'They were ahead of their times. We don't expect this from a civilisation of the first century AD.'
A round-up of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
A number of top-flight players had signed up to represent their clubs in the virtual tournament to generate funds for Britain's National Health Service (NHS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Diogo Jota won the ePremier League Invitational title for his club on Saturday
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
The Indian side is in "very close touch" with interlocutors in the foreign and defence ministries of Russia on the issue of Indians "who were, illegally or otherwise, contracted into fighting in the Russian Army", Misri said at a media briefing on Modi's visit to Russia for the BRICS Summit.
Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Arjun Menon looks at 2024's top Web series from South India.
Forest were good value for the win, though Ipswich came close to opening the scoring midway through the first half.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...'
It would be a challenge to India's policy makers how to deal with Trump so that mutual economic growth remains sustained and mutual understanding on global issues are not hampered, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Uzbekistan lives comfortably in several centuries but is also a forward-looking nation, Deepa Gahlot discovers on a visit to this Central Asian country.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
As Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was petitioning members of the United States Congress to pass a bill earmarking more US aid for his besieged country, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a flag-raising ceremony for two nuclear-powered submarines, Krasnoyarsk and Emperor Alexander The Third, in the northern city of Severodvinsk, Russia.
On Friday, Putin formally announced the annexation of four regions -- Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia -- and claimed that "this is the will of millions of people".
Manchester United languish 14th in the standings on 19 points, their worst placing to end a calendar year since they were 15th in 1989.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Jannik Sinner overpowered American Taylor Fritz in the final to become the first Italian man to win the US Open singles title.
Sachin Tendulkar received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd at Centre Court
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Newcastle United made light work of north-east rivals Sunderland as Alexander Isak's double secured a 3-0 win and a place in the FA Cup fourth round at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
Ivan Toney, once Brentford's lynchpin in attack, has moved to Al-Ahli for 40 million pounds ($52.50 million).
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone was invited, with or without a ticket.
Alexander Zverev got the better of older brother Mischa at the Citi Open in Washington on Thursday, winning their first meeting at an ATP Tour event 6-3, 7-5.
The win left Chelsea in 11th position, a point and one place behind Newcastle but with a game in hand.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Liverpool cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 5-2 rout of Championship side Norwich City on Sunday, to kick off Juergen Klopp's long goodbye at Anfield.
Barcelona top the LaLiga standings with 15 points, four ahead of Real Madrid and Villarreal. Girona are seventh on seven points.
The match lived up to its billing right from the start
City host Crystal Palace in the league on Saturday, the only team they failed to score against last season while also losing 2-0 at home.
All the action from La Liga and Serie A matches played on Monday
'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'
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