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ARDMORE, Pennsylvania: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy set off in pursuit of joint leaders Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel in the third round...

KINGSTON: Jamaica’s 200 metres world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned diuretic, sources close to Jamaican athletics said. The sources...

Spanish MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Honda celebrates his pole position after the qualifying session held at the Montmelo race track in Barcelona,...

CARDIFF: England limited overs coach Ashley Giles  has denied his players tamper will the ball following controversial allegations by former captain Bob Willis....

  SYDNEY: Cricket Australia is seeking professional advice on what the organisation believes is troubled batsman David  Warner’s drinking problem, a report said yesterday....

    CARDIFF: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo  regretted the fact his side were denied one more ball to win the match after they bowed...

A picture taken in Cornella on October 27, 2012, shows Malaga’s Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini during a Spanish League football match between RCD...

LONDON: Midfielder Azeem Azam, a Briton of Asian origin, is the subject of transfer speculation among football clubs in the Middle East and...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s football authority announced a slew of measures to punish and prevent racist behaviour at games, after Philippine football chiefs...

  MADRID: Spanish international Fernando Torres (pictured below) has said he is determined to see out his contract at Chelsea and hopes that the...

  GUETEMALA CITY: Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to help a second-string Argentina record an easy 4-0 away win over Guatemala in a friendly...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Italy and Mexico will both be looking for an upturn in recent fortunes at the Confederations Cup when they open...

Members New Zealand’s All Blacks celebrate with their Cups after defeating France in their second rugby union Test match in Christchurch, yesterday. New...

NELSPRUIT, South Africa: South Africa booked a four-nation tournament final showdown with Samoa after defeating brave Scotland 30-17 yesterday in a fiery Test...

JakarTa, Indonesia: Chinese badminton is again under fire after world number three Du Pengyu’s shock loss to unranked Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka at the...

LONDON: Andy Murray will face defending champion Marin Cilic in his third Queen’s Club final as the world number two fought back to...

HALLE, Germany: Roger Federer moved to within a match of securing his first title of 2013 as he avenged his defeat in last...

Brazil’s Neymar (left) hits a shot which proved to be the opening goal of the Confederations Cup tournament in his side’s Group A...