Rafael Nadal is set to make his long-awaited return to tennis at an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament in December.Organizers of the Mubadala World...

Former German captain Michael Ballack announced his retirement on Tuesday bringing the curtain down on a stellar career.Having turned 36 at the end of...

London Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray stood firm in his service game to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in the first round at the Japan Open tennis...

The 2013 Australian Open will offer a record USD 31.1 million in prize money, as organisers respond to threats of a boycott from players agitating for...

An out of sorts world number two Novak Djokovic extended his unbeaten record at the China Open in Beijing on Tuesday, but needed three sets to defeat...

Manchester City may only be heading into their second Champions League game of the season but Roberto Mancini’s side’s clash with Dortmund at the...

A draft budget presented to Greece’s parliament today forecasts a sixth straight year of recession in 2013 with a 3.8-per cent contraction and a...

A suicide attack on a joint Afghan-NATO foot patrol on Monday killed at least 14 people, including three NATO troops and an interpreter, officials...

Russia’s Maria Sharapova was put under pressure in a first-round win over Simona Halep at the China Open tennis here Monday.Second seed Sharapova’s...

Inter Milan finally launched what has been billed an unlikely bid for Italy’s Serie A title after a pulsating 2-1 win over Fiorentina moved them up...

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept on the trail of leaders Barcelona with a 5-1 rout of Deportivo La Coruna.The visitors took a...

September was the deadliest month in Iraq in more than two years, with 365 people killed in violence that included waves of country-wide attacks,...