Barcelona won 3-1 at Alaves in La Liga on Saturday thanks to goals by Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and substitute Victor Roque, who was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.
IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday
The battle for Champions League qualification continues with fourth-placed Aston Villa away to Luton Town on Saturday and Tottenham Hotspur, who are five points behind with a game in hand, hosting Crystal Palace.
Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 3-2 to edge closer to a first ever Bundesliga title.
Chelsea came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 thanks to added time goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez.
In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon.
Sarabjot Singh locked the Paris Olympics quota by winning a bronze medal in the men's 10m air pistol.
In Group C, Iran's Sepahan survived a pair of red cards to defeat Air Force Club from Iraq 1-0 in Tehran and stay two points adrift of leaders Al-Ittihad from Saudi Arabia.
The Bharat Ratna for him comes nine years after the honour was bestowed on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The two leaders together spearheaded the journey of the Jana Sangh and then the BJP for over five decades.
Mohit Avasthi ran through the Bengal batting lineup, grabbing seven wickets for 52 runs as Mumbai stormed to an innings and four-run win with a bonus point in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Kolkata on Sunday.
Spain secured a place at Euro 2024 after Gavi's second-half goal was enough to beat Norway 1-0 away on Sunday and they will be joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Turkey from Group D following an eventful night in qualifying.
Juventus climb to top of Serie A with win over Lecce
A dominant Australian side produced a superb all-round performance to secure their fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup crown.
Wasteful Napoli held to goalless draw by visiting Monza
Manchester United climb into sixth place with 3-0 West Ham win
'You can't be frustrated all the time because the neighbour has a bigger house than you, or a bigger TV or better garden. That's not the way that I see the life, you know'
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified fourth with Mexican Sergio Perez, Verstappen's closest title rival and team mate but a massive 151 points adrift after 15 of 22 rounds, fifth and 0.773 off his team mate's pace.
Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
Max Verstappen took the 50th win of his Formula One career, and record-equalling 15th of the season
With more than a 100 runs still to get, it would be an uphill task for Maharashtra to turn the match around on Day 3.
Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish scored three minutes apart as Manchester City came from behind to beat Premier League newcomers Luton Town.
In her maiden World Cup season, Aditi beat the previous best of 705, set only recently -- in May -- by Liko Arreola, who was also making her debut for the US senior team, finishing ninth (698).
Juventus have been deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating its transfer dealings.
ICC Rankings: India slips to 3rd spot, Australia remain world No 1 in ODIs
Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Palak, Esha gold-silver feat makes it a historic day for India
Sift Kaur Samra gave ample proof of her immense potential, earning India its sixth Paris Olympic quota place.
Girona's Castellanos hits Real Madrid for four in fresh blow to title hopes
Max Verstappen won Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix from pole position and with the fastest lap on Sunday for the team's 10th successive Formula One victory and ninth in nine races this season.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
'I never expected it, because my personal best in a competition was 710. And this is my best score.'
A major rescue operation is underway in the Adriatic Sea to airlift passengers stranded in a burning Italian-flagged ferry, the Norman Atlantic.
Images from the football matches played on Tuesday.
The NDA is looking to reduce fiscal deficit not by chopping social sector spending but by paring it down
Manchester United will be back in action in next season's Champions League after they hammered Chelsea 4-1.
Chelsea manager Graham Potter and his family have received anonymous death threats following the English Premier League club's poor run of results.
Leaders Barcelona played out a second straight 0-0 draw in LaLiga after mid-table Getafe battled for a home point in a hard-fought game on Sunday.
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