President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that France would no longer allow migrant camps like the notorious “Jungle” in Calais as he defended a tougher line on immigration that has attracted sharp criticism from some of his allies.

A tourist takes a photograph at the Galle Face beach in Colombo yesterday.

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is edging closer to a £20mn move to Everton after he travelled to Merseyside for a medical as Toffees coach Sam Allardyce bids to boost his attacking options.

Danial Amier Norhisham sealed a 1-0 win for Malaysia over Saudi Arabia in their final Group C match of the AFC U23 Championship 2018 yesterday as Ong Kim Swee’s side claimed a place in the quarter-finals.

After successfully hosting two tournaments in November 2017, Qatar will play host to International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF)-Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) World Team Championship next month.

Liverpool condemned Manchester City to their first Premier League defeat of the season yesterday as Arsenal’s defeat was marked by the missing Alexis Sanchez, who looks set to leave the club imminently.

Star defender Abdelkarim Hassan has admitted Qatari teams are under additional pressure to win competitions because the country is hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios is ready to win over his doubters and can become an ‘international sporting superstar’ according to former world number one Boris Becker.

A US immigration programme protecting hundreds of thousands of young people brought to the United States illegally as children is ‘probably dead,’ President Donald Trump said Sunday.

A Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to end and sank Sunday, eight days after a collision with a cargo ship off China, state media said.

The General Authority of Customs (GAC) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 7.25kg of the illicit drug, cocaine, through Hamad International Airport (HIA).

The Philippines' most active volcano on Saturday spewed a thick cloud of ash, prompting hundreds of people to flee homes surrounding the mountain, officials said.