Inter Milan appointed journeyman Stefano Pioli yesterday as their ninth coach in the last six years, his first managerial role with one of Italy’s top three clubs.

Gareth Southgate believes it is unfair to question Luke Shaw’s competitive courage and vigorously defended the Manchester United left-back in light of José Mourinho’s thinly veiled attack on his own player for pulling out of the game against Swansea City.

“I do not like talking about injured players,” José Mourinho announced a few months before he left Real Madrid – shortly before going on to talk, rather darkly, about assorted injured players and provide in the process another in a series of similar digressions through the sullen, dying autumn of hi

India are now a team in a hurry, which has not always been the case. They have a relatively new captain in Virat Kohli, who has been in charge for 17 Tests (10 of which have been won), a newish coach in Anil Kumble and they appear as if they have embarked on a new era, post Tendulkar, post Dhoni.

Roy Keane has hit out at Everton’s Ronald Koeman after wading into a festering club versus country row.

Two years after they suffered a humiliating 7-1 defeat by world champions Germany in the World Cup semi-final, Brazil return to the same Belo Horizonte stadium charged with overcoming that bitter memory — and their toughest rivals Argentina.

Fans walking up to Al Bayt Stadium–Al Khor City in 2022 will pass through a landscaped area similar to that at Aspire Park, and arrive at a stadium inspired by the traditional Arabian tent which will reach up 37 metres in height.

Virat Kohli is aware of his rather modest batting record against England but the India captain is not putting himself under any pressure against them in the five-Test series, beginning in Rajkot today.

High performance motorsport returns to Qatar later this month but this time on four wheels rather than two.

England’s so far unbeaten year under Australian coach Eddie Jones was recognised yesterday with three internationals from Saracens providing 50 percent of the nominees for the 2016 World Rugby Player of the Year award.

Skipper Faf du Plessis hailed one of the best wins of his career after Kagiso Rabada’s five-wicket haul led South Africa to a remarkable turnaround victory in the first Test against Australia yesterday.

Cristiano Ronaldo signalled his intention to keep playing for 10 more years after rounding off a “dream year” by signing a bumper new five-year contract with Real Madrid yesterday.