Seeking to win an unprecedented third consecutive European Championship, Vicente del Bosque’s Spain will once again have to see off old foes Italy today to retain their crown.

Enemies at club level, Spain’s Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique have united to build the bedrock upon which a quest to win a third consecutive European Championship is built.

Serena Williams insists she doesn’t feel under pressure to retain the Wimbledon title and finally end her long wait to win a 22nd Grand Slam crown.

Novak Djokovic warned his Wimbledon rivals that he still hasn’t reached his full potential as the world number one bids to move a step closer to a historic calendar Grand Slam.

Qatar will be represented at an Olympic Games beach volleyball tournament for the first time after their men’s teams won the AVC Continental Cup yesterday.

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for the women's 100 metres at the Rio Olympics less than a year after she was cleared to race following a landmark ruling on so-called gender tests.

Hakan Erseker made history yesterday by becoming the first Qatari boxer to qualify for the Olympics

Poland claimed the first Euro 2016 quarter-final place yesterday by beating Switzerland 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after Arsenal-bound Granit Xhaka blasted his spot-kick wide.

Northern Ireland’s Gareth McAuley scored a heart-breaking own goal to hand British rivals Wales a 1-0 victory yesterday that sent them into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.

Inter Movistar of Spain on Friday kicked off their campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Qatar’s Al Rayyan in a Group B encounter on day one of the Futsal Intercontinental Cup in Doha.

Qatar’s Adel Hussein Abdulla and his French navigator Jean-Michel Polato made a solid start to their challenge for honours at the Italian Baja, a crucial European round of the FIA T2 World Championship, held in conjunction with the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.

Roger Federer admits Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are clear favourites for the Wimbledon title as the Swiss star tries to salvage an injury-plagued year by winning his favourite tournament for a record eighth time.