Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros (AAB), the sole distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Qatar, signed a sponsorship agreement with Qatar Bowling Federation (QBF) for the organisation of the second World Bowling Singles Championship which will be held in Doha from December 2-9, 2016.

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will stage a dramatic battle to finish 2016 on top of the world as the two old rivals aim for the title at the ATP Tour Finals.

England ended their 10-year wait for a victory over South Africa with a 37-21 win at a rainswept Twickenham yesterday. They outscored the Springboks four tries to two as they made it 10 wins in as many Tests under Australian coach Eddie Jones.

Malaki Fekitoa bagged a brace of tries as a second-string All Blacks warmed up for a revenge match with Ireland by pummelling hapless Italy 68-10 at a stunned Stadio Olimpico yesterday.

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday with Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg joining the triple Formula One world champion on the front row.

There isn’t much to nitpick on a team that entered the night tied for the best mark in the Eastern Conference, but one of coach Tyronn Lue’s legitimate concerns has been the Cavaliers’ dismal play in fourth quarters.

It was a night of multiple losses for the Los Angeles Kings.

Long-hitting American Gary Woodland, benefiting from a timely tune-up with his swing coach in Las Vegas last week, charged into a one-shot lead after the second round of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico on Friday.

Thailand’s Sutijet Kooratanapisan fired a three-under-par 69 to seize the lead at the Manila Masters golf tournament yesterday, with teenage sensation Phachara Khongwatmai in hot pursuit.

A trio of thundering headers gave England a thumping victory over their oldest foes as Scotland put up a fight before being swept aside 3-0 in Friday’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley.

Ex-Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick on his senior Germany debut in Friday’s 8-0 World Cup victory at San Marino as coach Joachim Loew set a new record.

Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet scored as France fought back to beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Friday that was marked by tributes to the victims of last year’s Paris terror attacks.