Australian Open 2013 Final ‘live’ score: Djokovic beats Murray to win...
After a scary stutter - missing an easy overhead - Novak Djokovic serves out the match to leave Andy Murray blistered, bruised and a runner-up. Novak took the fourth set 6-2. This is his 6th Grand Slam...
View ArticlePakistan beefs up bowling attack for South Africa
Pakistan said Sunday they would add pacemen Tanveer Ahmed and Rahat Ali to their squad for the three-Test series in South Africa starting next week. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the team,...
View ArticleRonaldo passes 300 club goals with Getafe treble
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and passed the landmark of 300 club goals as Real Madrid put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 win at home to Getafe in La Liga on Sunday to close to within...
View ArticleTorres spares Chelsea from FA Cup humiliation
Holders Chelsea needed an 83rd-minute equaliser from Fernando Torres to rescue a 2-2 draw at third-tier Brentford on Sunday as they narrowly avoided a humiliating exit in the fourth round of the FA...
View ArticleDjokovic raises tennis to new heights
Novak Djokovic has reinvented himself from precocious but fragile talent to set new standards in men's tennis, raising the bar set by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The 25-year-old once had a...
View ArticleLiverpool stunned by Oldham to cap FA Cup shocks
Third-tier Oldham Athletic rekindled memories of happier days by slaying seven-times winners Liverpool 3-2 at home on Sunday, capping a weekend of FA Cup fourth-round shocks that gave the Premier...
View ArticleMessi hits four and breaks another record
Lionel Messi became the first player to score in eleven consecutive La Liga matches on Sunday when he hit four as leaders Barcelona eased past a ten-man Osasuna with a 5-1 victory. Pedro Rodriguez got...
View ArticleUAE survive late drama to book World Cup Finals berth
UAE booked the last ticket to Tahiti for the Beach Soccer World Cup finals with a 3-2 win over Australia thanks to a dramatic last gasp strike by Karim in the third-place playoff of the Asian...
View ArticleTiger takes charge at Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods strengthened his hold on the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday, carving out a six-shot lead with 11 holes to play at the Torrey Pines course where he has won seven titles. Seeking the 75th...
View ArticleNew Zealand's Ryder opts for IPL over England series
New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will miss the Black Caps' home series against England and instead make himself available for the Indian Premier League (IPL), his manager said Monday. Ryder opted to...
View ArticleChelsea legend Drogba headed for Galatasaray - media
Turkish top flight club Galatasaray have reached agreement on an 18-month contract for Ivory Coast veteran striker Didier Drogba, TRT television reported Sunday, quoting a source close to the club....
View ArticlePakistan openers Hafeez and Jamshed shine again
Opening batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed shared their second century partnership of the match as the touring Pakistanis built a big lead on the third day of their four-day match against a...
View ArticleI must improve, says modest Messi
Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi says he must improve on all fronts even as debate rages as to whether he is the best player ever. "In everything we do in life we try to improve on all fronts...
View ArticleNapoli close gap on Juve as Torino hold Inter
Edinson Cavani scored his league-leading 18th goal in Serie A this season to take Napoli to within three points of leaders Juventus as Parma lost their unbeaten home record on Sunday. Juventus had...
View ArticleMurray needs to find the killer instinct
Andy Murray has the physique, the technique, the demeanour and the belief. Now all he needs is the killer touch. For more than an hour, the Scot dominated the Australian Open final, leaving world...
View ArticleBarry hails Man City's 'title-winning' form
Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry feels the defending champions are hitting top form at precisely the right time ahead of Tuesday's visit to Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League. City travel...
View ArticleRodgers fumes at Liverpool under-performers
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers castigated his players after they crashed to a sensational defeat at third-tier Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round. Rodgers named fringe players Brad Jones,...
View ArticleBenitez rues fixture pile-up after FA Cup scare
Interim manager Rafael Benitez admits his Chelsea players are beginning to suffer from the demands of a congested fixture list after securing an FA Cup replay at third-tier Brentford. The Spaniard was...
View ArticleCity spy chance to close gap on Man Utd
Having trailed Premier League leaders Manchester United by seven points as recently as January 18, Manchester City can cut the gap to just two points with victory at Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday....
View ArticleSmells like MSD: Indian cricket captain Dhoni in Dubai for global launch of...
Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is coming to Dubai. Not to play a cricket match, but to launch a new perfume brand, that the star cricket has been closely associated with. On January...
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