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TAIPEI: Olympic gold-medallist Lin Dan  returns to the court after an eight-month break this week as he spearheads China’s drive for a clean-sweep...

Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson celebrates after the English Premier League football match against Stoke City  at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England...

  PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti believes it would be out of the question to tempt “Manchester United idol” Wayne Rooney into signing...

LONDON: Rafa Benitez (pictured) will continue to rotate his Chelsea players as they bid to deal with a fixture pile-up and rebound from...

BRASILIA: The Brasilia Stadium set to host 2013 Confederations Cup games in June will not be ready until next month after heavy rainfall...

DORTMUND, Germany: Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted his club underestimated ticket demands for their Champions League home semi-final against Real Madrid...

  MANAMA: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president should automatically be on world body FIFA’s executive committee instead of having to go through a...

Action from the second edition of the Aspire Academy International Under-18 football tournament 2013 which kicked off at Aspire academy yesterday. In yesterday’s...

The captain of Punishers, receiving the winners’ trophy from Ali Akbar Al Farabi, Sales Manager, Qatar Airways. Punishers defeated Kerala Eleven to win...

The first and second place winners at InterContinental Squash tournament of Qatar Squash Federation (QSF) pose for a picture along with QSF Board...

BRUSSELS: Alberto Contador will be one of the main draws at the Fleche Wallonne classic yesterday but the former Tour de France winner...

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Jones (left) battles for a loose ball with Miami Heat’s Jarvis Varnado during the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball...

Actor Harrison Ford (left) shakes hands with Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager Don Mattingly after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the MLB...

Phildelphia: Scott Hartnell registered his seventh career hat-trick while captain Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek each recorded a goal and two assists as...

Former Dakar Rally winner Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (left) of Qatar and recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and triple Dakar winner Marc Coma...

LONDON: British racing legend Stirling Moss (pictured) does not believe that women are mentally tough enough to compete in Formula One, despite the...

Chennai: Pune Warriors pulled off a surprise victory over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League here yesterday. The 24-run win for...

TOP: Adam Scott of Australia celebrates after winning the Masters during a play-off in the 2013 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club...