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Rafael Nadal rallies to reach fourth round at ATP Miami Open

Rafael Nadal came back from an awful first set to defeat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 and advance to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday.
27 March 2017

Republicans pull healthcare legislation plan in blow to Trump

A Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare has been pulled by US House Republican leadership.
24 March 2017

US drone kills militant blamed for attack on Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan

A US drone air strike in Afghanistan has killed a Pakistani militant accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009, Pakistani security sources and Islamist militants said.
22 March 2017

Laptops, tablets on airplanes: what's the threat?

Britain and the US ban laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle East and North African nations.
22 March 2017

California gives green light to self-driving car tests

The US state of California allows autonomous car tests by easing its rules for testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver.
12 March 2017

CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release: US officials

Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, US intelligence and law enforcement officials say.
9 March 2017

China's ZTE pleads guilty, settles US sanctions case for nearly $900 mln

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp has agreed to plead guilty and pay nearly $900 million in a US sanctions case.
8 March 2017

Tennis: Del Potro gets 2017 ATP campaign off on winning note

Former US Open champ Juan Martin Del Potro got his season off to another successful start at the Delray Beach Open, defeating Kevin Anderson in straight sets and overcoming an opening set tumble in the process.
22 February 2017

Tennis: Serena follows sister Venus to Auckland exit

Serena Williams suffered a shock second-round defeat at the Auckland Classic Wednesday following her sister Venus's earlier withdrawal with an arm injury.
4 January 2017

Golf: Mickelson sidelined by hernia

Phil Mickelson faces an indefinite period on the sidelines after undergoing a second hernia operation in the space of two months, his management company has confirmed.
14 December 2016

Football: Strike possible as US women fight for equality

Members of the reigning Women's World Cup champion United States national team vow to push their case for equal pay to the US men's team as far as it takes.
21 November 2016

Football: Robbie Keane to leave LA Galaxy after six seasons

Striker Robbie Keane will leave LA Galaxy after his contract expires in December, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club have announced.
18 November 2016

Brazil authorizes Irish Olympic chief's release on bail

A Brazilian judge ruled that Irish Olympic Committee (IOC) president Patrick Hickey, awaiting trial over an alleged ticketing scam, could be released on bail and leave the country.
17 November 2016

Football: US in World Cup trouble after losing 4-0 to Costa Rica

The United States face an uphill battle to qualify for their eighth consecutive World Cup Finals after being demolished 4-0 by a rampant Costa Rica in San Jose.
16 November 2016

Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US shackles: foreign minister

The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which cannot guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister says.
7 October 2016

Football: FIFA bans Qatari official from Asian vote

World football body FIFA bans a senior Qatari official from running in elections for a seat on its new-look council over an investigation.
26 September 2016

Arnold Palmer, whose skill and charisma redefined golf, dies at 87

Arnold Palmer, the golf great whose charisma and common touch drew a legion of fans known as "Arnie's Army" and propelled the game into the mainstream, dies at the age of 87.
26 September 2016

US sprinters Gay, Bailey eye bobsled role

Veteran sprinter Tyson Gay is making a bid to force his way onto the US bobsled team after entering this week's National Push Championships in Canada.
21 September 2016

Intel raises revenue forecast as PC market improves

Intel Corp raises its quarterly revenue forecast for the first time in more than two years as suppliers of parts used in personal computers replenish their inventory amid improving PC demand.
18 September 2016

Dwarfs stand tall at Rio Paralympics

Dwarfs at the Rio Paralympics are getting the big stage they say they deserve.
15 September 2016