Tomokazu Harimoto has become the youngest winner of an ITTF World Tour under 21 event at 12 years of age, moving one step closer to his dream of winning gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Alsaker, owned by the Royal Cavalry of Oman, imposed himself in the Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang Arabes de 4ans (Gr 1 PA) yesterday in Chantilly, France.

Formula One has taken over the city streets but for Cuban Olympic boxing champion Robeisy Ramirez, being in Baku is all about the road to Rio.

German Robert Harting will get a chance to defend his Olympic discus gold medal as he secured qualification for Rio 2016 by winning his ninth national title yesterday.

A complete ban for the entire Russia team from August’s Olympic Games in Rio is “not impossible”, the founding president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Dick Pound told Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper.

Porsche snatched victory in one of the most dramatic finishes in Le Mans 24 Hour Race history after Toyota suffered an agonising power failure with just minutes left on Sunday.

Nico Rosberg won the first Formula One race held in Azerbaijan yesterday to turn the championship tide and stretch his lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to 24 points.

Australia’s Ben Simmons, a possible number one pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, has “all the tools” for success according to LeBron James, who said he has mentored the teen prodigy.

In Buddy Hield’s eyes, the Los Angeles Lakers need a shooting guard to replace the retired Kobe Bryant and the former Oklahoma Sooner feels he can fill the void.

Max Scherzer is one of six pitchers to throw two no-hitters in the same season. He’s one of four to ever strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning game. He’d flirted with a perfect game in his last start against the World Series-or-bust Cubs.

England take on Slovakia today in the key battle for first place in Group B at Euro 2016 with Roy Hodgson mulling over which of his strikers to deploy.

During the closing stages of competitions in Aspire Zone Foundation’s Ramadan Sports Festival, team Munshat Abdullatif wins the football title following a closely fought 2-1 win against team Argentina on Saturday.