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Suarez gets 10-game ban 25 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

LONDON: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been suspended for 10 matches for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in last weekend’s English Premier League match...

Indonesian handed life ban for punching referee 25 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

JAKARTA: An Indonesian player was handed a life ban yesterday for punching a referee in the face, with officials saying the outburst of...

Haddin recalled for Ashes 25 Apr 2013 - 01:17 am

SYDNEY: Veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was recalled to the Australia squad yesterday as vice-captain for the upcoming Ashes tour to England as selectors...

Tendulkar celebrates 40th birthday 25 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar cuts a cake on his 40th birthday, as his wife Anjali looks on, in Kolkata, yesterday. Tendulkar burst...

Pietersen ruled out of Champions Trophy 25 Apr 2013 - 01:16 am

LONDON: Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy following a repeat MRI scan on his injured...

English batsman hits six sixes in one over 25 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

LONDON:Lancashire’s Jordan Clark has become only the fifth batsman to hit six sixes in one over during a professional cricket match. The English...

Narrow win for Mumbai Indians 25 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

Kolkata: Dwayne Smith came up with a dazzling knock to carry Mumbai Indians to a thrilling five-wicket win off the penultimate delivery over...

Bougherra sets the bar high for Heir Apparent Cup 25 Apr 2013 - 01:15 am

Doha: Madjid Bougherra is ready to use the disappointment of losing the Qatar Stars League (QSL) championship as motivation to win the Heir...

Doping trial verdict next week 25 Apr 2013 - 01:14 am

MADRID: The verdict from the Operation Puerto trial, in which a medical doctor is accused of endangering public health by performing blood transfusions...

US files formal complaint against Armstrong 25 Apr 2013 - 01:14 am

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department filed a formal complaint yesterday against Lance Armstrong, saying the doping-disgraced cyclist and team owners defrauded the US...

Schlesser unstoppable; Al Attiyah knocked out 25 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltstov race ahead in their Schlesser Original during day two of the 2013 Sealine Cross-Country Rally yesterday. ...

Eljaish book last-16 spot in style; Lekhwiya lose 25 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

Doha: Brazilian striker Wagner Rebeiro scored a hat-trick as Eljaish booked their place in the knockout phase of the AFC Champions League with...

Two goals should’ve been ruled out: Roura 25 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

MUNICH: Bayern Munich’s 4-0 rout of Barcelona in a Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday was partly down to two goals that...

Stats on Bayern Munich vs Barcelona first-leg tie 25 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

q Barcelona conceded four goals in a Champions League match for the first time since losing 4-2 to Chelsea in the last 16...

Cameroon coach aghast as his job is advertised 25 Apr 2013 - 01:10 am

YAOUNDE: Cameroon coach Jean-Paul Akono said he was shocked and confused by an announcement from the country’s sports ministry that it is seeking...

McIlroy should play for Ireland in Rio: Dawson 25 Apr 2013 - 01:10 am

ST ANDREWS, United Kingdom: Two-time Major winner Rory McIlroy (pictured) should be allowed to represent Ireland at the 2016 Olympics and not have...

Woods should have been disqualified, says Oosthuizen 25 Apr 2013 - 01:09 am

icheon, South Korea: South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen (pictured) said yesterday he felt Tiger Woods should have been disqualified from the US Masters...

Qatar to field five teams at FIBA Asia 3x3 Championship 25 Apr 2013 - 01:05 am

DOHA: Qatar will field five teams for the FIBA Asia 3x3 Championship after the draw was made during the FIBA Asia Central Board...