Anil John

Aryna Sabalenka won the Qatar Total Open on Saturday, and she did it in her inimitable style. Seemingly blessed with boundless energy and the attitude of a champion heavyweight boxer, the 21-year-old from Belarus ...

‘I’m really happy to be in the final here, especially because I come here first time and made it until the final’

‘I’m back again in the semis. I didn’t expect it. I’ve been working hard for this and it’s nice that the work pays off’

Ons Jabeur was the toast of Tunisia and the Arab world with her exploits at this year’s Australian Open where she became the first Arab woman player to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era.

World No 3 feels Czech players have made it big despite lacking a system back home

‘All I’m trying to do is improve every single day... it’s been an incredible ride for me’

When Qatar won the Asian Cup against all expectations last year, it marked a pivotal moment in the country’s footballing history.

The 23-year-old killed off the hopes of the 20-year-old French qualifier Corentin Moutet to win the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, becoming only the second Russian, after Nikolay Davydenko in 2010, to do so.