Eliud Kipchoge confirmed his status as the Greatest Marathoner of the 21st Century by winning a second Olympic Marathon, only the third runner in history to do so.
World number one Novak Djokovic had enough on his plate already on Wednesday without marauding Russian Daniil Medvedev pummelling him to a shock 6-3, 6-3 defeat at the ATP Finals.
During a time where West Indian cricket has struggled to hit the heights of the great teams of the 1970s and 1980s, he has been more than just a great entertainer at the top of the order.
Be it cheering for Roger Federer or Garbine Muguruza at the Wimbledon final, the Hollywood brigade made their presence felt at both, the women's and men's final at Wimbledon over the weekend. We caught a few cine stars watching their tennis heroes in action at the All England Club...
Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for the Italian Open title after the top two seeds advanced to the final of the Masters tournament on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal said on Saturday "too many questions" still needed to be answered concerning Novak Djokovic's bid to play at the Australian Open, while other leading players lamented how the saga had overshadowed the year's first Grand Slam.
The English Premier League said on Thursday that there was one positive result from the latest round of COVID-19 tests of players and staff conducted earlier this week. The league did not reveal the club or the name of the individual who tested positive.
Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Best fan frenzy moment captured at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium.
Djokovic will need to win in Tokyo and then the US Open later this year to achieve the feat that has so far only been accomplished by Steffi Graf in 1988.
Norwich sign Williams on loan from Manchester United.
Pavlyuchenkova finally reached a Grand Slam final in her 52nd appearance
Novak Djokovic increased his Grand Slam tally to 19 titles, and is now one adrift of the men's record held by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
'Believe it or not, I'm one of the fortunate, among very few who reached the world top with a single KIDNEY, allergic with even a painkiller, with a dead takeoff leg.. Many limitations. still made it. Can we call it magic of a coach or his talent.'
Classy Croatia handed Argentina a 3-0 drubbing to claim a place in the World Cup knockout stage thanks to goals by Ante Rebic, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic in their Group D match on Thursday.
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
Klopp said the upcoming transfer window was likely to be more subdued than in previous years due to the impact of COVID-19 on clubs' finances.
'I feel honoured. I feel lucky to achieve one more very special thing in my tennis career. I don't care much if I am the one or not the one or the best of the history. For me, it's about enjoying nights like today. That means everything for me.'
Michael Schumacher, who has not been seen in public since he suffered serious head injuries in a ski accident in 2013, beat former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone with 61 per cent of the vote in a head-to-head final.
The 32-year-old, linked with a move across town to Arsenal, posted a farewell letter to the club's fans on Twitter.
The 2011 US Open champion could not wait to join her friend for the 'Barty Party'.
Ash Barty has become the first local woman to reach the final of an Australian Open in 42 years.
Kyrgios, 25, recalled a time in Shanghai when he "didn't want to see the light of day".
Graeme Swann recalled how he once got Rahul Dravid out and it became a momentous occasion for him. Dravid played for Kent under John Wright's coaching and had a good season with the county side.
Images from Day 12 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
A look at India's performances in the past seven T20 World Cups.
The all-rounder captained South Africa at the age of 42 on their historic post-isolation limited overs tour of India in 1991, but was then controversially left out of the squad for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand the following year.
Tokyo Games will be the second Olympics for Sanne and Lieke Wevers of the Netherlands.
West Indies great Michael Holding criticised England cricket team's "moment of unity" gesture in the ongoing two-Test series against New Zealand, saying it was not supporting Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement but giving subtle meaning of "all lives matter".
West Ham United manager David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have returned positive tests for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final.
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
The Championships that commenced on August 2, will go on till August 12. And over the last four days the action has been incredible. As the saying goes, pictures speak louder than words, Rediff.com brings you some exhilarating action from the ongoing European Championships...
The big-serving seventh seed, who has flown somewhat under the radar throughout the Championships, will meet the winner of the second semi-final between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Canadia's Denis Shapovalov in Sunday's final.
Hamilton held on for fourth, but slipped from 18 to 32 points behind Verstappen in the championship standings.
The French Open tennis tournament has been postponed until September 20-October 4 amid the coronavirus outbreak, organisers of the season's second Grand Slam said on Tuesday. It was initially scheduled to be played from May 24-June 7.
Sandeep finishes 23rd, Irfan and Rahul 47th and 51st
Images from Day 2 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Nadal thrashes Nishikori; Federer downs Wawrinka
