Having released 10 players ahead of the auction, the team management focussed on strengthening the batting and pace bowling units.
Sensational teenager Ansu Fati shows there is life after legend Messi at Camp Nou.
Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav's magical spell of wrist spin and KL Rahul's dazzling strokeplay helped India outclass England by eight wickets in the first T20 International in Manchester, on Tuesday.
Unless they getting their batting and bowling woes sorted out soon, the 2023 World Cup looks another distant dream for the Men in Blue.
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Chennai.
Federer may never glide across it as only he can, or any other Grand Slam court for that matter, again. But his legacy will never fade.
David Warner scored a sparkling, unbeaten triple hundred after before being reprieved by another no-ball as Australia declared their first innings closed at 589 for three before the dinner-break on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan, at the Adelaide Oval, on Saturday.
Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor's daughter Shanaya made her debut at the high-profile Le Bal in Paris.
Zelda Pande recounts the specialness with which Diwali was celebrated in her home in Ranchi.
'Leg-spinners are very important and it's lovely to see that Shamsi, Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan are doing magic in the T20 World Cup. They are making proud for their respective countries. These are the three names that come to my mind in white ball cricket.'
West Indies captain Jason Holder tipped his cap to Jasprit Bumrah after the India pace bowler bagged a hat-trick on Day 2 of the second Test, in Kingston, on Saturday. Bumrah had figures of 6 for 16 as the West Indies collapsed to 87 for seven at stumps in their first innings, still 329 runs in arrears of India's first innings score.
Real Madrid saw off a stirring Chelsea fightback to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals following a 3-2 defeat after extra time in a scintillating second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday to go through 5-4 on aggregate.
The legendary Muttiah Muralitharan only sees Ravichandran Ashwin achieving the 700-800 Test wicket mark among the current crop of spinners and feels Nathan Lyon, who is set to play his 100th Test in Brisbane, 'may be not good enough to reach that far'.
'If I gave him out, I won't make it back'
The 15-year-old Shafali, who was dismissed for a four-ball duck on her debut in the opening match, laid the foundation for a good total with a 33-ball innings, while Jemimah Rodrigues (33) provided the stablity, scoring a 22-ball 33.
AB de Villiers's breathtaking strokeplay powered RCB to victory against the Delhi Daredevils.
Lorenzo Insigne curled a quite wonderful shot beyond the reach of Belgium goal-keeper Thibaut Courtois after jinking in from the left flank.
West Ham United and Chelsea both narrowly avoided ignominious FA Cup exits with narrow wins against lower-league opposition but Everton marked Frank Lampard's first game in charge by sauntering past Brentford into the fifth round on Saturday.
KKR struggled for stability in the last edition in the UAE, while a change of captaincy at the halfway stage did not help them either.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday.
Inter Milan got a crucial 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday
Belgium finished top of Group B with a maximum nine points, with Denmark, Finland and Russia all on three points but with the Danes ahead on goal difference.
Mumbai trounced Himachal Pradesh by 200 runs in their final Elite Group D game to remain unbeaten in the league stage
The stadiums at Qatar offer plenty of wisdom and chutzpah on how to take our own lives forward.
Both Hayden and Philander asked the Pakistani fans to back the current team.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred with an impressive four-wicket spell as he set up Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata, on Tuesday.
India's fielding drills: Balls of different weights, simulation machine, 'blind-fold' catching
Delhi Capitals will be keen to make up for the last year's result when they lost to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2, but their task won't get easier against an in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have won their last four games.
Atletico Madrid won the La Liga title for the first time since 2014
Australia batsman Steve Smith says he likes to get into tough situations and be the player on whom the team can count upon.
Blessed with silky technical skills, vision, anticipation and an eye for goal, Phil Foden offers coach Gareth Southgate several options, either wide in a three-pronged attack, a more orthodox central midfield role or even as a "false nine".
As entertainment continues to play out from the comfort of our living rooms, Sukanya Verma tells you where you can catch all the Globe winners on OTT.
Russian made amends for their opening loss to Belgium as the group remains wide open.
Steve Smith smashed an unbeaten half-century to power Australia to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second T20 International in Canberra on Tuesday.
Cheteshwar Pujara is confident that history will repeat itself in Australia this time.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.
Barcelona pulled off a stirring comeback to overturn a two-goal deficit and reach the Copa del Rey final, beating Sevilla 3-0 after extra-time in Wednesday's semi-final second leg, to go through 3-2 on aggregate.
Chasing 279 for victory, Sri Lanka overcame Woakes's triple strikes to reach 140-5 in 29 overs when heavy rain stopped play and England won the match under the scoring method governing such rain-marred matches.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
