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Baseball: Gomes homer gives Red Sox 2-1 victory 05 Jul 2013 - 09:07 am

BOSTON: Boston’s Jonny Gomes delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run to give the American League leading Red Sox a 2-1 win over San...

Baseball: Surging Indians edge Royals to maintain AL Central lead 04 Jul 2013 - 12:32 am

CLEVELAND: The Cleveland Indians recorded their fifth straight victory with a 6-5 triumph over the Kansas City Royals yesterday to maintain a slim...

Pirates outlast Brewers in 14 innings 02 Jul 2013 - 12:25 am

New York: The Pittsburgh Pirates had to work overtime to improve their Major League-leading record yesterday when they outlasted the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1...

Pittsburgh clinch eighth straight win 01 Jul 2013 - 01:20 am

New York: The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed their eighth successive victory with a 2-1 triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday and became the first...

Scherzer’s perfect start continues as Tigers beat Rays 30 Jun 2013 - 12:08 am

Tampa Bay: Detroit pitcher Max Scherzer became the first man to begin a season 12-0 in 27 years as the Tigers took down...

Zimmermann records 11th victory of season 28 Jun 2013 - 01:05 am

New York: Washington pitcher Jordan Zimmermann notched up his National League-leading 11th win of the season while St Louis’ Lance Lynn fell short...

Ichiro steals the show as the Yankees edge past Rangers 27 Jun 2013 - 02:51 am

NEW YORK: Ichiro Suzuki stole the show from dueling Japanese pitchers Yu Darvish and Hiroki Kuroda with a walk-off home run that gave...

Tigers edge sloppy Red Sox 25 Jun 2013 - 12:52 am

DETROIT: The Detroit Tigers took full advantage of a pair of late Boston errors as they topped the Red Sox 7-5 yesterday in...

Ullrich’s doping confession draws sharp criticism 24 Jun 2013 - 01:50 am

BERLIN: Germany’s only Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich faces further investigation after finally admitting that he doped with the help of Spanish...

Victorino inspires Red Sox to big victory 22 Jun 2013 - 10:10 pm

Detroit: Boston’s Shane Victorino had a game to remember as he claimed four hits, including a home run, and a career best-equalling five...

Baseball: Peralta lifts Tigers over Red Sox; Rangers win to close in 22 Jun 2013 - 03:22 am

NEW YORK: Jhonny Peralta belted a two-run walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a...

Scherzer leads Tigers to big win over Orioles 19 Jun 2013 - 12:31 am

Detroit: Max Scherzer maintained his perfect start to the season by securing a 10th straight victory in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a...

Cleveland give no respect for returning Strasburg 17 Jun 2013 - 11:51 pm

Cleveland: Stephen Strasburg’s return for the Washington Nationals from the disabled list went smoothly but he was unable to prevent the Cleveland Indians...

Paille scores in extra-time as Bruins tie series 17 Jun 2013 - 12:16 am

Chicago, Illinois: Dan Paille scored in extra-time to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Two...

Angels send Yankees to fifth straight loss 17 Jun 2013 - 12:16 am

Los Angeles: Erick Aybar homered and drove in two runs and Albert Pujols had a pair of run-scoring singles to help power the...

Bumgarner strikes out 10 as Giants down Braves 16 Jun 2013 - 06:20 am

Atlanta: San Francisco starter Madison Bumgarner pitched seven shutout innings yesterday as the Giants thrashed the Atlanta Braves 6-0. Bumgarner struck out 10,...

Athletics beat Yankees in 18-inning game 15 Jun 2013 - 03:43 am

Oakland: The Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in a marathon game that went 18 innings yesterday. A’s rookie Nate Freiman...

Baseball: Australia’s SCG to host 2014 MLB opener 14 Jun 2013 - 12:44 am

SYDNEY: Australia will host Major League Baseball’s 2014 season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks next March, organisers said...