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Buoyant Mcllroy snatches Memorial lead 31 May 2014 - 12:45 am

Rory McIlroy hits a tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club...

Ex-Microsoft boss in $2bn deal for Clippers 31 May 2014 - 12:44 am

LOS ANGELES: Former Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer will buy the Los Angeles Clippers’ basketball team for an NBA record $2bn, he announced in...

Cycling: Italy’s Savoldelli banned for six months over Ferrari links 31 May 2014 - 12:43 am

MONTE GRAPPA: The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) yesterday suspended now-retired two-time Giro winner Paolo Savoldelli for six months for having frequented Michele Ferrari,...

Qatar ready for FIBA 3x3 World Championships 31 May 2014 - 12:43 am

DOHA: Qatar will participate in the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championships to be held in Moscow, Russia from June 5 to 8, it...

England’s Flintoff out of retirement for T20 31 May 2014 - 12:37 am

LONDON: Former England captain Andrew Flintoff (pictured) has come out of retirement to join Lancashire’s squad for this season’s English domestic Twenty20 competition,...

Marquez tops practice in Mugello 31 May 2014 - 12:36 am

MUGELLO: World champion Marc Marquez set the fastest lap time for Honda in the rain-hit MotoGP practice yesterday at Mugello ahead of Italian...

Turkey beat Honduras 2-0; Cameroon fall to Paraguay 31 May 2014 - 12:35 am

Turkey’s goalkeeper Zengin Tolga catches the ball in front of Jerry Bengston of Honduras during a World Cup preparation friendly match at RFK...

Wenger signs contract extension with Arsenal 31 May 2014 - 12:35 am

LONDON: The Premier League’s longest-serving current manager Arsene Wenger (pictured) will stay at Arsenal into a third decade after signing a three-year contract...

FIFA World Cup ball will be on target once again 31 May 2014 - 12:34 am

Brazilian national footballer Neymar controls the ball during a training session in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, yesterday. PARIS: With every soccer World Cup,...

Ronaldo, Pepe to miss warm-up tie 31 May 2014 - 12:33 am

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo, who is still feeling the effects of a thigh injury, and Real Madrid team-mate Pepe will both miss Portugal’s World...

Scholes wrong about Rooney, says Gerrard 31 May 2014 - 12:32 am

WATFORD: England captain Steven Gerrard yesterday dismissed Paul Scholes’s claim that his former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney may already be past his...

UAE want to host 2019 Asian Cup 31 May 2014 - 12:05 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The United Arab Emirates have submitted a bid to host the expanded 2019 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation has said,...

Nadal, Murray advance 30 May 2014 - 01:20 am

Gael Monfils of France acknowledges supporters after winning his men’s singles match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany at the French Open at the...

Woods rules himself out of US Open 30 May 2014 - 01:19 am

New York: Three-times champion Tiger Woods has ruled himself out of next month’s US Open at Pinehurst in North Carolina as he recovers...

Scott feels on top of the world at Muirfield Village 30 May 2014 - 01:13 am

Dublin: In more ways than one, Adam Scott feels on top of the world going into this week’s Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio...

LPGA and PGA of America join forces for major revamp 30 May 2014 - 01:12 am

NEW YORK: The LPGA and PGA of America said yesterday they have joined forces to revamp one of the women’s tour’s major events...

Cystic fibrosis no barrier to Wallabies for inspiring Charles 30 May 2014 - 01:12 am

MELBOURNE: If sheer bloody-minded determination is the key to a Wallabies jersey, cystic fibrosis sufferer Nathan Charles would be picked first by coach...

NBA: Pacers stay alive with game five win over Heat 29 May 2014 - 08:13 pm

Indiana Pacers’ Lance Stephenson (1) guards Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) during the fourth quarter in game five of the Eastern Conference...