Nico Rosberg will start his 200th Formula One race in Singapore today with every chance of moving to the top of the championship standings after securing pole position.

Andy and Jamie Murray kept Great Britain’s hopes of retaining their Davis Cup title alive as the brothers defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer in four sets in the doubles rubber of their semi-final yesterday.

Chris Paisley will take a one-shot lead into the third round of the Italian Open but he will have to hold off an elite chasing pack at Golf Club Milano if he is to hold onto it.

Former England batsman Jonathan Trott scored an unbeaten 82 off 100 balls as Warwickshire crushed Surrey by eight wickets in England’s One-Day Cup final at Lord’s yesterday.

French Paralympians got a taste of Rio’s tough realities in a visit to a favela Friday but the impoverished children greeting the disabled athletes got an eye opener of their own.

Ardie Savea lived up to his star billing with a colossal try as New Zealand thrashed South Africa 41-13 to win the Rugby Championship in Christchurch yesterday.

Australia stunned Argentina with three tries in the opening 12 minutes but were forced to defend for much of the remainder of the Rugby Championship test before running out 36-20 winners at Perth Oval yesterday.

Australian Olympic champion rower Kim Brennan has spoken of her deep disappointment that her integrity as a clean athlete has been called into question over a shot of adrenaline administered in a medical emergency.

The success or failure of the World Cup of Hockey will not determine whether the National Hockey League continues its Olympic participation, said league commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday.

An 11-game road trip that brought the possibility of pushing the Yankees further into the thick of the American League playoff race already is threatening to completely take them out of it.

Baghdad Bounedjah scored once in each half as Al Sadd thrashed Al Kharaitiyat 4-0 in their opening match of the new Qatar Stars League season last night.

Torino and England goalkeeper Joe Hart said yesterday he has no hard feelings towards Pep Guardiola despite being unceremoniously forced out at Manchester City and replaced by Claudio Bravo from Barcelona.