Brazilian football legend Pele showcased over 2,000 items of career memorabilia yesterday, from trophies to balls and boots, before an auction next week that has been touted as one of biggest in sporting history.

Manchester United starlet Marcus Rashford will only deliver for England if left to his own devices on the pitch, his club and international captain Wayne Rooney warned yesterday.

Kevin Durant was still digesting Oklahoma City’s Western Conference finals defeat when the simmering subject of his free agent future reached full boiling point.

LeBron James, in his sixth consecutive NBA Finals, leads the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch with defending champion Golden State starting today, but this time the superstar has a healthy supporting cast.

Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep blasted French Open organisers yesterday for forcing them to compete in pouring rain as Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were left facing a four-day playing stretch.

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s incoming director general yesterday called for more money in the fight against sports cheats and revealed its investigation into what has been called a Russian state-sponsored doping programme cost $1.5mn.

Anti-Doping Lab Qatar’s (ADLQ) sixth annual forum started yesterday under the patronage of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) president HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani. The forum’s theme is combating doping for humans and animals.

Qatar International Golf Club (QIGC), Doha’s new golf facility, has introduced the game of golf to 2,000 pupils in the first year of its Pearl Coaching Programme.

England captain Alastair Cook was already looking ahead after becoming the youngest batsman to score 10,000 Test runs during the course of his side’s series-clinching win over Sri Lanka at the Riverside on Monday.

Tanveer’s all-round show steered Al Feroz Youngsters to QCA Super Cup 2016 title, with a comprehensive 52-run victory over HBK in the final.

Prolific batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who had been appointed vice-captain for India’s tour of the West Indies in July-August, has said the new role will not affect his batting.

French Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah hailed Richard Gasquet’s progress to the Roland Garros quarter-finals as the 29-year-old tries to become the country’s first male Grand Slam singles champion since 1983.