Britain’s Andy Murray and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro will step straight back onto court for a weekend Davis Cup World Group semi-final tie as both shake off US Open disappointment.

With less than one month to go until the historic UCI Road World Championships in Doha, Vuelta a Espana has given fans a taste of the exciting competition that one can expect in Qatar from the world’s best cyclists.

The Baka twins from Algeria are basking in Paralympic glory after one set a record in the 1,500m — and both managed to run faster than the winner of the Olympics last month.

Former Formula One driver Alessandro Zanardi won his third Paralympic gold medal yesterday, a day before the 15th anniversary of the Champ Car crash that cost the Italian both legs and nearly his life.

Jhajharia also won the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15m, becoming only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for his country, and on Tuesday improved upon the mark with a throw of 63.97m at the Olympic Stadium (Engenhao).

Fresh from giving his players a rollicking, Jose Mourinho’s focus turns from Manchester United’s derby defeat to European action with a tricky Europa League opener at in-form Feyenoord tonight.

Aleksander Ceferin, a little-known Slovenian soccer official, was elected as the head of European soccer’s governing body UEFA yesterday and promised to stand up to the big clubs.

Barely one year ago, Gianni Infantino was best known by the football public as the figure who pulled balls from pots at European club draws while Aleksander Ceferin was a mystery outside his Slovenian homeland.

Brendan Rodgers admitted Celtic have a lot to learn after a 7-0 humbling at the hands of Barcelona on their first match back in the Champions League after a three-year absence.

Barcelona’s lethal ‘MSN’ — Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar — dissected Celtic 7-0 while a deluge washed out Pep Guardiola’s eagerly awaited first Champions League game in charge of Manchester City on Tuesday.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described David Ospina as “world-class” after the Colombian goalkeeper justified his selection in Tuesday’s Champions League draw with Paris Saint-Germain with several decisive saves.

Al Sailiya head coach Sami Trabelsi is relishing his side’s chances against Al Arabi in their opening game of the new Qatar Stars League season.