Lazio, who had won all four previous games, were held to a frustrating scoreless draw by a Bulgarian side who came to defend.
Besides colourful costumes, ethnic jewellery and the mandatory dandiyas, there's one more thing that is becoming de rigueur every Navratri.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Robert Lewandowski and substitute Pablo Torre each scored twice to help leaders Barcelona thrash visitors Sevilla 5-1 in LaLiga on Sunday in a confidence boost for Hansi Flick's side ahead of key clashes against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Real Sociedad on Sunday that ended their seven-match winning streak in all competitions.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Israel debutant Yarden Shua scored an 86th-minute winner as they upset more fancied Belgium 1-0 in Budapest on Sunday.
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by London rivals Fulham on a grey wet Sunday at Craven Cottage as Raul Jimenez scored early for the hosts and William Saliba equalised for the visitors at the start of the second half.
Images from Sunday's action in LaLiga and Serie A.
The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.
On October 3, these dancers will be showing their best moves.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the fourth and deciding T20I played between South Africa and India in Johannesburg on Friday
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to set the leaders on course for a thrashing of Real Madrid.
Urmelesh Swami from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh and Pankaj Singh from the UAE have made lovely Diwali memories.
Fenix's first game of the season on September 21 ended with a 19-0 defeat. But for its fans and players, trans men having the right to play their favourite sport on equal terms is far more important than the score.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in Mumbai to complete an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India.
Images from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and New Zealand, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
On Thursday, the 22-year-old spent some quality time with her family who have joined her in the UAE and they went to visit the popular Burj Khalifa.
New Zealand's cricketers are facing a tough test of endurance in the third Test against India in Mumbai on Friday.
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Keeping up his tradition of celebrating the festival with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offered sweets to jawans.
Schick on target again as Leverkusen win, Leipzig thrashed 5-1
Roundup of the matches being held across major football leagues in Europe on Sunday
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
Images from Day 6 of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
Images from Day 5 of the Paralympic Games in Paris on Monday, September 2, 2024.
Jamie Smith smashed a counter-attacking 89 before England's bowlers made early inroads into the Pakistan line-up to drag the touring side back into the deciding third and final Test.
Erling Haaland scored with a flying back-heeled volley out of the air -- that had social media in a frenzy and left his teammates in awe.
Leverkusen's Schick scores hat-trick in comeback win over Heidenheim.
Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Raashii Khanna and Vikrant Massey celebrated the beginning of Navratri with Falguni Pathak.
Scotland stay in hunt for quarters with 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia
The BEST images from Day 2 of the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday.
The prelude to the nine-day festival, which begins on October 3, is as exciting as the festival itself.
And joining the players in celebration were their families.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
The Supreme Court on Friday termed as "unwarranted and extraneous" the Madras high court directive to YouTuber Felix Jerald to close down his channel as one of the bail conditions.
A brilliantly-worked goal by Ryan Christie and a Justin Kluivert penalty gave Bournemouth shock 2-0 Premier League win at home to 10-man Arsenal.