The French Open suffered its first complete washout since 2000 yesterday when all scheduled matches were cancelled due to heavy rain.

The 13th Asia/Oceania Region Intergovernmental Ministerial Meeting On Anti-Doping in Sport was held yesterday in Doha and chaired by HE Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali.

Alastair Cook became the first England batsman to score 10,000 Test runs as his side sealed a series win over Sri Lanka at the Riverside yesterday.

England captain Alastair Cook’s feat in becoming the youngest player to score 10,000 Test runs won’t be the only record he sets in his career, according to former skipper Nasser Hussain.

The announcement of Pep Guardiola’s appointment by Manchester City had a negative impact on the team’s performances, outgoing manager Manuel Pellegrini said in an interview published yesterday.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge made a timely return to England training yesterday, the day before manager Roy Hodgson submits his final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.

Striker Marcus Rashford has signed a new contract at Manchester United which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2020 with an option to extend for a further year, the club said on their website (www.manutd.com) yesterday.

QVC beat Al Shaqab Real Estate by 6 wickets to clinch the 1st Mohamed Shamlan Memorial Cricket Tournament for Division II.

Five things we learned from the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, after Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sunday’s final.

Captain David Warner hailed Sunrisers Hyderabad for staying cool in the heat of an Indian Premier League final to claim their maiden title at the home of opponents Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Super-charged by the success of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, IndyCar sped into a new era on Sunday but the road ahead is an uncertain one for both the series and the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”.

Winning the Monaco Grand Prix transformed Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One season and also provided a timely boost for those working on the triple world champion’s side of the Mercedes garage.