NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has discovered high levels of manganese oxides in Martian rocks, which may indicate that the red planet was once more Earth-like than previously believed.
It is a mark of how far Tottenham Hotspur have come that they start as favourites to win what could be a pivotal Champions League Group E fixture away to Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday despite the absence of key defender Toby Alderweireld.
So, how does Pompeo's check list look like? In a broad sense, he is coming here 'to make sure that we have economic openness'; to ensure that 'we have to deliver'; to understand that 'we have to execute' what we promised to do; and, to 'broach some tough topics', points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'But I want to be Giovanni and nothing more. It is not easy to live with his greatness. That's why I have to become stronger than him. I have to prove that, if I'm here, it's only because of me'
Spain started their World Cup qualifying campaign with a crushing 8-0 win over Liechtenstein, laying down a marker in Group G with a ruthless second-half display on Monday.
Arsene Wenger hailed his team's first-half performance as "nearly perfect" and allowed himself to entertain the possibility of winning the title, despite Manchester City winning all six of their games so far to sit five points ahead of Arsenal.
Adnan Januzaj reminded Manchester United fans of his class as his 29th-minute goal earned a 1-0 win at Aston Villa and propelled them, after two humdrum triumphs, to the top of the table on Friday.
The gains will provide a much-needed reprieve after the rupee fell for a fifth week and hit an over two-month low last week in trade.
India ended their campaign in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup when they went down 0-4 to a superior and physical Ghana in their third Group A match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the Capital in New Delhi on Thursday.
Lewis Hamilton moved within reach of a fourth Formula One world championship on Sunday after winning a Japanese Grand Prix that saw Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel retire with engine problems.
It's obviously not the Kumbh Mela.
Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in yet another action-packed World Cup clash in Brasilia on Thursday to top Group C on six points and move within touching distance of making the knockout phase for the first time since 1990.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Images from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Olympiakos Piraeus battled back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 home draw with last year's runners-up Tottenham Hotspur in their Champions League Group B opener.
Modi Sarkar will not stand on ceremonies even if that means stepping on the Constitution, says Udit Misra.
'Go to any village, you'll find a Dalit 15 years and above wearing jeans.' 'Earlier, Dalits were not allowed to wear a dhoti till the ankles. Jeans does not have this kind of restrictions or design. It is universal. So Dalits have also entered a caste neutral clothing zone.' 'Wherever you see Dr Ambedkar's statue in this country or abroad, he is always wearing a suit and with that English comes naturally. The Dalits' veneration of Western dress is very intense,' Dalit thinker Chandrabhan Prasad tells Archana Masih/Rediff.com
Defending champions India dished out a listless performance but still managed to beat arch-rivals Pakistan 1-0 in the opening game of the SAFF Football Championship in Kathmandu on Sunday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Eighteen-year-old Dhruv Chincholikar and his family have a wonderful way of celebrating Ganeshotsav.
The games will mark the onset of a long summer for the Indian team, with sterner tests against England to follow this short series in Malahide on the outskirts of Dublin.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
World No 1 Novak Djokovic laid down an early French Open marker when he reached the Monte Carlos Masters final.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A sudden spurt in hate crimes against Hindus, which includes a series of vandalism incidents and hate graffiti, in a suburb of Washington, has led US authorities to announce a reward of $21,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible.
Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.
The 5-seater Compass is set to take on Hyundai Creta, Mahindra XUV500, Renault Duster, Toyota Innova and Tata Hexa.
All the results from the I-League and ISL matches played on Saturday
A summary of Thursday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A summary of Friday play at the French Open.
Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi is India's richest person.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of completing a remarkable salvage job and reaching the last 16 of the Champions League alive with a late winner in his side's 1-0 victory over Inter Milan at Wembley on Wednesday.
A clinical performance from Chennaiyin FC saw them thrash defending champions Atletico de Kolkata 3-0 in the first leg semi-final of the Indian Super League, in Pune on Saturday.
Delhi Dynamos beat FC Goa 1-0 to win the first leg of the Indian Super League semi-final in New Delhi on Friday.
World number five Roger Federer delivered a tennis masterclass to beat rising star Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 and clinch a record ninth Halle Open title on Sunday as he lay down a marker in the lead-up to Wimbledon.
Neha Saigal recalls her uncharacteristic behaviour on her first transatlantic flight.
Portugal won their first Euro title after defeating France 1-0 at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday.
