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Cavendish sprints to stage win; Wiggins stays ahead 22 Sep 2013 - 12:26 am

LONDON: Briton Mark Cavendish held on to win the seventh stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday as compatriot Bradley Wiggins maintained his...

Tsonga, Simon in final 22 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain returns the ball to Joao Sousa of Portugal during their semi-final match at the St Petersburg Open ATP tennis...

Ferrer headlines Malaysian Open 22 Sep 2013 - 12:24 am

KUALA LUMPUR: World number four David Ferrer returns to Kuala Lumpur to headline the Malaysian Open, aiming to return to winning ways after...

Zhang wins maiden WTA singles title 22 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

Guangzhou: China’s wildcard entrant Zhang Shuai won her maiden WTA Tour singles title with a 7-6 (1) 6-1 victory over American qualifier Vania...

Razzak, Ludovic dazzle at first round of Jet Ski Championship at Wakra 22 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

Sami Abu Shaikha (second row extreme right), General Secretary of Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF), is seen with the winners of first round...

Stenson surges in Atlanta 22 Sep 2013 - 12:18 am

Adam Scott of Australia hits his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Tour Championship by Coca-Cola at...

East Lake leader taking nothing for granted 22 Sep 2013 - 12:17 am

Henrik Stenson (right) of Sweden lines up his tee shot on the fourth hole with his caddie Gareth Lord. Stenson birdied three of...

Tampa Bay outlast Orioles in 18 innings 22 Sep 2013 - 12:17 am

Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay outlasted the Baltimore Orioles in an epic encounter that finally ended at 2.08a.m. local time when the Rays scored...

Bryant unlikely to play before season starts 22 Sep 2013 - 12:16 am

Los Angeles: While Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant may be ahead of schedule in recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon, it...

F1: McLaren team is open to shock Alonso return 21 Sep 2013 - 08:09 am

Drivers in action during the first practice session for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix night race in Singapore yesterday. The Singapore Grand...

Wallabies axe O’Connor over airport incident 21 Sep 2013 - 07:49 am

SYDNEY: Controversial winger James O’Connor was yesterday dumped from the Wallabies squad for an indefinite period after he was allegedly prevented from taking...

Boxing: Mayweather fight richest in history 21 Sep 2013 - 07:48 am

LOS ANGELES: Floyd Mayweather’s () win over Mexico’s Saul Alvarez has been confirmed as the richest fight in boxing history with nearly $150m...

Lee Chong Wei reaches semis 21 Sep 2013 - 07:47 am

TOKYO: Malaysia’s world number-one Lee Chong Wei brushed aside Jun Takemura of Japan 21-10, 21-11 to reach the semi-finals of the Japan Open...

Al Sadd edge Al Ahli 1-0; Al Gharafa held at home 21 Sep 2013 - 02:38 am

Al Gharafa’s Othman Al Yahri (in yellow) holds off Al Khor’s Abdulla Saif during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Gharafa...

QSL: Al Sadd take on Al Ahli today 20 Sep 2013 - 02:33 am

Action from last week’s match of the Qatar Stars League between Al Gharafa and Al Ahli at Arabi Stadium in Doha. The match...

Messi hat-trick helps Barca sweep aside Ajax 19 Sep 2013 - 02:24 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League football match against Ajax Amsterdam at Camp Nou Stadium in...

Guangzhou storm into semi-finals 19 Sep 2013 - 02:23 am

Guangzhou’s Elkeson De Oliveira Cardoso celebrates after scoring a goal against Qatar’s Lekhwaiya during their AFC Champions League quarter-final match at the Abdullah...

IRB chief Gosper wants ‘full’ European Cup 19 Sep 2013 - 02:19 am

Brett Gosper, International Rugby Board (IRB) Chief Executive, addresses a media briefing in London on Tuesday, to mark two years to the day...