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Bottom team Escalera was at the center stage, at least for a night, when it pulled a Team of the Week and Bowler of the Week double in the Sarawat Thursday Bowling Leagu

NEW YORK: Golf’s governing bodies approved a rule yesterday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two maj

DETROIT: The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff

BALTIMORE: Vernon Wells doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees hit four solo homers in a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday night

MILWAUKEE: Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles D

LONDON: David Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn has trained at the junior academy of London club Queens Park Rangers and bookmakers are already offering short odds that the 14-year-old will emulate his

LONDON: Sir Ian Botham is confident James Anderson will far exceed his England record of 383 Test wickets after the Lancashire seamer broke the 300 barrier during last week’s series-opening victory

JAKARTA: Indonesian football is in “such a mess” that nothing will be done to address the issue of unruly crowds at international games despite the country being fined $ 15,000, an official admitt

PARIS: Defending champion Zhang Jike of China retained his men’s singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris yesterday after defeating compatrio

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will leave at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea.