British athletics great Mo Farah will step out on the track for today’s Diamond League meeting in Birmingham in a far happier frame of mind than the one which forced him to withdraw last year.

Michael Phelps won one and lost one Friday in a tuneup meet in Austin, Texas, where he was competing with an eye on this month’s US Olympic trials and a berth at the Rio Games.

European champions France booked their place in this summer’s Rio Olympic volleyball competition after beating Venezuela yesterday at a men’s qualifying tournament in Tokyo.

Marc Marquez dominated MotoGP world champion and fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo in qualifying yesterday for the Grand Prix of Catalonia, dedicating his pole position to the tragic Luis Salom.

Malaysian badminton ace Lee Chong Wei yesterday cruised into the final of the Indonesian Open, but women’s world number one Carolina Marin suffered a shock defeat.

A fight broke out in Oakland Thursday night, reckless and wild but without a single punch thrown. It was an NBA brand of violence, christening the start of the Finals, and the Warriors won a clear-cut decision.

In 1930, the Brooklyn baseball club had not yet adopted the Dodgers nickname for good. They were the Brooklyn Robins and, oh, were their names splendid.

Romania scored two early goals on their way to a leisurely 5-1 victory against a listless Georgia side at the National Arena in their final Euro 2016 warm-up on Friday.

Jose Mourinho is set to make his first appearance at Old Trafford since being named Manchester United manager in today’s prestigious Soccer Aid charity match.

Sunil Narine snared career-best figures of six for 27 on his return to West Indies colours as the hosts defeated South Africa by four wickets in the opening match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International series at the Guyana National Stadium on Friday.

Former champion Matt Kuchar continued his love affair with the Memorial tournament on Friday as he took advantage of calm conditions with a late birdie flurry to surge into a two-way tie for the lead in the second round.

World number one golfer Jason Day has expressed doubts for the first time over whether he would compete at this summer’s Rio Olympics, citing fresh concerns over the Zika virus.