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LONDON: Briton Brian Cookson is challenging Irishman Pat McQuaid for the presidency of the International Cycling Union (UCI), pledging to restore credibility to...

NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom: Ian Bell  was pleased to see England seamers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn back bowling in the nets but backed...

LONDON: Former England captain David Gower (pictured) wound up the tension ahead of the forthcoming Ashes by labelling Australia as a country with...

LONDON: Mike Gatting said he was “happy”, 20 years on, to have been bowled by the “ball of the century” that kick-started Australia...

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: India hammered Australia by 243 runs in a Champions Trophy warm-up match after skittling out the defending champions for just...

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the Memorial Tournament...

DUBLIN, Ohio: World number one Tiger Woods (pictured) is close to signing a new endorsement deal with Nike that would keep him as...

ROME: Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt said he is ready to put his injury woes behind him when he lines up at the...

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania: Irish amateur Kevin Phelan, Scotland’s Russell Knox and South Korean Kim Bi-o each advanced to next week’s US Open golf championship...

Philadelphia: Twice US Open winner Lee Janzen saw his chances of playing at this year’s championship end abruptly yesterday when he was disqualified...

PARIS: Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell are all set to take part in the 100m at the Lausanne Diamond...

MIAMI: LeBron James scored 32 points and the defending champion Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the third year in a...

  St Louis: Lance Lynn and the Major League-leading St Louis Cardinals notched up another victory with an emphatic 7-1 win over the visiting...

Pennsylvania: The Boston Bruins dominated Pittsburgh for a second straight game to stun the top-seeded Penguins in a 6-1 win yesterday that gave...

PARIS: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said yesterday that it would take no action against Dutch hand-cyclist Monique van der Vorst for misrepresenting...

TOKYO: South African President Jacob Zuma said yesterday his country would be “very happy” if it became the first African nation to host...

 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho celebrates after winning the English League Cup Final football match at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, in this...

DOHA: Coach Fahad Thani will be without striker Sebastian Soria as Qatar seek to remain in the qualification picture in Group A with...