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Tennis ace Nadal to show his poker face in Prague 24 Aug 2013 - 12:31 am

PRAGUE: Tennis star Rafael Nadal will take part in his first live poker tournament in December, Czech media reports said yesterday, after devoting...

Wozniacki, Kvitova reach semi-finals 24 Aug 2013 - 12:30 am

NEW HAVEN: Former winner Caroline Wozniacki and reigning champ Petra Kvitova beat a pair of WTA young guns yesterday to reach the semis...

Woods in hunt as Stadler grabs lead 24 Aug 2013 - 12:27 am

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: Unheralded American Kevin Stadler shined in the gloom of a storm-hit day, shooting a seven-under 64 to emerge the...

Badminton: Malaysia’s Lee urged to cut schedule 24 Aug 2013 - 12:27 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton’s world number one Lee Chong Wei faced calls yesterday to reduce his rigorous playing schedule if he wants to extend...

Man United, Chelsea set for first leaders summit 24 Aug 2013 - 12:23 am

Former Real Madrid captain and current Al Sadd player Raul Gonzalez is tossed by Real Madrid and Al Sadd players at the end...

Work still needed to get Cup stadium ready: FIFA 24 Aug 2013 - 12:22 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: There is still a lot of work to do to get the Curitiba stadium, one of 12 host arenas for...

Bale Real Madrid shirts for sale as record deal nears 24 Aug 2013 - 12:22 am

MADRID: Real Madrid put shirts bearing the name of Wales winger Gareth Bale up for sale, media reported, as a world record deal...

Mourinho confident of signing Willian 24 Aug 2013 - 12:21 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expects Tottenham target Willian to join the Stamford Bridge club as the two London teams battle for the...

Chappell calls Lehmann a ‘hypocrite’ 24 Aug 2013 - 12:21 am

LONDON: Former captain Ian Chappell has accused Australia coach Darren Lehmann of hypocrisy in attacking England’s Stuart Broad for “blatant cheating” during this...

Boycott slams slow England over-rate 24 Aug 2013 - 12:21 am

LONDON: England great Geoffrey Boycott accused Alastair Cook’s men of “poor cricket” as the over-rate slowed to a crawl on the second day...

Isinbayeva wants to leave ‘decayed’ home town for Monaco 23 Aug 2013 - 04:27 am

MOSCOW: Russia’s pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva (pictured), who last week stoked controversy by voicing strong support of recent anti-gay laws, declared she...

New Zealand appeal for more Test matches 23 Aug 2013 - 04:27 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill yesterday joined calls for more international matches for the Black Caps as they struggle to lift their...

Bird joins Australia bowling casualty list 23 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

LONDON: Jackson Bird became the latest Australia bowler to leave the Ashes tour of England early when Cricket Australia announced yesterday he was...

Spotlight on Ferrari as F1 returns to Belgium 23 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Formula One returns this weekend after its now traditional mid-season European summer break with speculation swirling around Ferrari as the...

Marquez eyes fourth straight win in Brno 23 Aug 2013 - 04:25 am

PRAGUE: Spanish rookie Marc Marquez will seek to extend his three-race winning streak and widen his lead of the MotoGP standings when the...

Neymar sparkles as Messi limps off 23 Aug 2013 - 04:25 am

MADRID: Neymar scored his first goal for Barcelona as the Catalans were held 1-1 by Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the...

Monaco out to pile pressure on PSG 23 Aug 2013 - 04:25 am

PARIS: High flying Monaco have already lived up to their pre-season credentials as title challengers and Claudio Ranieri’s side could be three points...

Confident Woods eyes another title win 23 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

JERSEY CITY: Tiger Woods has gone a fifth season without winning a major but still considers his five tour titles a “great year”...