World-record signing Neymar greeted delirious fans at a grand welcome event at Paris St Germain's stadium on Saturday but must sit out the French club's Ligue 1 opener after his transfer was not registered in time.
Tiger Woods birdied two of his last three holes for a six-under-par 64 and a share of the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational first round on Thursday.
The nine-round auction called by the UK Takeover Panel to decide the winner between the two suitors began at 2200 hrs Indian time (1630 hrs GMT) and will end the slugfest that has been on for three months.
The board of Tata Steel, which will enter an open bidding war with Brazil's CSN for Corus on Tuesday, met in Mumbai presumably to discuss the strategy for the auction and also consider the quarterly results.
The Dutch striker will join Real Madrid from Manchester United on a three-year contract, the Primera Liga club said.
Statistics for Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit.
Juventus clocked up their 12th successive Serie A win on Sunday when they swept aside Chievo 4-0 away in a hopelessly one-sided encounter.
The father of four and founder of duty-free King Power International was a huge favourite with the club's fans.
The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup on Tuesday.
The FTSE 100 is up by about 2 per cent since the start of 2015, although the index is down 6 per cent from a record high of 7,122.74 points reached in April.
South Korean athletes stood in shocked silence as the Asian Games mourned eventer Kim Hyun-chil's tragic death.
France are favourites as Moscow basked in sweltering summer sun
Police said an unidentified 25-year-old South Korean fan climbed up a road sign amid wild celebrations after watching his team fight back to win their opening finals match 2-1 over Togo.
South Africa were 123 for four in the third Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday before rain forced the abandonment of the first day's play after 41 overs.
A clinical Roger Federer took a confident step towards a fourth Miami Open title on Wednesday, easing past 13th-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-2 to book a spot in the quarter-finals.
There's always been a degree of friendly tension between the two, with France regarding Belgium, and its French-speaking Wallonia region, as something of a poor cousin, while the Belgians often dismiss France as patronising and faux-superior.
Fiorentina players paid tribute on Tuesday to Davide Astori, their captain who died suddenly on Sunday at the age of 31, while the club announced that it would retire the defender's number 13 shirt.
A stronger dollar makes oil more expensive because it raises the cost for imports for most of the world's countries
Arturo Vidal's double helped Juventus to their 12th straight league win with a 4-2 triumph over Sampdoria and saw the Italian champions restore an eight-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Moderate earthquake jolts Pakistan's capital, northwestern parts, no injuries reported
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
People in Scotland began voting on Thurday on whether the country should stay in United Kingdom or become independent. Voters will answer 'yes' or 'no', to the referendum question-- 'Should Scotland be an independent country?'
US space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew left the seaside Florida launch pad on Tuesday on a do-or-die mission at 2.38 pm EDT (1838 GMT).
Factbox on the second Test match between Australia and England, which starts on Saturday:
Wimbledon endured its soggiest start since 1991 on Monday with no matches completed on the first day because of rain.
The ban will start immediately meaning the 19-year-old misses United's next two league matches against Middlesbrough and Tottenham.
Eight police officers needed hospital treatment and more than 15 soccer fans were arrested following violent clashes ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match between Scotland's Celtic and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday.
Poignant ceremonies mark 60th anniversary of Munich air crash
Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis lost in five sets to France's Julien Benneteau at the French Open.
India has imposed several restrictions on imports of gold, the biggest non-essential import item, to curb a record trade deficit.
Manchester United's final Premier League game of the season against Bournemouth, which was abandoned on Sunday after the discovery of a suspect device at Old Trafford, will be played on Tuesday, the League announced in a statement.
The Netherlands reached the women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time when Lieke Martens' last-gasp penalty earned them a 2-1 victory against Japan on Tuesday.
The Spain coach has given his players one last chance to impress this weekend before he names his World Cup squad on Monday.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that the Serie A leaders are interesting in signing Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Galatasaray.
England will play the U.S. on May 28 in Chicago, a week after the FA Cup final, and Colombia in New Jersey on May 31.
The explosion shattered windows and damaged some cars outside the mission, but no injuries were reported.
Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi scored with two minutes remaining to hand them a 2-1 win over AS Roma.
Prices are sustainable and not just driven by speculative gains
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