‘...with long straight roads through the desert this can make for a very tough race’

The irrepressible Reed was the central figure in the last tussle of the session as he and Jordan Spieth took down England’s Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson of Sweden

‘No hard feelings to Lewis but I’ll definitely take the win’

Former Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o was recalled by Turkish side Antalyaspor yesterday after being dropped for allegedly accusing the club leadership of racism on social media.

A superb Mario Balotelli strike four minutes from time gave Nice a 2-1 win over Lorient yesterday that left them top of the Ligue 1 table going into the international break.

‘The game is 90 minutes long and lately we have started matches very badly’

Daniel Ricciardo led a Red Bull one-two as Lewis Hamilton's championship hopes went up in smoke at a dramatic, action-packed Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Al Shaqab Racing’s Doha Dream kicked off the two-day Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend to a galloping start with a come-from-behind win in the opening race of the afternoon, the 200,000 euro Qatar Prix Chaudenay,

Sergio Garcia and Rafa Cabrera-Bello produced a remarkable Ryder Cup rally yesterday, typifying another fighting display by Europe as they won the foursomes to cut the deficit to the US to 6 1/2 — 5 1/2.

One often marvels at the brilliance of the individuals who take part in the top echelons of each motorsport category.

Friday morning training sessions are nothing out of the ordinary, until a World Cup star drops by to take part.

On any given weekday, walk into the office of the Local Organising Committee of the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 and you will witness a beehive of activity.