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Mercedes see progress in F1 contract talks

Mercedes hinted at progress on Thursday in talks to secure their long-term future in Formula One.

Djoko finds Federer in the way of history

Novak Djokovic’s bid to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time hit its first hurdle on Friday when Roger Federer became a potential French Open semi-final opponent. The flagbearer

Chasing the money and mileage

Ram Singh switched to marathon for the extra money it offered.

Azlan Shah: India pull off last-gasp victory

Five-time champions India bounced back from an opening match defeat to beat South Korea 2-1 with a last-minute strike from SK Uthappa in a closely contested match at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia today.

Find alternative to Penalty shootout: Sepp

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called on Germany's World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer and his panel of soccer experts to try to come up with an alternative to penalty shootouts to settle drawn matches.

Button flies in wet second Monaco GP practice

McLaren's Jenson Button set the pace in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday after morning sunshine gave way to afternoon showers. Second practice session times

Perez makes a fresh start in Monaco

Mexican Sergio Perez made a fresh start on the streets of Monaco on Thursday, roaring past the scene of a qualifying accident that last year landed the Sauber driver in hospital and out of the race.

Dhoni's knock was turning point of the match: Harbhajan

Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh has admitted that it was Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's whirlwind 20-ball 51-run knock that proved to be the turning point of the IPL eliminator.

Mumbai Indians caught in Dhoni whirlwind

Joey Barton slapped with 12 match ban

QPR's volatile captain Joey Barton received a 12 match ban from the Football Association on Wednesday after being found guilty by an Independent Commission of two counts of violent conduct.

Drogba's China talks on track: report

Shanghai Shenhua's talks with Didier Drogba are continuing "just as planned", a report said today, raising expectations the striker will move to China after announcing his departure from Chelsea.

ECB wants DRS in upcoming India-England Test series

England and Wales Cricket Board has written to the BCCI, asking for the implementation of Decision Review System during England's four-match Test series later this year, though it was not optimistic of the Indian Board agreeing to it, a media report said today.