Fenerbahce compounded the woes of Manchester United and their manager Jose Mourinho with a 2-1 victory in the Europa League that ruthlessly exposed the shortcomings of the Premier League giants.

Australian batsman Phillip Hughes (pic) made a “minuscule misjudgement” before he was fatally struck by a cricket ball, a coroner ruled yesterday, attaching no blame to the bowler, verbal abuse or the tactic of sending down short-pitched deliveries.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor and other senior figures yesterday insisted verbal abuse is not a big problem after a coroner examining Phillip Hughes’s death called it cricket’s “ugly underside”.

Ireland will attempt to emulate the Chicago Cubs today by ending more than a century of futility against a record-breaking New Zealand side chasing rugby immortality.

After years of resistance against the Decision Review System (DRS), the Indian cricket board has finally agreed to employ technology for the home Tests against England and if the tourists’ series in Bangladesh is anything to go by, it will get plenty of use.

Ticket sales for the AFC Cup 2016 final between Air Force Club of Iraq and India’s JSW Bengaluru FC will begin at 4pm today at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (Qatar Sports Club).

Al Wakrah continued to languish at the bottom of the Qatar Stars League after suffering their fifth defeat in six matches in the Qatar Stars League yesterday.

Novak Djokovic, fighting to extend his run as world number one, recovered from an early wobble to defeat Grigor Dimitrov in the last 16 of the Paris Masters yesterday.

In a thrilling finale, Valkenswaard United duo John Whitaker and Bertram Allen edged out Antwerp Diamonds pair Harrie Smolders and Jos Verlooy to clinch the inaugural Global Champions League (GCL) title.

Ahead of the gruelling five-match Test rubber against India, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has cautioned his side against the batting prowess of Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who is going through a purple patch in all formats of the game at the moment.

A failed review capped a miserable day for South Africa on the opening day of their first Test against Australia at the WACA Ground yesterday.

There will be no let-up for Barcelona after they were unravelled by the intense pressing of Manchester City, with the La Liga champions set for a gruelling encounter with a new look Sevilla side marshalled by attacking zealot Jorge Sampaoli on Sunday.