Ajax Amsterdam were held to a goalless draw by Heerenveen on Friday and lost contact with the top of the first division.
Former badminton No 1 Lee Chong Wei returned home to Malaysia and said he faced a three-week wait for the verdict from his doping hearing.
The UN Security Council joined the call made by UN Chief Ban Ki-moon for a thorough and independent investigation into the apparent downing of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, stressing that all parties should grant immediate access to the investigators.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrote to his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte condoling the death of Dutch nationals in the Malaysian air tragedy.
The German Hockey Association has decided to send their development team for the Champions Trophy
The World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.
Fredrik Ljungberg and Robert Pires inspired the London side to a 2-1 win in the Champions League.
The German was clearly swept up in the emotion at the end of the game as a delirious Anfield crowd sang the club's anthem "You'll never walk alone" with the players lined up in front of the Kop.
The ace full-back was named in the 18-man team for the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
The Arsenal forward will miss their next Champions League game against Ajax Amsterdam.
Tottenham's task was made all the more difficult two minutes before the interval when forward Son Heung-min was sent off
Skipper Sourav Ganguly revealed that his star opening batsman is suffering from a tennis elbow. He may be replaced by Rohan Gavaskar.
'The Flying Dutchman' became only the third man in history to defend his title in swimming's premier event.
Ajax said in a statement that assistant trainers Ruud Krol and Tonny Bruins Slot would run the team while the club looked for a replacement.
United are unbeaten in all competitions since Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December and their improvement is down to the Norwegian's insistence on an attacking style of play, as opposed to the defensive fare served up by his predecessor.
The Ajax coach and former ace Dutch striker has been approached to take over the national team.
New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin believes London is the perfect choice to stage the climax to Euro 2020 after 12 other cities across the continent host earlier matches, he said on Wednesday.
The Dutch side pipped Maccabi Tel Aviv for a place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup because of a better head-to-head record.
Swu and Muivah, who are scheduled to reach New Delhi on Sunday night from Amsterdam, are expected to meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Monday, official sources said.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be out for between six and eight weeks with a hamstring injury, the La Liga leaders said on Monday.
The crash between a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 and a Saudia Boeing 747 over Charkhi Dadri in Haryana occurred 24 years ago.' During the lockdown, journalist Bhavya Dore reported on it from her home. Her article found a proud mention in the Bloomsburg Jealousy List 2020.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
It beats Netflix any day, exclaims Prithvi Singh.
India are winless after two matches in the Robobank hockey tournament and have conceded eight goals.
Dutch squad penpix ahead of the European Championship semi-final against hosts Portugal.
In another match in the Robobank four-nation hockey tournament Germany humbled Pakistan 6-0.
A gunman armed with a Kalashnikov had opened fire on train and was overpowered by several passengers including off-duty American servicemen.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Manchester United were given a troublesome tie against Club Bruges in the draw for the Champions League playoff round on Friday, although it could have been worse as they avoided Lazio, CSKA Moscow or Monaco.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
