Wellington: People convicted of sports match-fixing in New Zealand will face up to seven years in prison under new legislation passed by the country`s government on Thursday. The Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill was part of a raft of measures introduced by New Zealand`s government in the past 12 months inRead More

London: Alexis Sanchez`s late strike saw Arsenal edge Premier League top-four rivals Southampton 1-0 on Wednesday as Arsene Wenger`s side closed to within two points of the Champions League places. The Chilean forward netted his 14th goal of the season in the 89th minute by slotting home from Aaron Ramsey`sRead More

Singapore: The Singapore Slammers took their first International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) victory at the fifth time of asking when Tomas Berdych led the home side to a thrilling 24-23 victory over the previously unbeaten Indian Aces on Wednesday. The Slammers started the four-city mixed team tournament with four straightRead More

Sydney: Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro has been granted a wildcard into next month`s Sydney International, organisers said Thursday. The 2009 US Open winner will start as the tournament favourite despite a tough injury-blighted year. “Last year I played some of my best tennis in Sydney and it isRead More

Mumbai: It’s been close to two years that he has been out of national team but veteran opener Virender Sehwag is hopeful that selectors would consider him in the 30-members probables list for the next year’s cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Despite not exactly setting the domesticRead More

Bangladesh cricket chiefs announced Tuesday they were lifting a suspension for bad behaviour on Shakib Al Hasan, allowing the star all-rounder to play in overseas leagues including Australia`s Big Bash T20 tournament. “We have given Shakib the assurance that his embargo on playing overseas leagues will be lifted in theRead More

Dubai: Virat Kohli remains second in the latest ICC ODI batsmen rankings while captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has slipped a place to be ninth as India maintain second spot in the team standings. Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has dropped a place to be eighth in the bowlers’ rankings while left-armRead More

London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday that former great Thierry Henry will “certainly” return to the club in some capacity in the future. Henry, Arsenal`s record goal-scorer, announced on Monday that he will leave Major League Soccer outfit the New York Red Bulls after a four-and-a-half-year spell inRead More

Kolkata: A Grand Slam title may be eluding Roger Federer for two years but the 33-year-old can’t be written off yet, his former coach Tony Roche said here on Tuesday. “I think he can play as long as he wants to on the mental side. Physically, I think he canRead More

Dubai: Co-host and four-time World champion Australia will take on reigning champions India in the first warm-up match, scheduled prior to the start of the 2015 World Cup in February-March. A total of 14 non-ODI warm-up matches will be played across Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Christchurch from February 8 toRead More