Portugal overcame an injury of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to capture their first major football title

Cometh the hour, cometh the man — Andy Murray proved himself the bastion of British tennis once again as he outclassed Canadian powerhouse Milos Raonic to claim a second Wimbledon title in masterful fashion yesterday.

With a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title wrapped up, Serena Williams insists she will never get bored of winning and that is bad news for her flagging rivals.

Al Shaqab Racing’s Zelzal won his first Group 1 in the Prix Jean Prat (Gr1) at Chantilly, France, yesterday.

Lewis Hamilton completed a hat-trick of home wins in the British Grand Prix ahead of Nico Rosberg at Silverstone yesterday to cut his Mercedes teammate’s championship lead to just one point.

Collisions between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have made champions Mercedes more popular than their wins, Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday.

Chris Froome saw his rivals start to whittle away as Tom Dumoulin won the ninth stage of the Tour de France yesterday.

He feels “sportspersons or artistes” are a reflection of the society they represent and enter foreign shores as “ambassadors of their country”.

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech are the most prominent players who have ended their international careers after Euro 2016 while a large number of others are leaving their future open.

Ricardo Quaresma’s eyecatching teardrop tattoo may be coated with real tears, of joy or heartbreak, come the final whistle of the Euro 2016 final but it could do wonders for the burgeoning body art business.

Russia’s footballers failed to leave a mark on Euro 2016 but brutal violence by hardcore hooligans in France sparked fears about the World Cup that Russia will host in two years.

The bottles of water lined up on Pep Guardiola’s table were branded ‘City Football’. There were so many people wanting entry they were giving out wristbands, festival-style,