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Querrey hits 19 aces to reach ATP last eight 23 Aug 2013 - 04:22 am

WINSTON-SALEM, United States/North Carolina: American Sam Querrey stepped up his rivalry with countryman John Isner yesterday, blasting 19 aces to reach the quarter-finals...

Japan’s Suzuki reaches 4,000 career hits 23 Aug 2013 - 04:21 am

NEW YORK CITY: Japan’s Ichiro Suzuki wasted no time belting the 4,000th hit of his pro career, achieving the milestone in the first...

Sagan dashes to second Colorado stage victory 23 Aug 2013 - 04:20 am

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado: Tour de France sprint jersey winner Peter Sagan claimed the third stage of the USA Pro Challenge, edging out runner-up...

Australia on top at The Oval 23 Aug 2013 - 03:20 am

Australia’s Steven Smith (left) celebrates reaching his century as team-mate Brad Haddin looks on during the second day of the fifth Ashes Test...

Watson’s rare century puts Australia on top 22 Aug 2013 - 02:31 am

Australia’s Shane Watson celebrates reaching his hundred on the first day of the fifth Ashes Test match against England at The Oval cricket...

Guangzhou on course for semis after 2-0 victory over Lekhwiya 22 Aug 2013 - 02:30 am

Nam Tae-Hee (right) of Lekhwiya vies for the ball with Luiz Guilherme Da Conceical Silva (centre) of Evergrande Guangzhou during their quarter-final match...

UCI chief McQuaid loses Swiss backing 22 Aug 2013 - 02:29 am

LAUSANNE: International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid (pictured) received a blow yesterday to his bid to win a third term in the...

Gerets admits the best team won 22 Aug 2013 - 02:28 am

Guangzhou: Lekhwiya coach Eric Gerets admitted Guangzhou Evergrande deserved to win yesterday’s AFC Champions League quarter-final first leg. The majority of the 41,000...

Australia coach Lehmann brands Broad a ‘cheat’ 22 Aug 2013 - 02:27 am

Australia’s Shane Watson reacts after being hit by a delivery bowled by England’s Stuart Broad during the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval...

Bank on us: Tokyo bid chief 22 Aug 2013 - 02:26 am

Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose (centre), Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (right) and Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee CEO Masato Mizuno pose during a...

Wasim marries his Aussie girlfriend 22 Aug 2013 - 02:25 am

KARACHI: Famed Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram yesterday announced that he had married his Australian girlfriend, Shaniera Thompson, saying he has started a new...

Misbah calls for Pakistan T20 league 22 Aug 2013 - 02:25 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq urged his country’s cricket chiefs yesterday to revive plans for an IPL-style Twenty20 league to get his players...

Indian government backs IOC move to keep tainted officials out 22 Aug 2013 - 02:22 am

MUMBAI: The Indian government yesterday backed the International Olympic Committee’s efforts in barring tainted officials from contesting the national Olympic body’s elections. The...

Celtic suffer shock defeat 22 Aug 2013 - 02:21 am

PARIS: Former European champions Celtic and AC Milan were left with work to do to reach the Champions League group stage after their...

Wenger hits back at critics 22 Aug 2013 - 02:21 am

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger defended his transfer policy yesterday, reminding disgruntled fans of the club’s past successes and encouraging them to put...

Formula One: Raikkonen offers plenty to talk about 22 Aug 2013 - 02:21 am

LONDON: Kimi Raikkonen, the least garrulous of Formula One drivers, is the man everyone is talking about ahead of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix...

FA rulebook of 1863 goes on display in London 22 Aug 2013 - 02:20 am

LONDON, England: A rulebook containing the first codified rules of football went on display in London yesterday to mark the 150th anniversary of...

Man United strike deal with Indian tyre firm 22 Aug 2013 - 02:20 am

LONDON, England: English Premier League giants Manchester United yesterday announced they have signed a three-year regional sponsorship agreement with Indian tyre film Apollo....