With the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 just a few weeks away, preparations for it are in full swing.

‘Region has improved one step at a time... level of both riders, races is a bit higher’

Qatar horses have done well in the recent editions of Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, with Al Shaqab Racing’s Olympic Glory winning the Group 1 race in 2012, and last year Galileo Gold finishing third in the race, kickstarting a successful season.

Tyson Fury is receiving professional help for issues that have arisen as a result of a “witch hunt” against the boxer, according to his uncle.

The win helps Team Canada extend its winning streak in best-on-best events to 14 straight, dating back to a 5-3 loss to USA in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

‘It never gets old. It’s such a hard thing to accomplish. You spent six months trying to do it. It’s why you go to spring training early, so you can do everything possible to put yourself in position to do this. It’s really special’

The Celtics will gather tomorrow at their practice facility in Waltham for Media Day. It is a perfectly fine home for the club, a private section of a larger building that includes a health club and medical facilities.

‘The roadmap of our main event and sports calendar is very stable’

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei yesterday won his sixth Yonex Open Japan title, defeating third seed Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark.

‘We will have to come back and try again for the world record next year’

Uruguayan Jorge Fossati has been handed the task of reviving Qatar’s qualifying campaign after the team crashed to back-to-back defeats in their first two matches on the road to Russia 2018.

The goal-glut in the Qatar Stars League continued yesterday as Nam tae-Hee struck a hat-trick to help former champions Lekhwiya edge Al Gharafa 5-4 in a thrilling match at Al Gharafa stadium.