La Liga leaders Real Madrid were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at lowly city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Sunday as Joselu's early strike was cancelled out by Raul de Tomas' penalty, a result that could spice up the title race with surprise package Girona.
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.
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.
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.
Chelsea came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 thanks to added time goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez.
Juventus have been deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating its transfer dealings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 3-2 to edge closer to a first ever Bundesliga title.
The absolute control of the Communists on all realms of policy-making, the single point agenda of the Congress party to stay in power as long as possible and the insistence of the Bharatiya Janata Party upon destroying its credibility as a national party -- all have ensured that Indian foreign policy continues to drift without any real sense of direction.
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.
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 climb to top of Serie A with win over Lecce
Wasteful Napoli held to goalless draw by visiting Monza
ICC Rankings: India slips to 3rd spot, Australia remain world No 1 in ODIs
Max Verstappen took the 50th win of his Formula One career, and record-equalling 15th of the season
A dominant Australian side produced a superb all-round performance to secure their fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup crown.
Girona's Castellanos hits Real Madrid for four in fresh blow to title hopes
Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
Manchester United climb into sixth place with 3-0 West Ham win
Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish scored three minutes apart as Manchester City came from behind to beat Premier League newcomers Luton Town.
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.
Sift Kaur Samra gave ample proof of her immense potential, earning India its sixth Paris Olympic quota place.
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.
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will not play against Liverpool
The ship, which departed from Long Beach, Calif., Sunday on a seven-day voyage to the Mexican Riviera, was about 200 miles south of San Diego when a fire ignited in the engine room, cutting off power, telephone service and air conditioning.
Palak, Esha gold-silver feat makes it a historic day for India
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.
A strange-looking gold-colour chariot came afloat in the Bay of Bengal coast near Santabommali in the north coastal Andhra district of Srikakulam on Wednesday morning, leaving the locals awe-struck.
'I never expected it, because my personal best in a competition was 710. And this is my best score.'
The victory moved United up to fifth with nine points from five matches, six adrift of leaders Arsenal and four behind second-placed Manchester City. Leicester stay bottom on one point.
England all-rounder Sarah Glenn closed in on compatriot Sophie Ecclestone after a fine show in the first match of their three-T20I series against India.
Real Madrid's Javier Hernandez struck twice as they came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 4-2 away and keep the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Sunday.
Chelsea manager Graham Potter and his family have received anonymous death threats following the English Premier League club's poor run of results.
English Premier League side Chelsea completed the signing of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British record 106.8 million pounds ($131.46 million).
In India's last group match, Yadav blasted a 25-ball 61 as he added six points in the weekly rankings update to go 39 points clear of second-placed Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan.
