‘We’re very serious about these two games (against Czech Republic and Northern Ireland), we could’ve scored more goals, but we delivered a concentrated performance’

Qatar national team during a training session in Doha yesterday. Qatar will play Syria at home tomorrow as part of their 2018 Russia World Cup qualifying campaign.

Mali score the opening goal but Ivorians respond with a brilliant comeback, that sees Kodjia and Gervinho score in a dazzling nine-minute spell and also get an own-goal

Cyclists from Etixx-Quick-Step (Belgium) competing in men’s team time trial in the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, in Doha, yesterday. Etixx-Quick-Step dethroned BMC Racing by taking gold.

Agnieszka Radwanska beat Johanna Konta in straight sets to take the title at the China Open in a chilly Beijing yesterday, denying the Briton her biggest career crown.

‘I’m very happy with the way that I have played the last couple of matches. I will look forward to Shanghai now’

‘...without his input it would have been impossible for me to be standing here with this trophy’

Visitors 28 without loss at stumps on Day 2 after India declare their first innings at 557-5

South Africa rested three of their frontline bowlers but continued to dominate Australia as they won the fourth one-day international by six wickets at St George’s Park yesterday.

‘Once I started throwing a little more off the mound it just was tightening up on me’

Wallabies taste victory for just the third time in nine Tests since their World Cup final defeat by runaway Rugby Championship winners New Zealand

The Rugby Championship wrapped up in the same way it opened, with a rampaging All Blacks team humbling fallen rivals in their own backyard and a frustrated Argentina lamenting their inability to win the games they should.