Lee’s trophy case is packed with virtually every piece of badminton silverware available, but no Olympic or world championship, failures that haunt him

Kenyan athletes aim to settle a few scores with their perennial opponents at next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The International Olympic Committee reported 45 new doping failures on Friday from the 2008 Games in Beijing and London 2012, bringing the total number of positive drug test to 98 since a retesting programme was launched.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed 16 runs short of a possible century as India made 179 for 3 at tea in the first Test match against the West Indies in Antigua yesterday.

Former Australia cricketer and bowling coach Craig McDermott has heaped praise on Mitchell Starc ahead of a Test series in Sri Lanka, predicting the pacer will easily cross the 300-wicket mark.

Zimbabwe have appointed Graeme Cremer as captain of a 16-man squad named for the two-Test series against New Zealand starting next week.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was adamant his unusual press-up celebrations at Lord’s were in no way aimed at England.

Sprint king Usain Bolt believes the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Russia’s drug cheats will scare athletes and send a strong message that doping won’t be tolerated. CAS yesterday rejected an appeal by 67 Russian athletes seeking to overturn an IAAF doping ban on them competing at th

Sport’s highest tribunal yesterday rejected Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow.

Germany’s World Cup winning goalscorer Mario Goetze has returned to Borussia Dortmund after a frustrating three seasons with Bayern Munich, the clubs announced yesterday.

QSL side El Jaish has announced the signing of Al Sadd prospect Hamza Sanhaji on a six-month loan deal. The young attacker has also signed a contract extension with Al Sadd till 2021.

Julen Lopetegui, who led Spain’s youth teams to international success, was tasked yesterday with breathing new life into La Roja after they crashed out of the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.