Robert Lewandowski struck twice in the first half as holders Bayern Munich cruised past Schalke 04 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup semi-finals.
The champions of Italy, England, France and Germany continued to dictate the pace in the major European leagues at the weekend.
The poor quality of much school food made headlines in Britain thanks to 'Jamie's School Dinners', a series featuring 'Naked Chef' Jamie Oliver.
Former Tour de France winner and Team Saxo manager Bjarne Riis knew about doping in his team but failed to act.
The FIH warned the Pakistan hockey team over an incident involving their captain Muhammad Saqlain
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has apologised for putting some of his Premier League counterparts under pressure by publicly announcing an intention to trade Germany for England at the end of the season.
A stunning strike by Romelu Lukaku gave Inter Milan a 2-1 win at Brescia on Tuesday although they had to cling on for three points in the face of heavy pressure from the promoted side.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes their 3-1 victory over Hamburg SV in Europe will put an end to a costly Premier League jinx at their new Emirates Stadium.
Swiss internationals Johan Djourou and Philippe Senderos would be the main candidates to replace him on Tuesday.
Pep Guardiola's insatiable team were already thinking beyond the magnificent 2018-19 campaign and contemplating a third straight English title win next season with the Spaniard having said they will get even better.
Karima Adebibe looks like a good choice to fill Lara Croft's shoes.
Swiss side Thun beat Hamburg SV, while English side Middlesbrough got the better of VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Cup first leg knock-out round.
AC Milan and Liverpool won their Champions League qualifying rounds.
Top seed Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) advanced to the quarter-finals, giving India a good start at the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent on Monday.
Debutant boxer Amit Panghal (49kg) continued his sensational run to make the final with a hard-fought win but an injured Vikas Krishan (75kg) had to settle for bronze after being declared medically unfit for his semifinal at the 18th Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Friday.
The former scraped past David Ferrer while Nadal was a convincing winner over Fernando Gonzalez in the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Masters.
Roger Federer came through a worrying second-set slump to beat Spain's David Ferrer 6-3 4-6 6-3 and reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters on Friday.
Nicolas Almagro upset defending champion Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-2 6-4 in a bruising all-Spanish clash to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters on Tuesday.
The government-owned Indian Airlines has acquired a new corporate identity and a new name as well.
The Congress chief once again claimed that while China gave jobs to 50,000 people in 24 hours, India gave employment to only 450 people in the said period.
Ivan Ljubicic and Gaston Gaudio were the biggest casualties in second-round matches at the Hamburg Masters
Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Hamburg Masters
Roger Federer lost his first tiebreak this year before beating Arnaud Clement as he began his title defence at the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Bayern Munich had to put their Bundesliga title celebrations on hold on Saturday after beating gutsy Mainz 05 2-0 while Borussia Dortmund also won, 3-0 at Hanover 96.
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were made to work extremely hard for a 3-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday that sent them eight points clear at the top of the table with five games left.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Title contenders Borussia Dortmund twice hit the woodwork as they beat Freiburg 3-1 to join leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
We don't think anyone will be able to digest the bun, which is covered with an edible gold leaf, once they hear the cost!
Here's a look at some of the weirdest photos from out there!
Initially, it was suspected that Bowie suffered from muscular inflammation of his shoulder, which forced him to take a break from his almost year-long Reality world tour. But a detailed medical examination revealed a heart condition in the singer.
Both in action in the French Open second round on Wednesday, could be considered the tournament's favourites.
Kolkata has become the country's first city to have a floating hotel and in turn joined cities like Moscow, St. Petersberg, Vienna, Hamburg, Amsterdum, Phnompen, Hongkong where "Floatels" are the major tourist and business attractions.
