Vangioni, Mori, Rodriguez score for the Mexicans, and Bounedjah, Hassan for Wolves; Monterrey face Liverpool next

AFC Champions League top-scorer had only been on the field for eight minutes before his strike against Esperance

Twice he came close to appearing in the competition with Atletico Madrid but, finally, at the age of 36, Gabi Fernandez is making his FIFA Club World Cup debut.

Barcelona’s six-game winning streak in all competitions came to a halt yesterday with a 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad which could see the leaders knocked off the top of La Liga by Real Madrid by the end of the weekend ahead of Wednesday’s ‘Clasico’.

Ko Ping Chung of Chinese Taipei takes a moment to line up his shot during the World 9-Ball Championship match against Phone Myint Kyaw (not pictured) of Myanmar at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Doha yesterday.

Khalid Mohamed al-Emadi astride Colibri 19 won the Big Tour class during the fourth round of the Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour at the Al Shaqab arena yesterday.

‘We had to fight, that’s what we did and that’s why we won’

Former Test wicketkeeper Mark Boucher was yesterday named as South African team head coach until 2023.

The Indian cricket board yesterday named paceman Shardul Thakur as replacement for the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the upcoming one-day international series against the West Indies.

‘In the grand scheme of the game we’re in a good position and in control of the game’

Today’s tilt between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions can best be described as a team from the south headed north in the standings going up against a team from the north plummeting south.

Lost in the upheaval of Jim Montgomery’s firing, in the Stars’ 3-2 overtime loss Friday night to the Golden Knights and one of the most confusing weeks in recent franchise history is a simple fact: the Stars are a good hockey team.