Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored as Manchester United defeated Bournemouth 3-1 in Jose Mourinho’s first Premier League game as manager yesterday, while Liverpool edged Arsenal in a 4-3 thriller.

Nice started the new Ligue 1 season with a 1-0 victory over Rennes yesterday as emotional tributes were paid to the 85 people killed in last month’s terror attack.

Rangers manager Mark Warburton says his side need to learn lessons from their hard-fought 2-1 Scottish Premiership win over Dundee on Saturday in which they looked assured in attack but unconvincing in defence.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) booth at Bayt Qatar at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has had a successful first week, attracting many visitors including Olympic fans and media, former footballers and coaches and members of Team Qatar.

Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) employee Mead al-Emadi has become the first Qatari to graduate from the prestigious FIFA Master programme, as she continues to contribute to the team preparing the country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

Brazil captain Neymar blasted his first goal of the Olympics to edge the hosts closer to a first football gold medal in a bruising 2-0 quarter-final win over Colombia.

Bullies are ruining US gymnast Gabby Douglas’ Olympic adventure by attacking her appearance, accusing her of being unpatriotic, and by mocking her with a mean-spirited nickname ‘Crabby Gabby’ on social media, her mother has complained.

Britain came to the Olympics with high hopes and ended the swimming competition in the pool on Saturday with the country’s best medal haul in more than a century and a determination to make even bigger waves in Tokyo in four years’ time.

Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won the Olympic gold medal in the 1,500 metres freestyle on Saturday after dominating throughout the race with a relentless display of technique and endurance in the longest event in the pool.

Australians are seeking answers after their expensively-funded swimmers struggled to redeem themselves at the Rio Olympics after a disastrous showing in London four years ago.

Denmark’s Pernille Blume beat the favourites to win the 50 metres freestyle in 24.07 seconds on Saturday and give her country a first Olympic swimming gold medal since 1948.

Half-centuries from skipper Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh kept Australia in the hunt after Dinesh Chandimal’s ton for Sri Lanka dominated yesterday’s play in the third and final Test.