Alistair and Jonny Brownlee were brothers in arms at a dramatic finale of the World Triathlon Series as double Olympic champion Alistair hauled an exhausted Jonny over the line in a desperate bid to help his younger brother secure the title.

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee were brothers in arms at a dramatic finale of the World Triathlon Series as double Olympic champion Alistair hauled an exhausted Jonny over the line in a desperate bid to help his younger brother secure the title.

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo dwelt on the positives of a second place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix after a bold tyre strategy fell agonisingly short on Sunday as pole-sitter Nico Rosberg held on for a narrow victory.

Attendance at the Singapore Grand Prix, one of the most popular races on the calendar fell this year, hurt by a slowdown in the local and global economy. The night race, won by Germany’s Nico Rosberg, saw an average of 73,000 spectators attend for each of the three days of the race weekend, promoter

Ben Arfa’s future at Paris Saint-Germain looks increasingly doubtful after the France international winger was again ignored by coach Unai Emery for Ligue 1 action today.

The spotlight was on Gareth Barry on his 600th Premier League appearance, the expectation on Idrissa Gueye after an exceptional start to his Everton career and the pressure all on Ross Barkley following a very public dressing down before Middlesbrough arrived at Goodison Park.

Jose Mourinho had to wait a long time to fulfil his ambition of becoming manager of Manchester United and now that he is at Old Trafford he needs still more patience.

Talent, pride, determination — as a motto that might look like nothing more than a collection of buzzwords at first glance, British Paralympic Association marketing speak that counts for little during the unforgiving heat of competition.

Argentina captain Daniel Orsanic said he would savour a special moment for his side after they claimed a place in the Davis Cup final following a 3-2 victory over holders Great Britain.

Olympic champion Monica Puig thrashed American Varvara Lepchenko 6-0, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open yesterday, her first victory since winning a stunning gold in Rio. Puig beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber in last month’s Olympic final to nab Puerto Rico’s first ever gold medal.

Rio bid farewell to the 2016 Paralympics in a closing ceremony on Sunday showcasing Brazil’s passion for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games.

Hanley Ramirez jogged to the top of the dugout steps, flashed a pearly white smile and tipped his cap to an adoring Fenway Park crowd that had called for him.