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June 12, 2013

Vettel to stay on with Red Bull till 2015 end under 'contract extension'
16:09 GMT

Current Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has reportedly agreed to stay on with his team Red Bull until the end of 2015 under a new contract extension.

Formula 1 to race in Jerusalem
15:25 GMT

Formula 1 race cars and Grand Prix motorcycles are to participate in a Peace Road Show in Jerusalem, part of an effort to expand the city's cultural events.

June 10, 2013

Vettel dominates Canadian Grand Prix, widens Formula 1 lead
01:53 GMT

Pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel dominated from start-to-finish Sunday and extended his Formula One points lead with a victory at the Canadian Grand Prix.

June 9, 2013

Spain's Nadal Clinches Roland Garros title
21:05 GMT

Spain's Rafael Nadal made history today by winning his eighth French Open after defeating his compatriot David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the final.

June 8, 2013

Serena Williams wins French Open title
20:26 GMT

Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 Saturday, beating Sharapova for a 13th straight time to win her second French Open title.

June 7, 2013

Nadal, Ferrer gain French Open final spots
23:14 GMT

Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal will go against fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, a first-time majors finalist, in the championship match of the French Open.

June 4, 2013

Saudi Arabia opens first sports centre for women
14:07 GMT

Saudi Arabia’s first dedicated sports centre for girls has been formally opened, heralding more steps for women’s empowerment in the country.

May 29, 2013

Nike ends nine-year tie with 'disgraced' Armstrong's cancer charity
11:14 GMT

In a latest fallout from Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, sportswear giant Nike has cut ties with the disgraced cyclist's cancer charity Livestrong, which it had helped build into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband.

May 26, 2013

Serena out to tame the demons at Roland Garros
21:39 GMT

If momentum counts for everything in tennis, nothing will stop Serena Williams from winning ...

Nico Rosberg dominates in Monaco Grand Prix victory
19:13 GMT

Pole-sitter Nico Rosberg led wire-to-wire Sunday, claiming a dominating victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.

May 25, 2013

Rosberg on the pole again for Monaco Grand Prix
22:35 GMT

Nico Rosberg will be on the pole for the third time this season when the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix takes place this weekend.

May 22, 2013

Injured Murray withdraws from French Open
14:07 GMT

Andy Murray will miss the French Open with the back injury he picked up at ...

May 19, 2013

Rafael Nadal dispatches Roger Federer for 7th Italian Masters title
23:23 GMT

Fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain racked up his seventh Italian Masters title Sunday, dispatching Roger Federer in straight sets in the Rome final.

Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports
22:41 GMT

Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal’s Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women’s sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said on Sunday.

May 16, 2013

Injured Murray likely to miss French Open
14:50 GMT

Tennis ace Andy Murray has said that it is 'unlikely' that he will play in the French Open starting Sunday, following a chronic back injury.