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Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian head coach Diego Simeone addresses the media during a news conference at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. Atletico...

Manchester United’s English striker Danny Welbeck takes part in a training session yesterday. MUNICH: Bayern Munich’s longest winless run for three years and...

LONDON: Monday’s 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur has left Sunderland in need of a miracle to avoid relegation from the...

Qatar football squad members warm-up before their training session in this file photo take in Doha in June 2013. Qatar have never qualified...

Qatar referee Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Al Jassim who officiated in the final of the Cargills FA Cup played on February 22 in Colombo. ...

Sri Lankan Twenty20 cricket captain Lasith Malinga (second left) offers a piece of cake to President Mahinda Rajapakse during a welcoming ceremony at...

Doha: Ivorian striker Lacina Traoré is currently receiving treatment at Aspetar for a thigh injury sustained whilst playing for Everton Football Club. Traoré,...

CAPE TOWN: Lock Victor Matfield has been drafted back into the Bulls side to face the Otago Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday, a...

MUMBAI: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has come out strongly in support of the beleaguered Yuvraj Singh after the left-hander’s poor performance with the...

Adam Scott of Australia speaks with the media  prior to the start of the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in...

Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Lewis Hamilton (right) celebrates on the podium with his team-mate Nico Rosberg after winning the Formula One Bahrain Grand...

St Louis Cardinals Peter Bourjos breaks his bat as he hits a single in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds on opening...

Britain’s Mo Farah in front of Tower Bridge during a photocall ahead of the London Marathon in London yesterday. NAIROBI: Britain’s double Olympic...

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson (36) is congratulated by defenceman Ben Lovejoy after the game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.  Vancouver:...

new york:  Time is quickly running out for the few teams desperately trying to extend their NBA seasons after the Houston Rockets, Portland...

new york: Connecticut’s experience trumped Kentucky’s youth as the Huskies prevailed with a 60-54 NCAA national championship victory yesterday that completed a turnaround...

Dortmund’s striker Marco Reus (third right) warms up during a training session in Brackel, western Germany, yesterday.  DORTMUND, Germany: Borussia Dortmund insist they...

Chelsea’s Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic kicks a ball during a training session at Cobham, Southwest of London, yesterday. LONDON: Chelsea will hope to...