Manchester City thrashed West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to claim their first back-to-back wins since October.
South Africa will have no room for error as their world-class batters will be keen to flex their muscles against a spirited USA in their opening Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to hit top gear when they cross swords against Tokyo bronze medallist Malaysian combination of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
IMAGES from League Cup matches played on Wednesday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
Canada, though coming off a defeat to the USA, will be buoyed by their 10-wicket victory over Ireland in the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifiers
Ivan Toney, once Brentford's lynchpin in attack, has moved to Al-Ahli for 40 million pounds ($52.50 million).
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
'But in the last few years that skill is definitely better than it was eight years ago when I started. And then as I said, the leadership, it helps me feel at home.'
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.
Matt Damon fans may miss the actor in The Bourne Legacy. Yet, the new film in the series is excellent.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
India skipper Rohit Sharma admitted it wasn't easy playing on a two-paced newly-laid drop-in pitch at the Nassau County ground in New York and the team had to battle it out till the end to win each of their three matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Canada and Ireland, in New York, on Friday.
An alumni of the prestigious Cornell University and a senior techie (coder) at Oracle, Netravalkar juggled academics and cricket with aplomb.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Glimpses from the New York and Beijing Marathons.
Mohamed Salah scored a late equaliser from a penalty kick as Liverpool escaped Old Trafford with a single point in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United to climb to even on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Late Varane header earns stuttering Man Utd 1-0 win over Wolves
Joe Willock and Callum Wilson scored to give Newcastle United a well-earned 2-0 victory over Manchester United.
A howler by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted West Ham United three vital points in their battle against relegation as the hosts secured a 1-0 Premier League win.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.
"To retire from one-day cricket was quite nice. I think it took a little bit of the weight off my shoulders as it was something I was toying with for a while. It has not ever crossed my mind about the T20 format,"
Erik ten Hag's side, featuring several players who played in the World Cup in Qatar, could have doubled their lead when Anthony Martial's shot was well saved by Burnley goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus' second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League's early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who is returning from an ankle injury, begins her campaign against former World Champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the first round of Malaysia Open.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Apart from Rohit, Guptill is closely followed by former India captain Virat Kohli (3,308), Ireland's ODI skipper Paul Stirling (2,894), and Australian captain Aaron Finch, who is fifth in the list with 2,855 runs.
"There is very less time between the Asian Games and the World Championships. Since there is compulsory participation at the World Championships, we have decided that Mirabai only travel to Riyadh and give the body weight.
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League
Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League with Eddie Nketiah scoring twice in a 3-2 defeat of Manchester United, including a 90th-minute winner.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Manchester City moved four points clear of Arsenal atop the Premier League table with an 11th consecutive victory.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Satwik and Chirag, ranked sixth in the world, will face the winner of the other semi-final between Indonesia's Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan and second seeds Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh of Malaysia in their maiden World Tour Super 1000 final.
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