IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
Sri Lanka's openers confidently negotiated an awkward session at the end of a rain-interrupted fourth day at Lord's on Sunday, setting up the prospect of a fascinating finish to the third and final Test against England.
Ireland won the second ODI by 43 runs on Tuesday after the first game had been washed out by rain.
Kvitova and Vekic had played twice on Saturday after a rain delay on Friday but it was the Czech who did not drop a set in the entire tournament.
Mumbai has received 253.3 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Friday.
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move into the top four when they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Zimbabwe were set 272 to win with 49 overs left on the final afternoon, but never seriously chased their target
For India, veteran Jhulan Goswami picked up two wickets giving away just 20 runs in her 9 overs.
The Indian women's team continued its embarrassing batting show
Australia likely to play the same squad in Sydney; Both teams to pay tribute to firefighters.
Joe Root scored an unbeaten 106 and shared a swashbuckling partnership with Ben Stokes as England put the brakes on a hostile South African attack to reach 238 for five at the close of the second day of the third Test on Friday.
Four National Disaster Response Force teams are engaged in rescue work, he added. The village has around 50 houses, of which 17 were buried under the landslide, the official said.
Tottenham Hotspur hammered 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to four second-half goals, allowing them to close the gap with their Birmingham rivals to two points in the chase for Champions League football next season.
Images from the rain-curtailed 1st ODI between India and South Africa in Lucknow on Thursday.
With scores of 4,9,9 in his previous three matches, Rahul was under pressure to justify his selection and the opener responded by clubbing four sixes en route to a 31-ball fifty as India reached 86-2 at the halfway stage.
Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday.
Opener Dean Elgar hit an unbeaten 60 as South Africa coasted to a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the final Test at Newlands on Tuesday to take the three-match series 2-0 and retain their ranking as the top side in Tests.
Pandya said going into the third and final game on Tuesday, with the series tied at 1-1, would be more challenging and exciting.
Japan supporters lamented the team's 3-1 penalty shootout loss to Croatia at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday.
France's hopes of a winning start to their Women's World Cup campaign were thwarted by a hardworking Jamaican side in a 0-0 draw in the opening Group F clash at Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Playing spoilsport, the rains reduced the decisive match of the series and first ever International match at Greenfield Stadium to an eight-over-per-side affair.
Mithali now became the world's most prolific batter in women's internationals, overtaking Edwards' 10,273 runs.
Mouni enjoys the rain... Pranutan's perfect selfie... Rajkummar's family time...
Images from Day 3 of the 3rd Ashes Test played at the WACA in Perth on Saturday
India were 98 for 2 at close of play on the fourth day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, still 308 runs behind Australia and a full day's batting away from saving the match.
For the first time since 2004, neither Novak Djokovic nor the injured Rafael Nadal will be in the Rome final.
Pakistan outclassed South Africa by 19 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit match in the ICC Champions Trophy match, in Birmingham, on Wednesday.
James Anderson joined an elite band of bowlers with 500 test wickets and Ben Stokes plundered a vital half century as England took command of a low-scoring third Test against West Indies at Lord's on Friday.
Mithali Raj played a captain's knock to guide India Women to a consolation four-wicket win over England
Showers through much of the day restricted the chances of the two teams getting onto the field and, after several inspections, the umpires called off play at 4:10 p.m. (1510 GMT).
Star drag-flicket Gurjit Kaur made it 4-0 by converting a penalty corner in the 10th minute.
It's a batting track but suitable for wrist spinner, says curator works to keep the ground dry after heavy showers lash city
'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
How sweet it is: Eubanks's climb up the ranks is 'icing on the cake'
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals as a first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit.
The third and final match of the upcoming Twenty20 series between India and Australia will turn pink to support the McGrath Foundation after rain washed out a large part of the annual Pink Test in Sydney.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
