Arsenal provided the perfect riposte to their critics with a timely and ultimately impressive 3-0 win at Fenerbahce on Wednesday which left Arsene Wenger’s side on the verge of a remarkable 17th straight Champions League campaign.

Ferrari have not given up hopes of winning the Formula One world drivers’ title despite recent struggles, team principal Stefano Domenicali said on the team’s website.

Russian world no. 3 Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open because of a right shoulder injury, tournament organizers have announced.

Steven Smith’s maiden Test hundred helped Australia maintain their dominant position on the second day of the Ashes finale at The Oval on Thursday.

Sacked Australia coach Mickey Arthur says Michael Clarke’s team travelled to England with no belief they could win the Ashes.

Shane Watson taunted England after the Australia batsman punished their selection gamble with a superb 176 on the first day of the fifth Test on Wednesday.

England’s selection gamble backfired as surprise debutants Simon Kerrigan and Chris Woakes suffered a chastening introduction on the first day of the fifth Test against Australia on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe go into Friday’s first Twenty20 international against Pakistan at Harare Sports Club with captain Brendan Taylor confident that the players have put their most recent scuffle with the board behind them.

Neymar scored his first goal for Barcelona as the Catalans were held 1-1 by Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, but there was another injury worry for Lionel Messi as he was forced off at half-time.

Sam Querrey stepped up his rivalry with countryman John Isner on Wednesday, the 29th-ranked American blasting 19 aces in reaching the quarte-rfinals of the ATP Winston-Salem Open.