Henrik Stenson sealed a second BMW International Open title in Germany yesterday, after recovering from a mid-round wobble to win by three shots.

Ernie Els, a four-time major winner trying to end a three-year title drought, fired a six-under par 65 and leaped into second place after Saturday’s third round of the PGA National.

New Zealand’s long dominance of world rugby shows no sign of coming to an end any time soon but England’s historic sweep of Australia and Ireland’s June tour of South Africa offered some hope of a northern hemisphere resurgence.

Missy Franklin was selected this week in the Harlem Globetrotters’ 10th annual celebrity player draft, yet she comes into the US Olympic Swim Trials that begin as anything but a slam dunk for Rio Games gold.

Andy Murray once tried to make his international teammate Liam Broady’s life a misery by ensuring his first speech at a Davis Cup welcome dinner was a disaster.

After the cut-throat competition of the US Olympic Trials, the Rio Games will be a swim in the park, Michael Phelps said yesterday as the most decorated Olympian of all time prepared for his final races in the United States.

Qatar’s Adel Hussein Abdulla suffered a setback in his push for a maiden FIA T2 World Championship title by slipping from second to fifth position on the final special stage of the Italian Baja, round four of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, in Pordenone yesterday afternoon.

Nissan Middle East and Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co, its exclusive dealer in Qatar, extended their commitment and support to Qatari rally driver Adel Hussain Abdulla by sponsoring him as he takes his championship-winning driving to the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2016.

Qatar’s Al Rayyan stunned Brazil’s Magnus Futsal 4-2 on day two of the Futsal Intencontinental Cup on Saturday.

Jerome Boateng scored his first international goal to set Germany on their way to a 3-0 win against Slovakia at Euro 2016 yesterday as the world champions cruised into the quarter-finals.

Antoine Griezmann scored twice in four minutes as Euro 2016 hosts France came from behind to claim a 2-1 win over ten-man Republic of Ireland yesterday.

It was “ugly”, “unfair” and “cruel” but Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Robert Lewandowski got through to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals and that is all that Portugal, Wales and Poland care about.