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Warner, Starc out of Australia ODI squad 02 Sep 2013 - 12:16 am

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England: David Warner has been dropped from the Australia squad for the forthcoming one-day international matches against Scotland and England, Cricket Australia...

Nadal and Federer on collision course at Open 02 Sep 2013 - 12:11 am

Rafa Nadal of Spain (right) hits a return to Ivan Dodig of Croatia during their match on the sixth day of the 2013...

Generation Next sleeper Raonic stirs in New York 02 Sep 2013 - 12:11 am

NEW YORK: Whisper it quietly but a beast might be stirring at Flushing Meadows. Milos Raonic is the sleeper of the US Open....

Bekele sets sights on Great North Run, Rio marathon 02 Sep 2013 - 12:07 am

SULULTA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian track legend Kenenisa Bekele said yesterday he was still a long way off from thinking of retirement and is instead...

Hales inspires England to victory over Australia 01 Sep 2013 - 04:12 am

England’s Alex Hales (left) plays the ball past Australia’s Matthew Wade during the Twenty20 International match at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, northeast England,...

US Open: Nadal and Azarenka reach fourth round 01 Sep 2013 - 04:11 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a backhand during his third round match against Ivan Dodig of Croatia at the US Open at Flushing...

Negredo helps Man City edge past Hull 01 Sep 2013 - 04:10 am

Manchester City’s Yaya Toure (centre) celebrates with Jesus Navas (left) and Alvaro Negredo after scoring during their English Premier League soccer match against...

Late goals help PSG win over Guingamp 01 Sep 2013 - 04:10 am

PARIS: Teenager Adrien Rabiot came off the bench to spur French title-holders Paris Saint-Germain past promoted Guingamp 2-0 yesterday, as the midfielder netted...

Schalke shock Leverkusen; Hanover trounce Mainz 4-1 01 Sep 2013 - 04:09 am

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen blew their chance to go top of the Bundesliga yesterday as they lost their 100 percent record with a 2-0...

Stokes’ late winner lifts Celtic past United in SPL 01 Sep 2013 - 04:07 am

GLASGOW: Celtic left it late as Anthony Stokes scored three minutes from time to earn the champions a 1-0 win over Dundee United...

Pakistan win ODI series in Zimbabwe 01 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

Pakistan’s captain Misbah Ul Haq (right) receives the series trophy after winning the final game of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe at...

Jet Ski event kicks off on September 20 01 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

Doha: The first round of the Qatar International Jet Ski organised by Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) will be held on September 20...

Hockey: Pakistan’s World Cup failure sparks angry protests 01 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s failure to qualify for next year’s men’s World Cup has sparked angry protests around Karachi, with some fans burning effigies of...

F1’s ‘transfer’ window set to close at Monza 01 Sep 2013 - 04:04 am

LONDON, England: Formula One’s silly season has become more like European football’s transfer window with every passing year. Just as the top clubs...

2020 Games bidders locked in tight race ahead of vote 01 Sep 2013 - 04:04 am

Madrid: The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of...

Hewitt stuns Del Potro; Murray overcomes Mayer 01 Sep 2013 - 04:04 am

NEW YORK: Lleyton Hewitt pulled off a stunning five-set win over Juan Martin Del Potro at the US Open after a classic late-night...

Trivia and tennis served up at US Open question time 01 Sep 2013 - 04:03 am

NEW YORK: Never mind forehands, backhands and aces. At the US Open, a player needs to be up to speed on a host...

IHF pleased with Qatar 2015 preparations 01 Sep 2013 - 04:03 am

DOHA: International Handball Federation (IHF) President Dr Hassan Moustafa expressed his satisfaction of the hosts’ plans to stage a successful 2015 World Championship,...