A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
England's current One-day side is the best cricket unit the country has ever produced, according to former captain Nasser Hussain.
Eoin Morgan is very much still the captain of the England one-day international cricket team says the man who stepped in to replace him for the tour of Bangladesh Jos Buttler. Morgan and batsman Alex Hales both decided not to go on the tour as they were concerned, despite reassurances from team security chief Reg Dickason after he came back from a fact finding trip, over their safety.
England captain Eoin Morgan's century led his team to an impressive series opening 72-run victory against top-ranked South Africa in their opening One-Day International at Headingley.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
"No words can do that game justice! What a game of cricket! Congratulations @englandcricket .. you deserve it!"
Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero as her team beat the United States 5-4 on penalties
Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal is placed fourth in the list headed by American tennis legend Serena Williams followed by Maria Sharapova and elder sister Venus.
FIFA said in a statement that it would work closely with member associations through workshops and special initiatives to "encourage female empowerment" through football.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
US women's soccer team say lawsuit about more than money
Defending champions United States reached the women's World Cup final for the fifth time after an incident-packed 2-1 win over England, who missed a late penalty, on Tuesday.
Eoin Morgan and David Willey shone as England held their nerve to beat Australia by three wickets in a tense fourth one-day international at Headingley on Friday and level the series at 2-2.
England held their nerve to beat Australia by five runs in a thrilling finish to a one-off Twenty20 international on Monday.
Liverpool's Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's player award
India's long tour of England ended on a heartbreaking note as England held their nerve to pull off a thrilling three-run victory in the only Twenty20 International.
The Netherlands and Sweden marched into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
US goalkeeper Hope Solo called Sweden "a bunch of cowards" after they knocked the United States out of the Olympic women's football tournament on penalties on Friday.
The United States women's soccer team have won gold in the last three Olympics and have never finished out of the top four in the World Cup, winning the tournament twice.
Statistical highlights of the one-off Twenty20 international between India and England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday.
Manchester City and Arsenal closed in on Premier League leaders Liverpool with contrasting victories on Saturday as Manchester United's bubble was burst by Fulham.
In order to seal the place in the squad, the duo will have to cancel their league tours in South Africa and Bangladesh.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The lawsuit outlined years of institutionalized gender discrimination, claiming travel conditions, medical personnel, promotion of games and training are less favorable for female players, who have won the World Cup four times, than for their male counterparts.
Leicester beat Southampton to open seven-point gap at the top.
Classy centuries from captain Eoin Morgan and Joe Root propelled England to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand.
Eoin Morgan vowed not to make too many changes from Alastair Cook's tenure as captain.
Ben Stokes brings his own special magic on his return to the shortest format, while Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Buttler and Moeen Ali ensure that England bat deep and powerfully.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between England and Sri Lanka, in Sharjah, on Monday.
England came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in a second round Women's World Cup game.
"I just said to them they were unbelievable. Congratulations. They made history. Enjoy it. This is unbelievable."
The United States reached the final of the women's football World Cup for the second time in a row on Tuesday, taking advantage of a dubious penalty to beat top-ranked Germany 2-0 in a hugely enjoyable game.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match played between England and West Indies in Dubai on Saturday.
No 'triple bagel' but Djokovic thumps Mannarino to reach quarters
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between South Africa and England, played in Sharjah on Saturday.
Tennis Grand Slam champions Serena, Osaka and Kerber are top 3 in the famed list
Messi, who won the Spanish La Liga title with Barcelona last season as well as the European golden boot having scored 54 goals in 58 games in all competitions, last won the award in 2015.
Hales's inclusion was seen as a risk by some pundits and his patchy lead-up form spilled into the early matches at the tournament with 19 against Afghanistan and seven versus Ireland.
Buttler said he felt the current squad was only at the beginning of a new era for English cricket.
For Bangladesh, who have an abysmal World Cup record with just one of their seven wins since 2007 coming against a Test playing nation (West Indies), the key would be to exploit the conditions in their first ever T20I World Cup clash against England.
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