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Australian Green, Love among six sharing lead 07 Jun 2013 - 11:32 pm

Dustin Johnson hits his second shot on the par 5 16th hole during the second round of the FedEx St Jude Classic at...

Tiger leads world’s best to tricky Merion for US Open 07 Jun 2013 - 11:31 pm

ARDMORE: World number one Tiger Woods tries to end a five-year major title drought in next week’s 113th US Open at Merion, where...

Basketball: Qatar drawn in Group B of Asian Championship 07 Jun 2013 - 11:31 pm

FIBA Asia Secretary General Hagop Khajirian (left) is seen during the draw ceremony of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship. DOHA: Qatar have been...

Rugby: Healy out of Lions tour, Grant called up 07 Jun 2013 - 11:29 pm

BRISBANE, Australia: Cian Healy was forced to pull out of the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia due to an ankle injury...

India ease to 26-run win 07 Jun 2013 - 12:59 am

India's Suresh Raina (C) celebrates catching a shot from South Africa's Francois du Plessis during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between...

French Open: Serena and Sharapova to clash in final 07 Jun 2013 - 12:58 am

Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during her semi-final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris,...

Nadal and Djokovic renew hostilities a round early 07 Jun 2013 - 12:58 am

PARIS: The current best player in the world meets the greatest claycourt player of all time in a French Open blockbuster today -...

QIRRCH: Cudlin eyes hat-trick at Losail Circuit 07 Jun 2013 - 12:56 am

Doha: The penultimate round for Qatar International Road Racing Championship (QIRRCH) will be held this weekend at Losail International Circuit. The defending champion...

Froome lays down Tour marker at Dauphine 07 Jun 2013 - 12:56 am

VALMOREL, France: Chris Froome laid down a Tour de France warning to his rivals as he climbed to victory and claimed the leader’s...

TV offers clubs chance to stabilise finances 07 Jun 2013 - 12:55 am

LONDON: Lucrative new television deals starting in August offer English Premier League soccer clubs a “golden opportunity” to strengthen finances undermined by the...

Argentina await Messi for crunch Colombia clash 07 Jun 2013 - 12:55 am

PARIS: Argentina can all but secure their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in neighbouring Brazil with a win in tonight’s qualifier...

Sheikh Saoud meets Mali star Kanoute 07 Jun 2013 - 12:53 am

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is seen with international football star Mali’s Frederic Oumar Kanoute at...

Mickelson tunes up for Merion 07 Jun 2013 - 12:45 am

Baskets of golf balls are seen as Stacy Lewis of the US warms up in the rain before round one of the LPGA...

Woods reclaims top spot in Forbes study of sports earnings 07 Jun 2013 - 12:40 am

NEW YORK: Tiger Woods has become the world’s best-paid athlete once again after reclaiming golf’s number one ranking, according to business magazine Forbes....

Vettel chases elusive victory in Canada 07 Jun 2013 - 12:39 am

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing poses with a fian during the autographs session with fans at the Gilles...

Mercedes in dock over alleged illegal testing 07 Jun 2013 - 12:39 am

MONTREAL: Mercedes welcomed yesterday a decision by Formula One’s governing body to send them to a tribunal for allegedly breaking the testing rules...

Mets rout Nationals after Strasburg suffers setback 07 Jun 2013 - 12:38 am

New York: The Washington Nationals suffered a double blow yesterday when they were routed 10-1 by the New York Mets just hours after...

Double-overtime win gives Bruins 3-0 series lead 07 Jun 2013 - 12:38 am

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Patrice Bergeron’s goal with 4:41 remaining in the second overtime lifted the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh yesterday...