Misfiring Manchester United and an Inter Milan who have fired coach Frank de Boer can take a welcome boost from the Europa League in matchday four of the group phase today.

Former world number one Rory McIlroy has urged the European Tour to scrap its controversial rule barring non-members of that tour from competing in the Ryder Cup, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.

Masters champion Danny Willett is intent on regaining his lead in the European Tour’s Race to Dubai at the expense of absent Henrik Stenson at the Turkish Airlines Open in Belek.

Experienced South African quick Morne Morkel has been declared fit to face Australia in the first Test in Perth as the tourists ponder unleashing a four-strong pace attack at the WACA.

India will be without three of their first-choice batsmen in the first two Tests against England after openers Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul, and middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma were ruled out due to injuries.

Skipper Jason Holder took a maiden five-wicket haul and opener Kraigg Brathwaite stood firm in a tense chase to bring West Indies in sight of a consolation win in the third and final Test against Pakistan yesterday.

Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander and Rolf-Goran Bengtsson of Sweden are locked in a neck-and-neck battle for the Global Champions Tour crown, the final leg of which will take place this Saturday in Doha.

The magnificent Al Shaqab arena is once again set to host an enticing Global Champions Tour finale. Being the final stop of the 15-city equestrian tour, Doha is where the climax takes place.

Kraigg Brathwaite hit an unbeaten 142 and red-hot Jason Holder then took 3-10 as a resurgent West Indies put Pakistan under pressure in the third Test in Sharjah yesterday.

Almandin pipped Heartbreak City in a thrilling finish to the Melbourne Cup yesterday, giving Australian owner Lloyd Williams a record fifth win in the ‘race that stops a nation’.

Tiger Woods will make his long-awaited return from injury at next month’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, the former world number one confirmed in a statement yesterday.

Britain’s Anthony Joshua will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) world heavyweight title against Eric Molina of the United States in Manchester on December 10, it was announced yesterday.