Champion trainer Jassim Ghazali began his campaign in the new season with a bang, saddling four winners in yesterday’s eight-race card, including Injaaz Stud’s Ningara, in the Qatari Diar Cup (Listed) at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club yesterday.

The Soccerex Asian Forum, to be held in Doha on December 5 and 6, will welcome three of football’s foremost European experts sharing their wealth of experience on subjects ranging from player development and tournament preparations to the future of the beautiful game.

Aspire Zone Foundation, and its member organisations – Aspire Academy, Aspire Logistics and Aspetar, welcomed a high-level delegation of international sporting organisation in Doha to participate in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly.

Andy Murray moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals as the world number one wore down Kei Nishikori in a gruelling 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 6-4 victory that took over three hours last night.

Superb bowling allowed the West Indies to overcome the absence of several key players as they beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the second one-day international in Harare yesterday.

England skipper Alastair Cook said yesterday his spinners were running high on confidence and could turn the tables on top-tanked India if a turning track was offered in the second Test in Visakhapatnam.

Lionel Messi produced a magical display to get Argentina’s World Cup qualification back on track Tuesday as Brazil notched their sixth consecutive victory to put one foot in the 2018 finals in Russia.

United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann said his team’s 4-0 thrashing by Costa Rica was the most dispiriting loss of his reign on Tuesday as he reflected on back-to-back World Cup qualifying defeats.

Gareth Southgate said he has shown he can handle “big matches” after concluding his four-game tenure as England’s interim manager with a 2-2 friendly draw against Spain.

Gianluigi Buffon earned a European record-equalling 167th cap as Italy played out a goalless friendly draw with their Euro 2016 quarter-final tormentors Germany in Milan on Tuesday.

Spanish giants FC Barcelona sealed a massive shirt sponsorship deal yesterday with Japanese online retailer Rakuten worth at least 55 million euros ($59 million) a year.

Al Shamal Sports club hosted the second round of the Royal Air Maroc Cycling League over the weekend.