El Jaish’s table tennis team qualified for the semi-finals of the Arab club championship in Morocco’s city of Agadir after beating Egyptian side Maadi 3-2 in the quarter-finals.

Younis Khan showed no signs of weakness after recovering from dengue fever to score a brilliant century as Pakistan dominated the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Tamim Iqbal scored a half-century as Bangladesh made a solid start yesterday in response to England’s first innings in an evenly-poised opening Test before skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was bowled just before the close.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said Paul Pogba needs time to fulfil his full potential in England after the French midfielder scored twice in a 4-1 win over Fenerbahce.

Six of the top seven face off, while Barcelona face a treacherous trip to Valencia in a blockbuster weekend of La Liga action. With the top six separated by just three points, league leaders Atletico Madrid travel to third-placed Sevilla looking to maintain their 11-game unbeaten run this season.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Bayern Munich bid to claim a rare win over Borussia Moenchengladbach today as the Bundesliga leaders look to get back to winning ways in Germany’s top flight.

Nico Rosberg closed his ears to negative thoughts and title talk on Thursday, even after Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton said he would ‘take it like a man’ if he lost his Formula One championship to the German.

Heavy rain ruined yesterday’s opening practice sessions for this weekend’s Australian MotoGP with Cal Crutchlow squeezing in the fastest lap time at Phillip Island.

Sam Bradford returns to Philadelphia tomorrow aiming to extend Minnesota’s unbeaten start to the season in the latest twist to what has been a surreal year for the former Eagles quarterback.

LeBron James, who achieved a life dream by bringing home Cleveland’s first sports title in 52 years, now draws motivation from wanting to eclipse Michael Jordan as the greatest player in NBA history.

The All Blacks said they were primed to make history and Australia did their best to shut down the hype yesterday as the world champions seek a record-breaking 18th consecutive Test win.

The absence of Serena Williams may have robbed the season-ending WTA Finals of a blockbuster showdown with Angelique Kerber, but the great American’s withdrawal only means more accolades for the world number one from Germany after her breakout year.