Peter Sagan became the first rider since 2007 to retain his world championship road race title when he perfectly timed his sprint in Doha on Sunday.

Amalie Dideriksen edged out pre-race favourite Kirsten Wild with a well-timed sprint to win the women’s road race world title at the Pearl yesterday.

Ten-man Al Sailiya held on for their first points of the season against QSL champions Al Rayyan, in what was the Lions’ first match under new coach Michael Laudrup.

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani scored again as Paris Saint-Germain overcame a determined display from Ligue 1 strugglers Nancy to win 2-1 yesterday and move into second place.

The UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 will reach its climax today afternoon with the 257.3 km men’s elite road race, that will kick-start from Aspire Zone and finish at The Pearl-Qatar.

The Ride of Champions, a mass cycling event for fans during the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016, proved to be an unforgettable celebration of cycling.

Holders Al Arabi Club completed a hat-trick of the Super Cup titles with a 3-0 victory over Al Rayyan Club on Friday.

Sweden’s Alex Noren put himself in position to become the first three-time European Tour winner this season in birdieing his closing two holes for a three-shot lead on the third day of the British Masters.

India’s Anirban Lahiri and his friend Chikkarangappa S. set up an intriguing final day shootout after edging one shot ahead of the chasing pack in the third round of the Venetian Macao Open yesterday.

Bill Haas defied difficult weather conditions to thrust himself into contention on Friday at the US PGA Tour Safeway Open, where Scott Piercy remained atop the leaderboard when darkness halted the rain-delayed second round.

West Indies, replying to Pakistan’s 579-3 declared, were 315-6 at the close of play on the third day of the first day-night Test in Dubai yesterday.

Indian one-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said yesterday he has started relying more on his younger teammate Virat Kohli, who is tipped to take over the captaincy in the shorter formats of the game.