Arsenal get their UEFA Europa League campaign underway with a trip to face FC Zurich at the AFG Arena

Pictures of Lionel Messi picking up the FIFA prize in Zurich dressed in an eye brow-raising black and white-spotted suit and bow tie, splashed across front pages.

Lionel Messi won for the fourth straight time, beating Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta. His 91 goals topped Gerd Mueller's mark of 85 for Bayern Munich and Germany in 1972.

London Olympics champion Usain Bolt sprinted to a comfortable 200m win in the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

Sprinting legend Usain Bolt and 800m world record-holder David Rudisha will headline a stellar track and field line-up at Thursday's Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

FIFA voted to scrap its continental rotation policy for the World Cup, a decision which throws the race for the 2018 tournament wide open.