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 All first-round matches at ​the ​Miami Open scheduled for Wednesday were cancelled due to rain in South Florida and will be rescheduled, ⁠the tournament said.Organisers had ⁠hoped the...

Operations were ​suspended ​at the United Arab Emirates' Habshan gas facility as authorities responded to ⁠two incidents of ⁠fallen debris after the successful interception of ‌a...

MANCHESTER, England:  Real Madrid's Vinicius ​Jr scored twice as the Spanish side eased ​into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, beating 10-man Manchester City 2-1 in an...

LONDON: ⁠Defending champions Paris St Germain humbled Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, ​laying down the gauntlet ​for European challengers with a crushing 8-2 aggregate last-16 victory...

 World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she is ⁠unsure about her return to the Dubai Championships after its tournament director criticised her withdrawal this year, ​labelling the demand for...

Families and friends of people who were under treatment at ​a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for ​their loved ones on Wednesday, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the...

Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for ​Israel's assassination of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, Iranian state television...

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON: Iran launched fresh attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the kind of strikes on U.S. Gulf allies that President Donald Trump said had not been expected, but which...

LONDON: Chelsea ⁠captain Reece James will miss Tuesday's ​Champions League ​round-of-16 second-leg clash against Paris St Germain after sustaining a hamstring injury, manager Liam Rosenior...

LONDON: Brentford striker Igor ⁠Thiago celebrated his maiden call-up by Brazil with a 19th Premier League goal of ​the season but had to ​settle for a home draw as bottom side Wolverhampton...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar was left out of the latest Brazil squad named by ​coach Carlo Ancelotti on ​Monday for this month's friendlies, as the five-time world champions continue their...

 Iran's football federation is in discussions ​with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches to Mexico from the United States due to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian...

 Former tennis player and coach ⁠Marinko Matosevic of Australia has been handed a four-year ban after ​breaching anti-doping rules, the ​International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on...

  ⁠Former U.S. Open champion Emma ​Raducanu ​has pulled out of the Miami Open as she continues her recovery from ⁠illness, the WTA said ⁠on Monday.British number one Raducanu, who enjoyed...

Iran’s threat to ⁠send oil prices to $200 a barrel may sound like bombast, but as the energy crisis drags on, that outcome looks more likely than U.S. President Donald Trump’s prediction that...

 All-rounder Liam Livingstone said ⁠he was left out in the cold after being dropped ​by England last year ​and that the current regime does not care about players outside the core group.The...

Operations at the United Arab Emirates' Shah gas field remained suspended on Tuesday following a drone attack, while a fresh attack caused a fire in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.No ⁠injuries...

DUBAI - Importers across the Gulf are scrambling to secure alternative routes for vital goods - from food ​to medicines and factory supplies - as the effective closure of the ​Hormuz Strait blocks...

WASHINGTON - The number of ​U.S. troops wounded ​in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, the U.S. military said on Monday, as the conflict entered its third week.Reuters ⁠first reported...

TEL ​AVIV/WASHINGTON:  Israel said on Monday it has detailed plans for a ​further three weeks of war as its military pounded sites across Iran overnight, while Iranian drone attacks temporarily...