Clubbed in a veritable group of death for next year's World Cup, Australia believe they can spring a surprise while fellow Asian qualifiers Japan, South Korea and Iran were more cautious with their optimism despite being dealt kinder draws.
Images from the Tuscan F1 Grand Prix held at at Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero in Tuscany, Italy, on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship.
Close to 100 fires were burning across Australia's eastern state of New South Wales on Saturday of which six were characterised as 'emergency level'.
The first seven picks of the draft entered as college freshman and 18-year-old Frenchman Frank Ntilikina was taken by the New York Knicks with the eighth choice.
On a television chat show, the former India coach spoke of the issues he had with Indian players, launching a veiled attack on former captain Sourav Ganguly.
England striker is a 'genetic freak' like the Olympic champ, says Leicester City scientist
Playing M S was not Sushant Singh Rajput's only link with cricket.
The Sergio Lobera side now have six points from three matches, while SC East Bengal remained at the bottom of the table, yet to open their account in their debut ISL season.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Odisha named an unchanged XI from the side that lost to Bengaluru FC while NorthEast coach Gerard Nus rang in four changes with Federico Gallego handed a start.
Just as BFC looked set for a win, Machado (78th) struck again to ensure his team got a point.
'It's happened before. Not just Virat but there's many players that have come up to IPL time and ... look, we know it's a cash rich tournament, there's some money up for grabs.'
The squads of both teams took part in the pre-game show of support for civil rights activists denouncing last Sunday's shooting death of Stephon Clark and the killing of numerous other African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement in recent years.
New Zealand Cricket have promised to support Brendon McCullum after former Test all-rounder Chris Cairns was acquitted of perjury in London despite evidence given against him by the Black Caps captain.
'Initially, I was reluctant about being friends with him.' 'He was a star.' 'It took me a while to understand him, and when I did, I opened up to him and we started talking about this and that and whatnot.'
A preview of the line-up action in the English Premier League.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Sunday.
Lal Kamal Bhowmick netted the only goal of the match as Mohun Bagan beat Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club.
Australian coach Justin Langer says if his players were to celebrate wickets like Indian captain Virat Kohli does, they would now be seen as 'the worst blokes in the world'.
SCEB failed to make use of a numerical advantage to settle for a 1-1 draw against FC Goa
Australian opener Matt Renshaw, became the talking point after he was forced to take a 'toilet break'.
The win took the Highlanders to the second spot with eight points as they remained unbeaten from four matches.
Lewis Hamilton is on course for his most successful campaign yet and can become only the third driver after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel to win 13 times in a season.
Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will race for Aston Martin, the new name for the Canadian-owned Racing Point team, on a multi-year deal after leaving Ferrari at the end of the season.
PSG make winning start as Messi arrival looms
As in their last match against Kerala Blasters, ATKMB struggled to get going initially, while SCEB made some fine attacking moves but lacked the finishing touches.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal matches played on Tuesday
?The unpredictable nature of the Premier League this season means it is essential for ManchesterCity to beat second-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to keep their title aspirations alive, right back Bacary Sagna said.
Formula One faces its biggest shake-up in decades with the announcement on Wednesday that US cable TV mogul John Malone's Liberty Media has agreed to take control of the cash-generating glamour sport.
Benzema to stand trial in sex tape case, says lawyer.
The 35-year-old recently took part in a 'Black Lives Matter' march in London but said he was supporting racial equality rather than taking any political stance.
As the global cricket community prays for Australia cricketer Phillip Hughes' recovery from a severe head injury, fast bowlers rushed to the defence of Sean Abbott, whose short-pitched ball struck the batsman and left him fighting for his life.
President Donald Trump said he believes that owners of National Football League teams are afraid of their players, his latest criticism of NFL players kneeling during the US national anthem at games to protest racial disparities in the country.
Bournemouth breathed life into their Premier League survival bid on Sunday, coming from a goal down to beat fourth-placed Leicester City 4-1 for their first win in 10 games. Toby Alderweireld's 81st-minute header sealed a 2-1 Premier League victory for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal in the first north London derby in their new stadium on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, who had won their last ten away games in the Premier League, stay third on 27 points, a point behind second-placed Leicester.
Mukesh Ambani-owned TV18 Broadcast was valued at $824 million.
Top European soccer clubs have discussed changing the Champions League to ensure the elite are always in it and the likes of Leicester City are not, according to a US sports executive involved in the talks.