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PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Athletics Union (MAU) anti-doping investigation committee has been requested to expedite its investigation over the doping issue involving national 400m athlete Mohd Yunus Lasaleh and MAU... More»

PARIS: Chelsea’s Champions League hopes are in the balance following a 3-1 loss to Napoli in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday, after Real Madrid were... More»

PARIS:  Rugby fans who say the modern game is being dominated more and more by heftier players and pumped iron can point to scientific evidence to back their case.... More»

SYDNEY:  Shane Watson was named in the Australia squad for the first time this season as selectors Monday made a big call and dropped former skipper Ricky Ponting for... More»

LONDON:  Manchester United earned comfort in the unfamiliar surroundings of the Europa League with a 2-0 win at Ajax on Thursday while their English rivals Manchester City fought back... More»

Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Athletic Union will investigate charges that its deputy president supplied banned drugs to a gold medal-winning athlete at the Southeast Asian Games, reports said on... More»

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is probing three teams in the country’s top football league for match-fixing, a senior official said today, following a scandal that saw 18 youth league players... More»

LIBREVILLE: Zambia conjured up a shock when they toppled star-studded Ivory Coast 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out to claim their first ever African Cup of Nations title on Sunday.... More»

LONDON: Fabio Capello arrived in London four years ago with a sparkling CV but for all his club success he departed still barely able to speak English and with... More»

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Parliament is considering a cash injection for the national badminton team to boost its chances of winning medals at this year’s Olympic Games in London, reports said... More»

MELBOURNE:  Whether it be pulling a short delivery to the fence or plucking a lightning-quick catch in the slips, Ricky Ponting’s formidable powers of anticipation have rarely been questioned... More»

LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao says the pieces were falling into place for a world title fight with Floyd Mayweather until the American boxer tried to low-ball him on the... More»

FAM has demanded that the FIFA security chief explain his allegations of match fixing. More»

LAS VEGAS: Muhammad Ali lost just once in his seven prizefights in Las Vegas over 19 years. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud... More»

PARIS:  Arsenal saw their European dreams put through the San Siro shredder on Wednesday when AC Milan handed out a record 4-0 rout in their Champions League last 16... More»

PARIS: The city of Manchester were hoping to see their two football sides fight out the Champions League final but instead tomorrow both sets of fans will have to... More»

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia booked a ticket to the quarter-finals after taming Hong Kong 3-2 in the Group D matches of the Thomas Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament in Macau,... More»

LONDON: |Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has put aside club rivalry by stating that Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard would be the best man to lead England at Euro 2012. England... More»

LIBREVILLE : Zambia, a team currently without a national stadium, have emerged from the shadows at the African Nations Cup to grab an unexpected place in this Sunday’s final... More»

SHARJAH:  War-ravaged Afghanistan’s fairy-tale rise in cricket is a success story in the development and growth of the game, a further step arriving with their first-ever one-day international against... More»