Yasir Shah took five wickets as Pakistan marked the country’s Independence Day with a 10-wicket win over England in the fourth Test at The Oval yesterday.

Leila, Liina and Lily Luik made Olympic history yesterday when they became the first triplets to compete in the Games marathon.

Jemima Sumgong made the most of a kick with 6km to run to win Kenya’s first ever Olympic women’s marathon gold yesterday.

Britain’s Mo Farah overcame the shock of a mid-race fall yesterday to take a second straight Olympic 10,000m title and extend his remarkable record at global championships.

Michael Phelps is said to have surpassed the deeds of Leonidas of Rhodes at the ancient Olympics and the American’s coach believes we will never see his likes again.

Cate Campbell will leave Rio with some extra weight in her baggage and on her mind — with the ‘greatest choke in history’ accompanying the Australian swimmer’s gold and silver relay medals.

From swimming to gymnastics, some of the biggest victories for Team USA in Rio have come from its women athletes, and swimmer Maya DiRado says having strong role models has been a key to their success.

Simone Manuel anchored the U.S. women’s 4x100 metres medley relay team to the 1,000th gold medal in her country’s summer Olympic history on Saturday, and the second of her career.

Andrea Iannone claimed his maiden MotoGP victory in the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday, giving Ducati their first win since 2010. Iannone started from pole at the Red Bull Ring circuit, and despite losing the lead temporarily to teammate Andrea Dovizioso, hit the front again in the closing stages and

Veszprém, Hungary: Nissan’s Adel Hussein Abdulla added vital points to his FIA T2 World Championship tally by finishing a strong second in the category at the Hungarian Baja, round six of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, yesterday.

Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge became the first pair of teammates to hit home runs in their first major league at-bats and the New York Yankees began the post-Alex Rodriguez era with an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at the Major League Baseball on Saturday.

Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men's and women's medley relays.