Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric came off the bench to net a stunning strike from the edge of the box late in the second half to secure a 1-0 home win over Sevilla on Sunday and stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points.

A trio of tennis moms-Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki-are poised for comebacks at the Australian Open.

Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.

IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.

Beauvais airport near Paris said that it was evacuated "following an anonymous threat received by several French hubs."

A round-up of Sunday's matches in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A

The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch was unveiled on Tuesday.

Responding to media queries on the development, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that "such interference in India's internal affairs is unacceptable, and reflects a colonial mindset".

'I think war made me stronger and also made me mentally stronger'

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt.

Nahel M's death, caught on video, has reignited longstanding complaints by poor and racially mixed urban communities of police violence and racism.

The governing body of women's tennis announced a new circuit structure on Tuesday with a "pathway to handing out equal prize money" for men and women at combined WTA 1000 and 500 events.

Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.

IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.

Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina have received wild cards for the Classic Birmingham, a WTA 250 event on grass which begins on June 19.

A summary of the concluding day's action in the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Saudi Pro League.

Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how deeper continuities remained in place, points out T C A Raghavan, former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan.

'The problem is that all this reconstruction work is being monitored by the prime minister himself with inputs being provided directly by the PMO so nobody in the state government dare contradict them even if their suggestions are totally contrary to what the ecology of this region requires.'

Lens falter in title race after draw at Nice, Marseille hit six

"What's important for me is to give the best of myself for my club, and we're looking forward for Leo (Messi) to return to continue scoring and winning matches."

Mbappe scores late penalty to secure PSG 2-1 win over Strasbourg

Galtier said all other players returned as per the schedule and will be available for Wednesday's game, including France striker Kylian Mbappe.

Frappart's achievement was met with recognition, with Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez describing it as a step forward for women in a "sexist sport".

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.

Football action from across Europe in matches played on Saturday

Marseille cement second place with Montpellier win

Images from the matches played across football leagues in Europe on Sunday.

The Germans, Swiss and French get ready for Christmas.

Real Madrid have increased their offer to sign Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to 170 million euros ($199.80 million) after having an initial 160 million euro bid rejected, Sky Sports reported on Thursday.

PSG's big buy has been left out squad for the Ligue 1 match against Brest.

PSG made hard work of beating Strasbourg 4-2 in the French Ligue 1, while Real Madrid registered a comfortable 4-1 win away to Alaves in their opening game.

Moffi penalty gives Lorient 1-0 win over Monaco.

The 34-year-old Argentine joined PSG on a two-year contract with the option of extending it by another year after Barcelona made it clear they could not afford to keep him because of LaLiga's financial fair play rules.

'I'm very privileged to be in the second week of Wimbledon again. This is genuinely one of my favourite weeks of the year so to be prolonging my stay is a lot of fun but I'm looking forward to the challenge.'

Images from Day 6 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Saturday.

Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Images from Day 11 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.

Images from Day 9 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.

Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.

Bianca Andreescu rolls to first-round win at Strasbourg.