Brno yesterday. BRNO, Czech Republic: ...

England demolish hapless India to seal Test series 17 Aug 2014 - 08:47 pm

England’s James Anderson celebrates with team-mate Ian Bell (right) after dismissing India’s Cheteshwar Pujara during the fifth Test match at the Oval cricket...

Herath strikes again as Sri Lanka eye series win 17 Aug 2014 - 08:46 pm

Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath celebrates after dismissing Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq during the fourth day of the second cricket Test against Pakistan at the...

South Africa beat Zimbabwe 17 Aug 2014 - 08:45 pm

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs in the first one-day international at the Queen’s Sports Club yesterday. The Proteas piled...

Ivanovic ousts Sharapova, sets up title clash with Serena 17 Aug 2014 - 08:44 pm

Ana Ivanovic after beating French Open champion Maria Sharapova 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 at WTA Tour’s Cincinnati event. CINCINNATI: Ana Ivanovic overcame illness and...

Federer, Ferrer to clash in battle of ‘30-somethings’ 17 Aug 2014 - 08:43 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after beating Canada’s Milos Raonic on day six of the Western and Southern Open at Linder Family Tennis...

Baseball: Yankees edge Rays, Giants beat Phillies 17 Aug 2014 - 08:41 pm

Former St Louis Cardinals’ manager and baseball Hall of Fame members Tony La Russa (left) says hello to fellow Hall of Fame members...

Boxing: Britain’s Brook wins IBF welterweight title 17 Aug 2014 - 08:40 pm

LOS ANGELES: England’s Kell Brook stretched his perfect record to 33 straight wins by beating Shawn Porter by a majority decision yesterday to...

Al Anabi’s Langdon second, AlBalooshi 12th in qualifying 17 Aug 2014 - 01:31 am

B Reigning World Champion Shawn Langdon makes his second qualifying run at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota, yesterday. RAINERD, Minnesota: ...