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Knife attack victim Kvitova to face six months out

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is expected to face six months out of action as she recovers from a knife attack.

21/12/2016

Sport

Borussia Monchengladbach part ways with coach Schubert

Borussia Monchengladbach have parted ways with head coach Andre Schubert following a poor string of results that have left the club just three points above the Bundesliga drop…

21/12/2016

Sport

Surfing: Bourez upsets the big guns to win Banzai Pipeline

Tahitian surfer Michel Bourez claimed his first Pipe Masters title on Tuesday when worked his way through a star-studded field to win the season-ending Banzai Pipeline in…

20/12/2016

Czech Republic

Tennis player Petra Kvitova injured in knife attack

The tennis world number 11 has sustained injuries to her left hand while defendeding herself against a knife attack in her home

20/12/2016

Sport

Italy's Luigi Samele wins Fencing Grand Prix final in Cancun

Italy takes gold in the men's Fencing final in Cancun.

19/12/2016

Sport

Kjetil Jansrud clinches super-G in Val Gardena

Olympic champion Kjetil Jansrud produced a stunning performance to clinch the super-G in Val Gardena on Friday.

16/12/2016

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Egypt: International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Luxor

Half-a-dozen hot-air balloons took to the skies over the Southern Egyptian city of Luxor on Thursday (December 15).

16/12/2016

Sport

Kashima Antlers make history by reaching Club World Cup final

Kashima Antlers became the first Asian team to reach the final of the FIFA Club World Cup after the Japanese side beat Colombia’s Atletico Nacional 3-0 in the semis in…

14/12/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan 'plastic bag Messi' gets to join his idol on the pitch

13/12/2016

World News

Last 16 of Champion's League promises eye-catching encounters

Real Madrid and Napoli will meet and Arsenal has the chance to settle its old score with Bayern Munich

12/12/2016

Sport

Besbes wins first epee Grand Prix title in Doha

Eight-times African champion Sarra Besbes defeated Russia’s Violetta Kolobova to claim the women’s individual epee title at the Doha Grand Prix on Sunday.

11/12/2016

Sport

Kristoffersen and Shiffrin claim slalom victories as Stoch ends ski jumping title drought

After missing the opening slalom last month in Levi due to a sponsorship issue, Henrik Kristoffersen celebrated his 11th career World Cup victory by winning at the iconic French resort of Val…

11/12/2016

Sport

Young-jun Kweon wins Doha Épée Grand Prix

Young-jun Kweon snatched the men’s individual title at the International Fencing Federation Doha Épée Grand Prix on Saturday.

10/12/2016

Sport

Pinturault giant slalom win ups pressure on Hirscher

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault snatched another World Cup giant slalom victory on Saturday, and his second win of the season.

10/12/2016

Sport

Tessa Worley wins second straight World Cup giant slalom

It was a French triumph in Italy.

10/12/2016

Russia

Russian athletics chief: 'we are working to resolve problems'

The newly re-elected head of Russian athletics says reforms are underway, after more revelations of systematic doping.

09/12/2016

United Kingdom

Dozens of suspects in UK football child sex abuse inquiry

83 suspects have been identified along with possible links to 98 football clubs as British police probe historical cases of alleged child abuse.

09/12/2016

Russia

More than 1000 Russian athletes benefited from state-sponsored doping - report

More than 1000 athletes, including Olympic medalists, are implicated in the McLaren report on Russian state-sponsored doping.

09/12/2016

Sport

Legendary Danish yachtsman Elvstrom dies aged 88

Former Olympic champion Paul Elvstrom has died aged 88.

08/12/2016