Top seed Carlos Alcaraz dominated Gael Monfils 6-2 6-4 and fourth seed Alexander Zverev escaped a tight first set en route to a 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Christopher Eubanks to reach the last 16 at the Miami Open on Monday.

Holger Rune rallied from a set down and saved a match point to defeat former champion Taylor Fritz 2-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals where he will meet fourth seed Daniil Medvedev.

World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open

EAM Jaishankar's mission is aimed at strengthening India's strategic autonomy in a complex international environment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Images from the international friendly and Euro qualifying football matches played on Tuesday.

IMAGES from Day 9 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.

All the action from the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday...

American Holloway wins third straight world 110m hurdles title

Spain and Japan have six points and will play each other on Monday for top spot in the group

The summer saw its fair share of hits at the box office. Now, the monsoon has quite a few movie releases from across genres.

India's historical focus on its continental borders has overshadowed its maritime ambitions, but that is changing quickly, notes Ajai Shukla.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarter-finals of the Queen's Club Championships.

In all likelihood, the next conventional Chinese attack on India would be preceded by a massive cyber attack designed to cripple Indian networks and interfere with our disaster-relief programmes.

'I was a young pilot in the IAF and Tom Cruise (with his genuine Ray-Bans) was now an icon with his sensational performance in Top Gun.' 'The IAF, maybe influenced by the movie, decided to 'issue' pilots Ray-Bans as part of their flying kit,' remembers IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe.

IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.

IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.

These mushrooms are a perfect side with the drinks at a weekend biryani party.

'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.' 'After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.'

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday

A summary of Thursday's action at the US Open.

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, Day 6.

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, Day 4.

A summary of the finals on Day 2 at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Images from the men's singles action at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday.

IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.

The army has long been deficient in artillery, the modern battlefield's most lethal killer, says Ajai Shukla.

The Pole, who won the crown in 2020 and hasn't lost since February, matched Serena Williams's winning run from 2013 in the process, having now lost only two sets in her last four tournaments.

IMAGES from Day 9 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.

Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.

IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.

IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.

'Why was Top Gun: Maverick made? 'And the only reason I can think of is that the new film was made to emphasise and re-establish Tom Cruise's superstar status,' notes Aseem Chhabra who watched the Top Gun sequel at its premiere in Cannes.

The top moments from the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Home favourite Su Yiming of China made his Olympic debut on Sunday and received a standing ovation in return.

Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday

Brazil scored twice in the last four minutes, the second a first international goal from Real Madrid striker Rodrygo, to cap a comfortable 4-0 win over Paraguay in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Belo Horizonte.

Images from Day 10 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.