A summary of Saturday's action in the LaLiga, Serie A and Bundesliga.
Another Sri Lankan batter made his way to the record books with Dimuth Karunaratne...
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Sunday
Shubman Gill's fluent century and a clinical performance from their bowlers helped India trounce England by 142 runs in the third and final ODI on Wednesday, to complete a 3-0 series sweep.
IMAGES from the 3rd T20I between India and England in Rajkot on Tuesday.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Real, chasing a 15th European Cup, levelled in the 83rd with Vinicius's penalty, after Rodrygo was felled by a clumsy challenge from Kim Min-jae, to set up a mouth-watering return leg in Madrid next week.
A round-up of the UEFA Champions League last-16 first leg matches played on Tuesday.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Sunday.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time
Images from the first One-Day International between England and Australia, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Thursday.
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
The incident took place in an apartment at Manikonda on Sunday when the delivery executive, aged 30, went there to deliver a mattress and the dog started barking at the customer's door, which was reportedly partly open, they said.
Neither team has managed to top 200 in the Test yet, but Amla believes his side could chase down more than that in the fourth innings.
Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Kylian Mbappe added another goal before halftime to spur Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory over Getafe.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
This is India's 2nd win in as many games.
'Very happy with the team's win to go 2-1 up in the series and the catch that Bishi (Bishnoi) took was absolutely remarkable. It was truly delightful to watch.'
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
Ben Stokes's England were panned by former captains after their humiliating 434-run loss against India in the 3rd Test in Rajkot on Sunday.
Sri Lanka batted the 16 overs during the final 85 minutes of play on the fourth day with an aim to survive rather than play positive cricket.
NEUFC fashion dramatic turnaround to stun Bagan in a shootout and win historic Durand Cup title in Kolkata on Saturday
Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala's second-half goals sent Germany into the Euro 2024 quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Denmark on Saturday after their last-16 clash was delayed by thunderstorm.
Hasaranga's bowling figures are the second-best by a Sri Lanka bowler with Chaminda Vaas's 8/19, against the same opposition 23 years ago, the best in men's ODI history.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 5, Wednesday, July 31, 2024:
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Ruturaj Gaikwad played a match-winning innings, but don't forget Shivam Dube, Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi's entertaining cameos.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
India's in-form spinner Kuldeep Yadav missed Sunday's game due to a sore thumb and it remains to be seen if he is available for selection.
'Never would have thought 3-0 would have been possible against this Australian side'
India captain Rohit Sharma was forced to retire hurt early with a back spasm during India's successful run chase against the West Indies in the third T20 International in St Kitts on Tuesday.
Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Sift races ahead on road to Paris
Victory for England would see them take the series, which is poised at 1-1.
India lose three-match ODI series against New Zealand 0-1 after rain washes out the third match.
Nivethan Radhakrishnan fired Australia to third place in the ICC Under 19 World Cup
