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Rosberg holds on to win dramatic British Grand Prix 01 Jul 2013 - 01:24 am

Mercedes’ German driver Nico Rosberg celebrates on the podium at the Silverstone circuit in Silverstone after the British Formula One Grand Prix, yesterday. ...

Italy take bronze with shoot-out victory over Uruguay 01 Jul 2013 - 01:23 am

Italy’s midfielder Claudio Marchisio (left) celebrates with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after he stopped Uruguay’s midfielder Walter Gargano’s penalty in the penalty shoot-out which...

Ledecky claims third title at US Championships 01 Jul 2013 - 01:22 am

Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the women’s 1,500m freestyle finals and setting a new record on day 5 of the 2013 USA Swimming...

Action from 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Korea 01 Jul 2013 - 01:20 am

Bashar Hussain of Qatar playing against Zulfikri Muhammad of Indonesia in the Men’s 9-Ball Pool Single’s Round 64 Match at the Songdo Convensia...

Pittsburgh clinch eighth straight win 01 Jul 2013 - 01:20 am

New York: The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed their eighth successive victory with a 2-1 triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday and became the first...

Pens’ Bylsma to coach US Olympic ice hockey team 01 Jul 2013 - 01:19 am

NEW YORK: Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma will guide the US men’s ice hockey team at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, USA Hockey...

Djokovic, Murray and Serena lead unfamiliar cast at Wimbledon 01 Jul 2013 - 01:06 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia arrives at a practice court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, yesterday. CENTRE: Andy Murray of Britain during...

Serena still fighting for rights 01 Jul 2013 - 01:06 am

LONDON: Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams breezed into the Wimbledon fourth round but vowed to keep fighting for equal rights under...

Deaf Korean junior laments never hearing crowd roar 01 Jul 2013 - 01:06 am

LONDON: Rafael Nadal draws inspiration from Lee Duck-Hee, a 15-year-old tennis junior who is completely deaf but does not see it as a...

Li vows to ‘fight like crazy’ for the crown 01 Jul 2013 - 01:04 am

LONDON: China’s tennis star Li Na vowed to “fight like crazy” at Wimbledon to keep alive her bid to win a second Grand...

Four share lead at National 01 Jul 2013 - 01:03 am

BETHESDA, Maryland: American Roberto Castro chipped in from 80 feet for par at the 18th hole to remain in a four-way tie for...

Park stretches lead at US Women’s Open 01 Jul 2013 - 01:02 am

SOUTHAMPTON, New York: World number one Park In-Bee was the only player to break par in the third round of the US Women’s...

Casey ends winless drought at Irish Open 01 Jul 2013 - 01:01 am

MAYNOOTH, Ireland: England’s Paul Casey is set his focus on breaking back into the world’s top-50 after his dramatic victory in the Irish...

Madrid Games can show size isn’t everything: Zabell 01 Jul 2013 - 01:00 am

PARIS: Madrid hosting the 2020 Summer Olympic Games can demonstrate to the world they can be done effectively on a reasonable budget, the...

Lions captain Warburton major doubt for decider 01 Jul 2013 - 12:01 am

British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton (centre) is helped off the field injured against the Australian Wallabies in the second rugby Test...

MotoGP: Lorenzo hails his best performance yet 01 Jul 2013 - 12:00 am

ASSEN, Netherlands: Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo said his fifth placed finish in Saturday’s Dutch MotoGP the day after he underwent an operation...

West finishes 10th; Sucipto completes race 30 Jun 2013 - 11:58 pm

Assen, Netherlands: Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) Racing Team rider Anthony West rode to a strong 10th place at the Dutch Moto2...

Williams and Marshall on All Blacks Olympic radar 30 Jun 2013 - 11:58 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand rugby league stars Sonny Bill Williams and Benji Marshall were reported yesterday to be eyeing a switch to rival code...