Virat Kohli will be expected to hit his straps after a lean run
Sunil Chhetri stirred up emotions in his final international outing but the Indian football team just could not rise to the occasion as it settled for a goalless draw against Kuwait.
Elena Rybakina set up a showdown with 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova for a place in Saturday's final.
Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino scored in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Lazio on Wednesday that secured them top spot in Champions League Group E, the first time since 2016 that they had reached the knockouts as group winners.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal for Al Nassr with a last-gasp penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw
Liverpool reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Burnley at Anfield on Saturday, but they were made to battle hard by a brave visiting side.
Cristiano Ronaldo faced a flurry of criticism after appearing to make an obscene gesture following the end of Al Nassr's 3-2 win over Al Shabab in an exciting Saudi Pro League game on Sunday.
Neymar joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in August but the former Barcelona and Paris St Germain forward played only five games as he struggled with muscle injuries.
New Zealand batter Kane Williamson remains at the top of the list with 883 rating points.
Erling Haaland had the same points as Lionel Messi but lost out by having fewer first-place votes from national team captains.
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who entered the elite 500 Test wicket club at Rajkot, climbed a rung to the second position behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
The MEA said the two sides shared their perspectives on the matter in the talks held in a friendly and cordial atmosphere.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid cruised to a 4-0 home win over relegation-threatened Celta Vigo on Sunday to restore their seven-point lead at the top of the table with a dominant display.
"During the Congress regime, the news headlines were of India handing over another dossier to Pakistan about terror activities. Some of our friends in media used to clap after such any such dossier was sent," Modi said at an election rally in Maharashtra's Latur.
Quoting Shakespeare, he noted: "As Shakespeare said of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was a pattern to all princes living."
Twenty-year-old Conor Bradley scored his first goal for Liverpool and claimed two assists as Juergen Klopp's team moved five points clear at the top
India suffered one of its most embarrassing defeat in recent years despite Sunil Chhetri's 94th international goal in his 150th match.
Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
Dayana Yastremska upset of twice former champion and 18th seed Victoria Azarenka.
A summary of Saturday's action in the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship qualifiers.
Suryakumar strengthens top position in ICC T20 batter rankings
Manchester United climb into sixth place with 3-0 West Ham win
'The inauguration of the Ram temple was the pinnacle of the BJP's religious politics.' 'Politics is dynamic. What goes up has to come down.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the first Test against Australia?
Shivam Dube continued his recent streak of form with a counter-attacking fifty that proved to be the cornerstone of Mumbai's excellent 330 for six against Bengal
'I'm lucky. What I really want to say is that my main overwhelming feeling is gratitude'
Baga and Gokarna make the list of the world's top 100 beaches.
IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
Images from Saturday's Premier League action.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this month's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil in the squad announced by its FA on Friday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers stunned Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 with stoppage-time goals from Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina on Saturday, thwarting the visitors in their bid to reclaim top spot in the Premier League table.
Liverpool kicked off the new year three points clear atop the English Premier League standings with a 4-2 victory over Newcastle United.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open
Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams fell at the first hurdle
'From where I started, I was pretty proud of myself to be able to give myself another chance to be here, to qualify and play a second round. It's a good feeling.'
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
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