Akram Afif struck late in the match to help Qatar shock Switzerland 1-0 in an international friendly at the Stadio di Cornaredo in Luzano, Switzerland, yesterday.

Chelsea are to reward their captain, Gary Cahill, for six years of fine service with a loan in January to secure more regular first-team football in a move which will effectively bring the curtain down on his career at Stamford Bridge.

After 12 games, Fulham sit bottom of the pile with just five points and one win

Trainers Ghazali, al-Malki, al-Ramzani and Smart saddle two winners each

Owned by Qatar Racing Limited, the outstandingly talented and consistent Roaring Lion is the fourth John Gosden ward from Newmarket to win the Cartier Horse Of The Year award in the last five years.

‘I don’t think it was breathtaking tennis from both of us but a win is a win’

Top riders will be in action at the Al Rayyan International Showjumping Championship, which will begin today at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s outdoor arena.

Loew left Boateng out of his latest squad and now Mueller is set to be benched again

France midfielder N’Golo Kante refused to have part of his Chelsea salary paid under advantageous tax terms in Jersey or to receive offshore payments for his image rights, according to a Football Leaks investigation published yesterday.

'Me and Jimmy had quite a bit of fun out there. He was probably the one telling me to calm down and trust him'

Mahmudullah Riyad scored his first Test century in more than eight years as Bangladesh set Zimbabwe a towering 443-run target to win the second Test in Dhaka yesterday.

Pakistan sailed on a captain’s innings from Javeria Khan, as she guided them to a 38-run win over Ireland in the ICC Women’s World T20 at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday.