Andreas Mikkelsen ended Volkswagen’s FIA World Rally Championship era with a victory at Rally Australia yesterday, but failed to secure the runner-up slot for himself in this season’s championship.

The American’s victory is his first since May and comes two years after his scintillating final round 63 at the Australian Golf Club in 2014 which gave him his first Australian Open victory by six shots

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson has won European Tour’s Order Of Merit for the second time after none of his challengers could replace him at the top of the money list on the final day of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai yesterday.

England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick sank a knee-knocking birdie putt from four feet on the final hole to seal the DP World Tour Championship in dramatic conclusion yesterday.

A 90th-minute penalty from Ivorian teenager Franck Kessie gave Atalanta a 2-1 home win over wasteful Roma yesterday, leaving coach Luciano Spalletti ruing the missed chance to cut the seven-point gap to top spot.

Diego Costa scored his 10th goal of the season as Chelsea won 1-0 at Middlesbrough to record a sixth consecutive victory and take over at the Premier League summit.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insisted he has no doubt Cristiano Ronaldo will be the deserving winner of a fourth Ballon d’Or come January, but his hat-trick in a 3-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid on Saturday may convince others.

Jurgen Klopp praised Liverpool’s performance in the goalless draw against Southampton even though the Reds missed the chance to cement their position on top of the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola declared Yaya Toure is back to stay in the Manchester City squad after the midfielder’s two goals earned a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.

The Qatar Athletics Federation said Sunday it was considering legal action following newspaper claims it paid nearly $3.5 million to a company headed by the son of disgraced former IAAF president Lamine Diack.

Two tries from Malakai Fekitoa dashed Irish hopes of successive wins over world champions New Zealand as the All Blacks prevailed 21-9 in an engrossing hugely physical encounter at Lansdowne Road yesterday.

Qatar’s Adel Hussein Abdulla took advantage of his experience in this year’s FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies to seal a convincing victory