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F1 teams schedule 2014 tests in Middle East 30 Jul 2013 - 12:42 am

BUDAPEST: Formula One teams will hold two pre-season tests in the Middle East next year as they seek out ideal weather conditions ahead...

Warner to rejoin Ashes squad, eyes Test recall 30 Jul 2013 - 12:41 am

LONDON: David Warner is set to rejoin Australia’s squad in England today, a team spokesman said as the controversial batsman eyes a recall...

Olympics: Tokyo says city is ‘safe pair of hands’ 30 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

TOKYO: Tokyo’s Olympic bid committee said yesterday that the city was a “safe pair of hands” for hosting the 2020 Summer Games, with...

Scorer of first league goal identified after 125 years 30 Jul 2013 - 12:35 am

Gold medallist Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom celebrates on the podium during the award ceremony of the women’s 100m butterfly swimming event in the FINA...

Goalkeeper Reina slams Reds over Napoli loan 30 Jul 2013 - 12:35 am

LONDON, England: Spanish goalkeeper Jose Reina yesterday launched a scathing attack on Liverpool after accusing the club of forcing him to join Napoli...

Champs Juventus begin title defence with trip to Sampdoria 30 Jul 2013 - 12:34 am

ROME: Champions Juventus will begin the defence of their Serie A title with a trip to Sampdoria on the opening day of the...

USA edge Panama to win Gold Cup 30 Jul 2013 - 12:34 am

CHICAGO: Brek Shea scored in the 69th minute to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Panama in yesterday’s title match of...

Qatar’s Kip Brown misses out on Colombia Cup glory 30 Jul 2013 - 12:33 am

TRI-CITIES, USA: 95 Spirit of Qatar’s Kip Brown reached his second successive final at the Lamb Weston Colombia Cup on the Colombia River...

Alonso, Red Bull rumours gather pace 30 Jul 2013 - 12:31 am

BUDAPEST: The Formula One circus broke up for its European summer holidays yesterday awash with rumours that Red Bull had added Fernando Alonso...

Isner edges Anderson to clinch Atlanta Open title 30 Jul 2013 - 12:30 am

John Isner poses with the trophy after defeating Kevin Anderson of South Africa during the BB&T Atlanta Open in Atlantic Station in Atlanta,...

Cibulkova stuns Radwanska to capture Stanford crown 30 Jul 2013 - 12:30 am

STANFORD, United States: Dominika Cibulkova pulled off a gritty 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland yesterday to win the...

Al Shaqab team finishes fifth at World Endurance Championship 30 Jul 2013 - 12:29 am

Al Shaqab Endurance Junior Team are seen at the FEI World Endurance Championship for Young Riders and Juniors. The team finished fifth. Tarbes,...

Pakistan seal T20 series with victory over West Indies 30 Jul 2013 - 12:29 am

KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Pakistan held off a desperate late surge by the West Indies to take the second and final...

Pakistan alone not to blame for fixing: Latif 30 Jul 2013 - 12:28 am

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and match-fixing whistleblower Rashid Latif said yesterday that cricket as a whole remains far from clean and his country...

Internal probe clears BCCI chief in IPL spot-fixing, says source 30 Jul 2013 - 12:27 am

NEW DELHI: A probe ordered by India’s cricket chiefs into a betting scandal in the Indian Premier League has found no wrongdoing, allowing...

Snedeker triumphs in Canada 30 Jul 2013 - 12:26 am

OAKVILLE, Ontario: American Brandt Snedeker took advantage of a Dustin Johnson meltdown to claim a three-shot victory at the Canadian Open yesterday. Snedeker,...

Bolt accepts Farah’s charity race challenge 30 Jul 2013 - 12:26 am

LONDON: Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has accepted a challenge from Britain’s Olympic middle distance champion Mo Farah to race for charity, saying...

Langdon claims fourth race win of season 30 Jul 2013 - 12:24 am

SONOMA, California: With team owner Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani looking on from behind the car, Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team...