Phil Mickelson equalled the lowest ever round in a major as he began his British Open with a stunning 63 at Royal Troon yesterday to go clear at the top of the yesterday.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest player to score a Test century for 82 years as he helped his side recover against England at Lord’s yesterday.

QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, and Trabzonspor, one of Turkey’s most popular football clubs, have announced the signing of an agreement by which QNB has become the main sponsor of the important Turkish team.

Chris Froome kept hold of the Tour de France race leader’s yellow jersey despite a crash with a motorcycle yesterday that threatened to wreck his race hopes.

Australia’s world number one Jason Day admits he has a lot of work to do after shooting a disappointing two over 73 in the opening round of the Britsh Open at Rioyal Troon yesterday.

The slowness of the tracks in West Indies has convinced India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin that the only way to succeed in the four-Test series is by being “as boring as possible”.

International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson poured cold water on suggestions match-fixers should face mandatory life-bans as Pakistan’s Mohamed Amir made his Test return at Lord’s yesterday.

Paul Pogba has hinted that he is open to moving to Manchester United this summer, describing his former club as ‘my first family’ and refusing to commit his future to current club, Juventus.

France international Lucas Digne hailed the start of a ‘big adventure’ at his unveiling as Barcelona’s latest signing yesterday.

Antonio Conte says he hopes Chelsea under his stewardship will light up the Premier League title race this season.

Line’s dream is about to become a reality, the 14-year-old Jordanian girl will make history later this year when she takes part in her first ever football world cup.

Mo Farah and Dafne Schippers, arguably Europe’s two biggest track stars, will hone their Olympic preparations with what promises to be two testing outings at today’s Monaco Diamond League.