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Brazil, USA reach last 8

United States keep their quest for a fourth straight women's football gold on track when captain Carli Lloyd ensures a 1-0 victory over France to qualify for the quarterfinals.
7 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Perera seals SL's historic win

Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera bags six wickets to fashion Sri Lanka's historic series win over Australia.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Neymar tasked with delivering Brazil's elusive gold

Brazil has barely got over its World Cup disaster and now it is counting on Barcelona star Neymar to finally deliver a treasured first football Olympic gold medal.
3 August 2016, 09:14 AM

Arsenal end US tour on a winning note

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scores a second half goal on a brilliant solo effort as English giants Arsenal earn their second win of their US tour by defeating Chivas Guadalajara 3-1.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Usain Bolt ready to strike after fitness scare

"My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again. That's my focus, that's what I want," Bolt says in an interview.
29 July 2016, 06:59 AM

'Lord's win was special'

Pakistan captain, Misbahul Haq describes the win over England at Lord's in the first Test as "special" and says he had always dreamt of seeing the team win at the home of cricket.
21 July 2016, 18:20 PM

Masters of making the ball talk

The one constant in Pakistan cricket is the inherent quality and variety of the bowling. These men rejoice in making a cricket ball talk. The use of the ball, its leather and its seam, is a culture, forensically explored and widely envied.
18 July 2016, 06:26 AM

The booing needs to stop, says Hamilton

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has urged fans to be more sporting after boos were heard for the second race in a row at Silverstone on Sunday.
11 July 2016, 11:57 AM

Mariners gunning for maiden title

Dhaka Mariners Youngs Club will be hoping to end their trophy drought in top-flight hockey when they take on reigning champions Usha Krira Chakra in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League's final Super Six match at the
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM

De Rossi misses training

Midfielder Daniele De Rossi misses Italy training on Tuesday as coach Antonio Conte gets his players straight back to work after their Euro 2016 win over Spain.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Spain failing to keep standards: Pique

Spain can no longer match the standards that won back-to-back European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012, Gerard Pique admitted after his side crashed out of Euro 2016 to Italy.
28 June 2016, 10:18 AM

Argentina begs Lionel Messi not to quit

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona and the country's President Mauricio Macri urge Lionel Messi not to leave the national team despite his vow to quit after a humiliating defeat.
28 June 2016, 05:40 AM

Boateng confident of being fit

Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who scored in their win over Slovakia on Sunday, said his calf injury was improving and he was confident of being fit for the quarter-final with holders Spain or Italy.
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

WATCH: Messi in tears after Copa America defeat

Lionel Messi cut a deeply dejected figure after his miss in the penalty shootout contributed to Argentina's defeat by Chile in the Copa America final.
27 June 2016, 09:30 AM

Marsh powers Australia to Tri-series win

Mitchell Marsh emerges as the unlikely bowling hero for Australia as the World Cup-holders defeat the West Indies by 58 runs in the final of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series.
27 June 2016, 04:02 AM

Angel Di Maria in serious doubt for final

Angel Di Maria looks set to miss out on the Copa America Centenario final against Chile after the Argentina star suffered a recurrence of his adductor injury.
24 June 2016, 07:45 AM

Federer reaches crossroads at Wimbledon

Fifteen years after famously stunning Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, seven-time champion Roger Federer returns to the All England Club with his career at a crossroads and his confidence at crisis point.
23 June 2016, 05:55 AM

'We are one of the favourites'

Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic believes his country are now one of the favourites at Euro 2016 after beating Spain to win Group D.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Argentina's Lavezzi breaks elbow in semifinal

Argentina will be without Ezequiel Lavezzi in the Copa America final after he broke his left elbow in the second half of his team's 4-0 semifinal win against the United States on Tuesday.
22 June 2016, 09:44 AM

Australia down West Indies to reach final

Australia display the composure and assurance of world champions to chase down a target of 283 and advance to the final with a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in the seventh match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series.
22 June 2016, 08:51 AM