The draw for Round Two of the joint Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 was held in the Malaysian capital yesterday.

Unai Emery insists Arsenal are working to bring in “three or four” players before the start of the new season. So far this summer the club have signed only the 18-year-old forward Gabriel Martinelli despite being linked with a host of names.

Senegal will attempt to win their maiden African title and Algeria the first since 1990

Paul Pogba shined as an under-pressure Manchester United stepped up their pre-season campaign with a 4-0 thrashing of old rivals Leeds yesterday.

Guardiola fielded a mixture of first-team regulars and reserves

Bryce Harper capped a dramatic rally by doubling home two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning off Kenley Jansen to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 on Tuesday.

‘Ultimately, we decided it was best that I use the time to acquaint myself with my new teammates’

Virtually untouchable when on song, breaststroke king Adam Peaty spearheads a potent British team when the World Swimming Championships begin on Sunday in Gwangju, South Korea.

‘I can’t believe it. I’ve been so close in the four last sprint I’ve done. But my team never lost faith in me and I never lost faith in my team’

Jon Rahm said yesterday he would “love” to become the second Spaniard to win the British Open this week, 40 years on from Seve Ballesteros’ first major victory at Royal Lytham and St Annes.

Portrush native only qualified for the Open after finishing in top ten at last month’s Canadian Open

When Seve Ballesteros celebrated victory at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 1979 few would have paid attention to the identity of the individual sharing 33rd in the Open Championship.