Kei Nishikori avenged his painful US Open loss to Stan Wawrinka as the Japanese star routed the world number three 6-2, 6-3 in his opening match at the ATP Tour Finals yesterday.

The Czech Republic further established themselves as the dominant force in women’s team tennis as they claimed a 3-2 comeback win against hosts France to capture their fifth Fed Cup title in six years on Sunday, and 10th overall.

Luck deserted Australia in their desperate bid to salvage the second Test with South Africa snaring the vital wicket of David Warner in unfortunate circumstances in Hobart yesterday.

Belgium hammered Estonia 8-1 to go clear in Group H, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal survived a scare before overcoming Latvia 4-1 in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.

Lionel Messi and Argentina’s stars will have to take “risks” to beat Colombia and keep their World Cup hopes alive, coach Edgardo Bauza said ahead of their must-win clash tonight.

Qatar midfielder Karim Boudiaf headed in the winning goal against 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts Russia in a 2-1 international friendly win in Doha last week, but is targeting even greater things this week.

Lewis Hamilton won a rain-hit Brazilian Grand Prix to take the Formula One title battle with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg into the season’s last race, in Abu Dhabi in two weeks.

Leading figures in the Olympic Movement began arriving in Doha yesterday ahead of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly, which is being hosted by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) for the very first time in Middle East from November 15-16.

Qatar’s Abdulla al-Tamimi almost pulled off a big upset on the opening day of the Qatar Classic, before going down all guns blazing in his first-round clash yesterday.

There are three cities bidding to host the Olympic Games in 2024. Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest will spend the next ten months convincing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to vote for their city.

A spectacular show of sporting camaraderie marked the grand opening ceremony of the 49th CISM World Military Shooting Championship at Lusail Shooting Range yesterday evening.

A delegation from Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, recently travelled to London to participate in the Sport Performance Summit, a renowned industry event dedicated to shaping the future of sport.