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Maldonado Lotus move likely to fire up market 26 Nov 2013 - 11:55 am

Venezuelan Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado of the Williams team in action during the third training session at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao...

‘Courageous’ All Blacks praised by Irish media 26 Nov 2013 - 11:54 am

DUBLIN: The Irish media yesterday saluted the indomitable spirit of the history-making New Zealand side that denied their team an historic victory in...

Chiefs lose again; Packers miss chance in rare tie 26 Nov 2013 - 11:52 am

Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Christian Ponder (7) is tackled by Green Bay Packers’ defensive end Mike Neal (96) in the 4th quarter at Lambeau...

Clippers rout Rose-less Bulls 26 Nov 2013 - 11:50 am

LOS ANGELES: Playing their first NBA game since Derrick Rose suffered a serious right knee injury, the Chicago Bulls were routed 121-82 by...

Gustavsson stars as Red Wings crush Sabres 3-1 26 Nov 2013 - 11:50 am

BUFFALO: The Detroit Red Wings put Jonas Gustavsson in a tough spot, and the backup goaltender bailed them out. Gustavsson made 21 saves,...

Australia humble England in opener 25 Nov 2013 - 11:25 am

Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson (left) celebrates the wicket of England batsman Stuart Broad on day four of the first Ashes Test match against...

City crush Spurs; Man United held 25 Nov 2013 - 11:20 am

Cardiff City’s South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-Kyung (centre) heads the ball to score the equaliser during the English Premier League match against Manchester...

Qatar’s Barshim wins Arab Athlete Award 25 Nov 2013 - 11:18 am

Qatari high jumper Mutaz Barshim poses with his bronze medal at the London Olympic Games in this August 2012 file picture. Barshim has...

Messi happy at Barca, has no plans to quit the club 25 Nov 2013 - 11:13 am

DOHA: Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi has no plans of leaving the club after reports emerged that the Argentine was set to quit the...

Simmons, Sammy guide Windies to thrilling victory 25 Nov 2013 - 11:10 am

NEW DELHI: Lendl Simmons and Darren Sammy clinched a thrilling two-wicket win for West Indies against India in the second ODI and levelled...

Debutants spur Pakistan to win over South Africa 25 Nov 2013 - 11:08 am

CAPE TOWN: Debutants Bilawal Bhatti and Anwar Ali spurred Pakistan to victory after their team had been in deep trouble in the first...

Warner’s comments ‘disrespectful’: Cook 25 Nov 2013 - 11:07 am

BRISBANE: England captain Alastair Cook branded Australian batsman David Warner “disrespectful” yesterday after a tempestuous final couple of days in the first Ashes...

Australia keep same squad for Adelaide Test 25 Nov 2013 - 11:06 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Australia will stick with a winning team after yesterday naming an unchanged 12-man squad for the second Test in Adelaide, starting...

Bangladesh match-fixing hearing under way 25 Nov 2013 - 11:06 am

DHAKA: A hearing was underway in Bangladesh yesterday against nine cricketers and officials charged with match-fixing offences involving the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),...

Al Sadd beat Al Arabi; Al Ahli stun Lekhwiya 25 Nov 2013 - 11:02 am

Action from Lekhwiya and Al Ahli during the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Lekhwiya Stadium yesterday. PICTURES BY: MOHAMMED OBAIDALY DOHA: Defending...

Ronaldo hurt as Real, Atletico cruise 25 Nov 2013 - 10:58 am

BARCELONA: Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid ahead before going off injured as they cruised to a 5-0 win at Almeria to remain six...

Day wins World Cup; Australia take team title 25 Nov 2013 - 10:57 am

MELBOURNE: Jason Day helped end a 24-year winless drought for Australia at the World Cup yesterday and took the event’s individual honour in...

Dane Madsen gets first European Tour victory in South Africa 25 Nov 2013 - 10:57 am

Johannesburg: Denmark’s Morten Orum Madsen claimed his first European Tour victory with a two-shot win at the South African Open Championship on the...