Quinton de Kock hit a dazzling century to lead South Africa to a six-wicket win in the first one-day international against Australia at SuperSport Park yesterday.

New Zealand bowlers put India on the backfoot despite fighting half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, to leave the hosts on 239 for seven yesterday in the second Test.

The swimming world will return to Doha once more as Qatar’s capital of sport hosts the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup for the fifth consecutive time from October 8-9 in the Hamad Aquatic Centre.

When Xavi Hernandez walked out onto the Generation Amazing pitch at Al Baqa’a refugee camp in Jordan, he made an instant impact on the lives of the kids who passed the ball to him in football drills and a mini-football game.

The historic UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 will kick off on October 9, with the women’s and men’s Team Time Trial events.

Inter Milan’s aversion to Europa League football continued with a 3-1 defeat at Sparta Prague, while AS Roma ended a continental hoodoo stretching back seven games with a 4-0 home win over Romanian side FC Astra on Thursday.

Juventus and Napoli get back to Serie A basics after impressive Champions League wins while Inter Milan’s league-leading scorer Mauro Icardi looks to add to his tally away to Roma tomorrow.

A sixth straight Bundesliga win for Bayern Munich, at home to Cologne today, will see coach Carlo Ancelotti equal the record for the best start in Germany’s top flight.

Lucien Favre’s extended honeymoon on the Cote d’Azur pits his surprise Ligue 1 leaders Nice against Lorient this weekend, while Lyon host bitter foes Saint-Etienne in the Rhone derby.

Antonio Conte admits he doesn’t have an instant answer for the problems that have plagued his spluttering Chelsea team in recent weeks. Conte’s side slumped to lacklustre defeats against Liverpool and Arsenal in their last two Premier League matches.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho rued the “poisoned gift” of his side’s fixture schedule as he contemplated a potentially seismic run of matches in October.

After another stellar week for Spanish clubs in the Champions League, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid resume their three-way battle for La Liga supremacy tomorrow.