IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
A photo symbolising "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" has been named the World Press Photo of the Year. This year, according to organisers, 74,470 images were submitted for judging, made by 4,315 photographers from 130 different countries. World Press Photo has been kind enough to allow to share some of this year's winning photos here with you.
'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.'
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
When tennis fans from Arizona say it is hot at the Wimbledon championships, then it must be.
There were a few nerves at the end but Liverpool set up a Champions League semi-final with Spain's Villarreal after Roberto Firmino scored twice in a 3-3 second-leg draw with Benfica on Wednesday to ensure a 6-4 aggregate win.
List of Australian Open men's singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated):
Russia's Daniil Medvedev defeated Benoit Paire of France 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Abierto Mexicano tournament in Acapulco on Tuesday to get his quest for the world number one ranking off to a winning start.
Meet the bridesmaids and pageboys.
Demand for repeal of the act found echoes in the nation's Parliament with National People's Party (NPP) MP Agatha Sangma, a former Minister in the United Progressive Alliance government, terming the act as 'the elephant in the room which (needs to) be addressed' and seeking the 'draconian' Act be repealed.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Manchester City moved 13 points clear at the top of the English Premier League table after a 2-1 win over West Ham United on Saturday - their 20th straight win in all competitions.
This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'
China has for the first time landed a military plane on one of its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Russia was banned from defending its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup titles but its players will still be allowed to compete at the Grand Slams and in regular tour events.
From when James Buchanan was sworn in in 1857 to Donald Trump in 2017.
The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Opelka, Kyrgios included in Team World for Laver Cup.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
England ended day four with a 170-run lead over West Indies as Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley notched up half-centuries in the second innings of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Saturday. Images from Day 4 of the first Test between England and West Indies.
Trump had announced in May that the US will donate ventilators to India to help it fight the "invisible enemy".
IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.
The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
From the spread of coronavirus to International Women's Day, these 10 images sum up all the big stories from the previous week.
Images from Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Top tweets from the second day's play at the French Open featuring John Peers, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Kristina Mladenovic:
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday
'The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.'
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Manchester City took a major step towards retaining their Premier League title with a 1-0 win over second-placed Chelsea on Saturday, opening up a 13-point lead at the top of the table for Pep Guardiola's side.
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
Champions Liverpool are five points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 7-0 away hammering of Crystal Palace while Arsenal's troubles continued with a 2-1 defeat at second-placed Everton on Saturday.
Trump says he is very concerned about the terrible numbers of infected African-Americans.
Southampton took the lead at St Mary's in the 18th minute after Dusan Tadic finished off a fine team move but, just before the break, Everton levelled with a bolt from the blue as Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson thundered a strike from distance in off the crossbar, his first league goal for the club.
The best looks from the Cannes red carpet.
Results of the Indian athletes on Day 1 at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night