Tomas Berdych avoided another early exit by beating Joao Sousa 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 yesterday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters. At 4-4 in the deciding set, Berdych trailed 15-40 and saved two break points.

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador is targeting a third Tour de France victory in 2017 with his new American team Trek-Segafredo and believes Team Sky will again provide the biggest challenge.

British Cycling’s former technical director Shane Sutton insists he is not a sexist and denies ever telling rider Jess Varnish to ‘go and have a baby’ after she was dropped from the team. Sutton resigned in April following Varnish’s claims that he had made inappropriate remarks about her weight.

Ireland’s 2012 boxing gold medallist Katie Taylor has set aside the disappointment of failing to defend her lightweight title in Rio and turned professional, she announced.

Manny Pacquiao says that despite a punishing schedule which includes juggling two high-profile jobs in the build up to his return to the boxing ring, he has still managed to maintain his fire for the sport.

The Chicago Bulls ran roughshod over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, producing an explosive offensive effort in a 118-88 victory that has them off to a 3-0 start in the NBA.

Memories of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA championship celebration parade last June inspire the Cleveland Indians as they try to complete their first Major League Baseball title run since 1948.

Top spot in domestic action and the knock-out stage of the Champions League almost being clinched are enough to make Juventus fans happy, but some of them still feel they are rooting for a Ferrari riding in low gear.

Struggling Sailiya only have two points from five games and languish second to last in the table. They will be looking to turn their fortunes around by causing an upset against El Jaish.

Last season’s champions, Al Rayyan go head to head against Al Ahli in round six of the QSL. The match will take place at the Al Sadd stadium today evening.

The QSL spotlight game today will see an impressive Al Shahania side take on title chasing Al Sadd at Al Arabi stadium in the opening match of the sixth round of QSL action.

An inclusive community and sustainable state-of-the-art stadiums are two pillars of Qatar’s plans for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, and the two merged seamlessly recently when representatives from the communities residing in Qatar visited Khalifa International Stadium.