Qatar created history at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday when Sarah Masoud won the silver medal in the women’s shot put F33 event.

Former Qatar Stars League Player of the Season Rodrigo Tabata scored a fine hat-trick as reigning champions Al Rayyan recorded a convincing 3-0 win over newly promoted Al Shahania yesterday.

Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Kelechi Iheanacho shone as Manchester City crushed Bournemouth 4-0 yesterday to preserve their lead at the Premier League summit.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position for his 200th Formula One race after a stunning qualifying lap around Singapore’s Marina Bay street circuit yesterday.

Jonathan Castroviejo will be one of the top contenders in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp refused to countenance the suggestion his side might be Premier League title contenders following their impressive 2-1 victory at Chelsea.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona got back to winning ways in La Liga with a 5-1 thrashing at newly promoted Leganes yesterday. Later, Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres struck twice as Atletico Madrid moved into third with their third win of the week in a 5-0 r

AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca came off the bench to win the ‘Battle of the Colombians’ with a late strike in a 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Friday. Bacca started on the bench amid reports of a midweek spat with Rossoneri coach Vincenzo Montella.

Illness-hit Bayern Munich conceded their first goal of the season before roaring back with a 3-1 win at home to Ingolstadt yesterday to stay top of the Bundesliga.

Edinson Cavani shrugged off his Champions League woes to score four goals in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a one-sided 6-0 win at Caen in Ligue 1 on Friday.

Teenage batsman Haseeb Hameed is relishing the prospect of being a ‘target’ for Test bowlers after his inclusion in England’s squad for their tour of Bangladesh.

India wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha is buoyant over his understanding with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and hopes it would augur well for the team as it readies to host New Zealand in a three-Test series, with the first match in Kanpur next week.