Motosports

Spielberg, Austria: Jorge Martin pipped MotoGP title rival Marc Marquez to pole for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, while Pedro Acosta completed an all-Spanish front row at the Red Bull Ring. Martin secured his third pole of the season, beating Marquez by just 0.015 seconds in a closely fought qualifying session. Acosta qualified third after setting the pace in Friday's practice. Italian Marco Bezzecchi will start fourth, ahead of Japan's Ai Ogura, while Alex Marquez qualified sixth despite crashing late in the session. Championship rivals Martin and Marquez are level on 274 points at the top of the standings, although Marquez holds the advantage after winning five of the last seven races following a slow start to the campaign. Bezzecchi sits third overall, 33 points adrift of the leading pair.

Football

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted his team does not know how to control matches ahead of Sunday's La Liga derby clash against Atletico Madrid. Before the first major test of Mourinho's second spell at the helm, Los Blancos have shown attacking dynamism the coach called "frenetic", but the Portuguese veteran acknowledged his team cannot shut the door on opponents. Madrid trail unbeaten champions Barcelona at the top of the table by three points, after losing one of their six opening games and winning the other five, with Atletico third. However they needed late strikes by back-up striker Carlos Espi to secure wins at Espanyol and Elche to cling to Barcelona's tail. "The problem seems obvious to me. It's harder to know why, but it's easy to understand that there are matches that seem over and, in the end, aren't," said Mourinho. "(There are) matches where we have three, four, five chances to finish them and don't. "After failing to do so, it feels like we go from ease, because it seemed easy, to losing control." Wily Atletico coach Diego Simeone will aim to punish Madrid if they take their eye off the ball in the derby. Mourinho said his team's defensive issues were of concern for that game and beyond. "Not just for Sunday's match, but for every match. I like my team to score goals... but I also like controlling matches," explained Mourinho. "I don't like gifting control. It's not about the goals, it's about giving away control of the match." Bernardo Silva is likely to start against Atletico after being rested against Elche on Tuesday, which could help Madrid take a firmer grip on the game, although Mourinho's squad does not seem ideally equipped to control matches despite a lavish summer spending spree. "We're a frenetic side, who gets the ball back and accelerates," said Mourinho. Madrid's team is defined by their star attacking trio of Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, which effectively ensures they will play at great pace, regardless of the scenario, which can leave them exposed at the back.

Qatar Sport

Nagoya: President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Qatar Olympic Committee HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani took part in the final stage of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games torch relay on Friday. The relay was held at Hisaya Odori Park in Nagoya, with the participation of OCA vice presidents, representatives of national Olympic committees and other sports figures. The Asian Games torch, symbolizing the aspirations of athletes across the continent, began its journey in Tokyo on August 18 before traveling through Hiroshima and Nagoya, as well as several municipalities and schools. The 20th Asian Games officially open on Saturday, with athletes from 45 national Olympic committees competing until October 4.