Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium.
Champions Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League defeat of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, while Manchester United's campaign of woe continued with a loss to Crystal Palace.
Argentina moved back into the top 10 of the FIFA rankings on Wednesday and Brazil also climbed, although the two South American giants were upstaged by tiny Sao Tome and Principe, who leapt 53 places.
Cricket was cleared to pursue its bid to be included in future Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rubberstamped the sport's recognition on Thursday.
Sania Mirza has jumped six places in the latest WTA rankings after her semi-final appearance at the Japan Open.
Fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth also jumped two places to sit at the 12th spot, while Lakshya Sen continued to be the best-placed Indian male shuttler at world number 9.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra made the announcement during the send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Monday.
Shiv Kapur sunk a brilliant hat-trick of birdies to finish the day at the Johnnie Walker Classic golf
Holger Rune is only the third player to make it to the French Open quarter-finals on debut since 2005 after Rafael Nadal and Jannik Sinner.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Brazil increased their lead at the top and Spain dropped below Italy.
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won World Championship gold in the women's 400m on Wednesday.
"Sports is something, which gives you a reason to smile. It is hence I am smiling in front of you," he said.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday said it has decided to close its 67 training centres across the country due to rising COVID-19 cases but national camps for elite athletes will continue in bio-bubbles.
English Premier League leaders Manchester City and Chelsea slugged out a magnificent 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Sift Kaur Samra gave ample proof of her immense potential, earning India its sixth Paris Olympic quota place.
Brazil, who sank to an all-time low of 22nd on the FIFA rankings last June, continued their slow climb back to respectability when they rose to ninth in the latest list published on Thursday.
Brazil continue to top the rankings, which has India placed at 151.
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IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who hasn't played any tournament since the Birmingham Games due to an ankle injury, is now world number five after moving up a spot.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
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To ensure the best possible start, the Danes will turn to playmaker Christian Eriksen
Cristiano Ronaldo muscled his way into Instagram's top-followed ranks this year as he documented his career and growing family, but pop star Selena Gomez still reigned supreme on the social media platform.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Phil Mickelson suddenly has the world No.1 ranking in his sight after what he said was the best round of his career took him to a superb British Open victory at Muirfield on Sunday.
Manchester United climbed to third place in their quest for a berth in next season's Champions League.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The head of the World Squash Federation (WSF) said he was devastated for the sport's millions of followers after squash was again overlooked for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
India will face Pakistan in their opening outing at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday
West Ham United climbed off the bottom of the Premier League with an uplifting and well-deserved 3-1 home win over Liverpool on Sunday.
Bowling, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, surfing and wushu were also included among the final eight, whittled down by a committee from the original 26 sports which applied for inclusion earlier this month.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
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