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SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Pakistan overcame stiff resistance from minnows Afghanistan to win the first-ever Twenty20 international between the two countries by six...

BROWNSBURG, Indiana: Less than a month after clinching the third NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel World Championship for the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top...

LONDON: Premier League leaders Arsenal will face arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the pick of next month’s FA Cup third round ties after the...

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association yesterday agreed to amend its constitution and bar tainted officials from holding office, as demanded by the...

BERLIN: Germany’s Felix Sturm has become a world champion for the fourth time after winning back the IBF middleweight belt by dethroning England’s...

BROOKLYN, United States: Shawn Porter dethroned International Boxing Federation champ Devon Alexander yesterday, winning the world welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision....

LONDON: Defending champion Mark Selby made history at the UK Championship yesterday when he completed the 100th maximum break in professional snooker during...

Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu (left) celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League match against Arsenal at The Emirates in London, yesterday.  LONDON: Gerard...

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, bronze medal winner at the London Olympics Games, shoots down a target during a practice session at Losail...

Former Manchester United defender Denis Irwin (left) answers questions from children and parents after a training session by Evolution Sports Academy at Doha...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) of Paris Saint Germain vies for the ball with Cedric Kante of Sochaux during the French Ligue 1 match at...

LEFT: Southampton’s Dani Osvaldo (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during their English Premier League match against Manchester City at St Mary’s Stadium...

Australia’s paceman Mitchell Johnson celebrates his wicket of England’s batsman Stuart Broad on the third day of the second Ashes Test match in...

DUBAI: Thailand’s world number 47 Pornanong Phatlum ended her year on a high when she produced sensational golf over the closing stretch of...

West Indies captain Darren Sammy kicks the ball during the final day of the first Test against New Zealand at the University Oval...

India’s head coach Duncan Fletcher (left) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni discuss tactics in the nets area during the training session at Sahara...

Yousif Mohamed Mirza (eighth right, back row) of the UAE, winner of the Tour of Al Zubarah, poses for a group picture along...

The players and officials taking part in the Qatar Open championship pose for a picture at Qatar Bowling Centre in Doha yesterday. RIGHT:...