Al Shaqab Racing-owned Khataab landed his first success at the Group level, when he won the French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge Classic (Gr2 PA) at the Toulouse racetrack in southwest France on Thursday.

Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska overpowered Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-3 yesterday to clinch the last available place in the semi-finals of the WTA tour championship and stay on course to defend the title she won last year.

Recently-crowned MotoGP champion Marc Marquez logged the fastest time in Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix but had to cut short his warm-up due to stomach trouble.

The Los Angeles Clippers opened the season with a 114-106 win over Portland yesterday, wasting no time getting back into the trenches with the team that knocked them out of the playoffs.

Iconic Wrigley Field, the 102-year-old home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs featuring a hand-operated scoreboard and ivy-covered outfield walls, plays host to its first World Series game in 71 years today.

Dak Prescott leads the Dallas Cowboys against Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles tomorrow in an NFL showdown that could mark the start of a long-running quarterback rivalry.

Three-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has called for tighter rules on medical exemptions in cycling after British anti-doping officials launched an investigation into former Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins.

Ever since they bid to buy the Chicago Cubs in 2009, the Ricketts family has been credited with making sound business decisions that have brought the team to the brink of its first World Series championship since 1908.

QSL Side Al Rayyan will be targeting their first win of the Michael Laudrup era when they take on Al Kharitiyat today evening at Al Sadd stadium.

Real Madrid are hoping Cristiano Ronaldo can end a lean period in front of goal as they attempt to keep their noses in front of a tight five-way race atop La Liga at Alaves today.

Tamim Iqbal scored his eighth Test century before Moeen Ali took 5-57 to spark a spectacular collapse as England dismissed Bangladesh for 220 runs on the first day of the second Test yesterday.

With the one-day international cricket series between India and New Zealand squared at 2-2, skipper MS Dhoni will be looking for a resounding victory to clinch the series in the fifth and final game here today.