Bhupinder Singh Gill made history as the English Premier League's first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee on Wednesday when he ran the line in Southampton's home game against Nottingham Forest at St Mary's.
Antonio Conte's increasingly fractious relationship with Tottenham Hotspur came to an end with the English Premier League club announcing they had parted ways with the Italian on Sunday.
After taking over the captaincy from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma took the Men in Blue to victory against New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England.
"Bapu, I am here today not as a Prime Minister, but as a Hindu," said Sunak, opening his address at the gathering.
England need six wickets on the final day to win the third Test against India after a superb bowling performance helped them reduce the tourists to 112-4, still 333 runs short of victory, at the end of day four at Southampton on Wednesday.
Under-fire captain Alastair Cook at last found his form but fell for 95 as he and century-maker Gary Ballance put England in control at the end of the first day of the third Test against India on Sunday.
Preview and timings of the Premier League matches this weekend
The first game in the three match T20I series between India and England will be played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton starting 2230 IST.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester United fought back to overpower West Ham United 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Neesham said there was no awkwardness from contracted team mates about he and Boult's place in the New Zealand set-up.
Conservative leadership candidate and British prime minister hopeful Rishi Sunak speaks during a visit to his family's old business, Bassett Pharmacy, as part of his campaign in Southampton, Hampshire.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
James Anderson and Stuart Broad each took three wickets to leave India in trouble on 323 for eight, 246 runs adrift of England, after the third day of the third Test on Tuesday.
Edge Southampton 2-1 to take campaign to final day of the season.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Liam Livingstone smashed his second half-century in two games as England claimed a 79-run win over New Zealand in the rain-affected second ODI.
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck superb centuries as New Zealand secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts England in the first One-Day International.
Ian Bell returned to form in spectacular fashion with a superb 167 and debutant Jos Buttler also shone to help England strengthen their dominant position over India on the second day of the third Test on Monday.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
India qualified for the World Test Championship final after New Zealand edged Sri Lanka by two wickets off the final ball in a dramatic finish to the first Test in Christchurch on Monday.
The WTC winners will collect US$1.6 million as the prize money, while the losing finalists will pocket $800,000.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
A regular fixture during Chennai Super Kings' home matches, the little one was in the mood for some cookies as she was accompanied by a member of the team support staff into the refreshment room for the media.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
India's last ICC title win came a decade ago in the 2013 Champions Trophy, but Rohit said there was no point in dwelling on past disappointments.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Virat Kohli joined the national team's training session on Monday at the picturesque Arundel Castle Cricket Club.
IMAGES from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
ICC expecting full crowds for at least first four days of WTC final at Oval
Gill said his team has learnt plenty from the disappointing defeat against the Kiwis.
Rishi Sunak speaks of 'sting' of racism growing up in UK
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in his side's 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round and Casemiro also grabbed a brace in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Reading.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
The second game in the three match T20I series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston starting 1900 IST.
The Indian team touched down in Southampton on Thursday where they will undergo quarantine before resuming their preparations for the ICC World Test Championship final.
fter missing the home Test series against England with injury, Jadeja will hope to get his place back in the playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
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