President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani will head Qatar’s Mission to the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the QOC announced on Sunday.

Heat team president Pat Riley is aware forward Chris Bosh wants to return this coming season.

All eyes will be on Ben Simmons when the 76ers open the season in October, which is natural for the NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick.

‘The bottom line for me is to basically go out there and try to shut the opponent down’

The International Olympic Committee said that Russian doping cover-ups confirmed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) showed a "shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and the Olympic Games".

As Lefty and the Ice Man duelled their way up the 18th at Royal Troon and basked in the acclaim of the grandstand on Saturday evening, BBC 5 Live’s Jay Townsend was in lyrical mood.

Victorija Golubic claimed a home victory at the Gstaad WTA tournament yesterday, the Zurich player fighting back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat of third seed Kiki Bertens.

Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Spanish compatriot and fellow left-hander Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4 to clinch his first title at the Swedish Open yesterday.

Kyle Edmund won his second singles rubber of the weekend to steer Davis Cup champions Great Britain past Serbia yesterday and into a mouthwatering semi-final clash against Argentina.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent France into the Davis Cup semi-finals after beating Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic yesterday to hand his team an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their quarter-final.

Henrik Stenson held off the challenge of Phil Mickelson to win his first major at the British Open on a breathtaking final afternoon at Royal Troon yesterday.

Al Shaqab Racing’s Heshem won the Prix Eugène Adam (Group 2) at Maisons-Laffitte, France, yesterday.