Round-up of football matches played around Europe on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab booked their place in the knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League with a 6-0 thrashing of Mumbai City in Riyadh on Friday while Al Duhail from Qatar also claimed a spot in the last 16 of the continental championship.
Among the pledges announced by the governing body under the banner #WeGrowAthletics are plans to ensure gender equality
Russia's invasion of Ukraine was condemned by the sporting community on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin's country losing hosting rights for the UEFA Champions League final while Formula One drivers said it was "wrong" to race there this year.
However, Vaughan did not find any merit in the suggestion.
The fire broke out at Ninho do Urubu, a state-of-the-art training centre that was expanded and opened only two months ago.
The winner of the two-day rubber will qualify for the World Group I stage that is scheduled to take place later this year.
Akhtar Ali played eight Davis Cup ties between 1958 and 1964 and also captained and coached the Indian team.
Mihaila late show for Romania stuns Swiss in thrilling draw
Reactions to the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday.
Wimbledon debutant Eubanks ends Tsitsipas's challenge in fourth round.
IMAGES from soccer matches played on Monday.
Virat Kohli, who will turn 34 on Saturday, is back in his element
Atletico Madrid have recorded five COVID-19 positives, including manager Diego Simeone
'When we are playing at our best, it's very difficult to beat us.'
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across European leagues over the weekend.
Tainted by a doping offence a year ago, Indian footballer Rana Gharami has now become a hero in his home town, by lending a helping hand to those struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old former Odisha FC defender hails from Garalgacha in West Bengal's Hooghly district.
Real Madrid reached an agreement with Brazilian side Flamengo to sign 16-year old forward Vinicius Junior in July 2018.
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
The most impressive players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 after Round One.
'Cristiano scored 50 goals and you can't find someone today who scores that many. Some of us have to take a step forward and, while not scoring 50, what we need is two or three players who score 15, 20, or 10 goals and we don't have that.'
Their epic rivalry includes three successive Wimbledon finals from 2006
Lionel Messi's passionate performances at the Qatar World Cup are earning him oodles of love from Argentines, but their old favouritism for Diego Maradona may resurface unless he brings home the trophy on his final attempt.
India will begin their campaign against South Africa at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on January 15.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the Europa League semi-final first leg matches on Thursday.
The Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill which seeks to provide a statutory framework for the functioning of the National Anti-Doping Agency and the National Dope Testing Laboratory.
He was a part of the 1960 Rome Olympics squad but didn't get a game but was an integral part of the 1962 Asiad gold winning team in Jakarta.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has shot down the idea of bats made from bamboo, saying it would be 'illegal' under the current set of rules governing the game.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Barcelona were held 1-1 at home by Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League knockout stage playoff
IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan.
During the announcement of his last bout, Khan had also claimed that Vijender was scared of him. Replying to his challenge, the Haryana-boxer said it was Khan who picked juniors to fight against.
A 'winning culture' may be one of the most over used terms in modern football but Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti proved on Saturday, at Liverpool's expense, that there truly is meaning and value in the concept.
Sachin Tendulkar has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars
Seven-year-old golfer Ojaswini Saraswat, who has won many accolades at a very young age for the country, said her ultimate aim is to win a major championship. Ojaswini, who started playing golf at the age of 3, is the youngest-ever member of the Chandigarh Golf Club and student of the Arjun Awardee Harmeet Kahlon.
India's tennis great Mahesh Bhupathi on Saturday said his former Grand Slam winning partner Leander Paes is still playing well and can continue for another year. Terming it as 'The Last Roar', Olympics bronze-medallist Paes is in his last year of professional tennis career.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief at the passing away of the Argentine legend.
