Twenty-two-year-old golden boy Mariyappan Thangavelu is a shy and reserved guy, but when it came to high jump training he was extremely disciplined and braved wounds in his handicapped leg, his coach said.

Pep Guardiola enjoyed victory over his old nemesis Jose Mourinho as his Manchester City side won 2-1 at Manchester United in Saturday's eagerly anticipated derby at Old Trafford.

The Italian SuperCup final between league winners Juventus and Coppa Italia finalists AC Milan will be held in Doha on December 23, Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Italian Serie A announced yesterday.

Karolina Pliskova shattered Serena Williams’s bid for a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title Thursday, her 6-2, 7-6 (5) win setting-up a US Open final against new world number one Angelique Kerber.

Qatar Racing’s Simple Verse obviously likes Doncaster racecourse. She was the winner of the St Leger Stakes there last year and, on Thursday, she returned to land the Park Hill Stakes (Gr2) recording her first Group victory this season.

The eyes of the world will be on Manchester this weekend as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola bring their bitter feud to the Premier League for the first time.

The Belgian relay quartet of Kim Gevaert, Elodie Ouedraogo, Hanna Marien and Olivia Borlee yesterday belatedly received gold medals from the 2008 Olympics after a Russian sprinter tested positive for drugs.

Australian bowlers set up a four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to spoil veteran batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan’s farewell and sweep the two-match Twenty20 series in Colombo yesterday.

Local hero Valentino Rossi can count on partisan support at tomorrow’s San Marino MotoGP as the Yamaha star looks to keep chipping away at Marc Marquez’s championship lead.

With only one month to go for the historic UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016, cycling legend and Doha 2016 ambassador Eddy Merckx believes the event will be an unforgettable experience.

Tour de France winner Chris Froome maintained his outside hopes of winning the Vuelta a Espana by romping to victory in yesterday’s 19th stage time trial and cutting race leader Nairo Quintana’s advantage to 1min 21sec.

Roberto Castro fired a seven-under par 65 to grab a one-stroke lead over fellow American Brian Harman after darkness halted Thursday’s opening round of the US PGA BMW Championship.