Juan Martin Del Potro shocked world number two Andy Murray in five sets to get Argentina off to a winning start in their Davis Cup World Group semi-final against holders Great Britain.

Spain took a commanding 2-0 lead over India in the Davis Cup World Group playoff despite the last-minute pullout of star player Rafael Nadal in New Delhi yesterday.

Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic claimed straight set victories to give Australia a commanding 2-0 lead over Slovakia after the opening day singles in the Davis Cup World Group playoff in Sydney yesterday.

New Zealand captain Kieran Read has hammered home the message he does not want a repeat of last week’s start against Argentina when they play South Africa in Christchurch today.

Nico Rosberg clocked the fastest time of the day in the second free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday in a race that appears to be shaping up as a three-way battle between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari.

Riding on half centuries from skipper Kane Williamson (50 not out) and opener Tom Latham (55), New Zealand declared their first innings at 324 for 7 as most of the other batsmen got decent starts on the opening day of the three-day practice game against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai here yesterday.

Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed was included in the England Test squad announced yesterday for the tour of Bangladesh.

Reigning QSL champions Al Rayyan take on newly promoted Al Shahania in the first match of the QSL for both teams. The match will be played at the Al Sadd stadium today.

Jose Mourinho’s reluctant return to the Europa League ended in embarrassment as Tonny Vilhena fired Feyenoord to a 1-0 win over Manchester United in their Group A opener on Thursday.

The Premier League season is only four games old, but ahead of today’s home game with Bournemouth, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City already appear the team to beat.

Madrid minnows Leganes get their reward for an unlikely promotion to La Liga when the might of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar grace the 11,000-capacity Estadio Butarque today.

On a muggy day in late July, dozens of student refugees ran relentlessly after a soccer ball, stopping only to help up a fellow player who had slipped.