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Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday, sprinting home ahead of Britain’s Adam Blythe and Peter Sagan of Slovakia. Best of the …

Second-half tries from former Sydney Roosters centre Setaimata Sa and Daryl Millard ensured last year’s surprise Super League package Catalan Dragons started the new season with a comfortable win at …

Atletico Madrid and third placed Valencia played out a 0-0 draw in a freezing Vicente Calderon stadium in the Spanish capital on Sunday night. A win would have put Atletico …

Villarreal have won their first away match of the season by beating Sevilla 2-1 from Javier Camunas’ late goal, exacerbating the Andalusian club’s struggles in the Spanish league. Villarreal caught …

Steve Kean intends to make sure Blackburn never get torn apart like they did at Arsenal as he aims to keep them in the English Premier League. The Rovers were …

Arsene Wenger is acutely aware of the risk of burnout to Arsenal’s latest rising English star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The 18-year-old netted his first English Premier League goals with a brace …

Tomas Berdych won his seventh career ATP title by defeating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final on Sunday. The top-seeded Czech broke …

Cycling teams at the Tour of Qatar on Sunday welcomed the end of a US federal investigation into Lance Armstrong, saying they were hopeful the seven-time Tour of France champion …

Steve Mandanda’s injury-time reflex save from a close-range effort by Lyon’s Argentinian striker Lisandro helped Marseille to a 2-2 draw in Ligue 1 action on Sunday. Mandanda’s quick reaction after …

Ghana are continuing their march to a fifth Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 extra time win over Tunisia in the quarter-finals on Sunday. The Black Stars will …

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and elected to bowl in the second one-day international against New Zealand at Cobham Oval on Monday. A shower of rain swept across …

Ghana are two wins away from a first African Nations Cup crown since 1982 after booking their place in the semi-finals with an extra-time win over Tunisia on Sunday night. …

Lotus have unveiled their 2012 Formula One car for returning ex-champion Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, with their version of the stepped nose having a more curved form than Ferrari …

Serena Williams rallied from a set down to beat Anastasia Yakimova 5-7 6-1 6-1 on Sunday and clinch the United States’ victory over Belarus in a Fed Cup World Group-II …

Internal strife continues to hinder Hearts. Manager Paulo Sergio has revealed after the 1-1 William Hill Scottish Cup draw with St Johnstone that goalkeeper Marian Kello has been frozen out …

Anderlecht have extended their lead at the top of the Jupiler League to seven points with a 4-2 win over Genk. Genk on Sunday took the lead after eight minutes …

Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita, who scored Mali’s winning penalty against Gabon to send his side through to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, has made an impassioned plea …

England coach Fabio Capello disapproves of the English Football Association’s decision to strip John Terry of the national team’s captaincy. Terry was removed as captain on Friday because his racial …