Spain and England have experienced very different journeys to Sunday's Euro 2024 final. We look at their path to Berlin below.
Real Madrid through to next round, win 6-2 on aggregate, Liverpool ousted
Preparing for the Paris Olympics along with her teammates, Batra said she has learned from her Tokyo Games experience.
The Indian badminton team returned empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time in over a decade.
Germany came to Qatar with a leaky defence that had not kept a clean sheet in a competitive game
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
Avinash Sable broke his own 3000m steeplechase national record while finishing sixth at the Diamond League meet in Paris.
Zverev and Rublev among dark horses for French Open
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will remain in the job for next season and has entered into talks with the Old Trafford club over a contract extension
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
Sweden and Novak Djokovic's Serbia took the two best runners-up spots and a place in the last eight by virtue of their better match win-loss records among the second placed sides throughout the group stages.
Germany's World Cup winner Lukas Podolski announced his retirement from international football on Monday, bringing to an end a glittering 12-year career.
"Now I started feeling it's becoming a great World Cup. But we haven't achieved anything yet, so honestly speaking, I think everything starts from now."
'The girls will do well, I hope we get one or two medals. It could be a silver or may be even a gold.'
After tweaking his formation and starting lineup at Euro 2016, France coach Didier Deschamps seems to have found the perfect formula at just the right time. Thanks to his shrewd tactics, his team turned on the style to outplay Iceland 5-2 on Sunday and advance to an appetising semi-final battle with Germany. The fact that France, who had never got past the last eight at the finals since their 2000 triumph, managed to get almost everything right, has a lot to do with Deschamps' methods.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
Lim Si-hyeon delivered an emphatic statement on Thursday that she is the woman to beat at the Paris Olympics as the mighty South Korean archery team warmed up for another assault on the medal podium.
Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Wednesday.
Germany suffered their first home defeat in a World Cup qualifier in 20 years
India's inspirational para-athletes achieved their stated goal of 25 medals and remained on course for more in Paris on Thursday.
Nadal had previously said this year could be his final one on the tour.
Croatian forward Ante Budimir scored twice to help Osasuna earn a shock 4-2 home win over leaders Barcelona.
Alcaraz will face German Alexander Zverev or two-time runner-up Casper Ruud of Norway on Sunday.
Germany are not used to being outsiders in major tournaments but that may not necessarily be a bad thing when the three-time European champions kick off their Euro 2020 campaign.
Germany's Toni Kroos emerged as the world champions' natural leader on Saturday, stepping up to guide them to a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Sweden kept them on course for the World Cup last 16.
Neeraj exhibited the basics of throwing a javelin to former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema's 'Get Set Gold'
India came up with a spirited performance to draw with Olympic champions Germany 3-3 and register their first win at the Hero Hockey World League Finals in New Delhi.
India's men's hockey team clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympics for the first time in 52 years after a come-from-behind 2-1 victory win over Spain, giving veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh a fitting farewell in Paris on Thursday.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 12, Tuesday, August 7, 2024:
Never give up, fight till last moment: Sreejesh's learning from Rohit's men
Germany will retain their World Cup title in Moscow to equal Brazil's record of five wins in the tournament, according to a Reuters poll of financial specialists more used to predicting market moves.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Friday, September 6.
It will be the fifth edition in a row that the two heavyweights have met head to head at a European Championship.
England have lost to Germany in their last three knockout meetings at major tournaments
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Thursday.
Memphis Depay scored one goal and put in an exhilarating all-round display as the Netherlands outclassed Germany 3-0 in their UEFA Nations League clash.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
As England tightened their grip on Euro 2024 qualifying and France maintained their perfect run, hosts Germany's troubles deepened.
The 19-year-old fired in from the edge of the box in the 66th minute to break stiff Chinese resistance in the Group B encounter.
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