Manchester City were bundled out of the English League Cup by League One Brighton & Hove Albion on penalties on Wednesday.
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the first round of Premier League fixtures from August 5-7 (all times IST).
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
DeAndre Yedlin has joined Championship (second tier) side Newcastle United on a five-year deal from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee, the clubs have announced.
Contrary to chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar's statement, it seems the BCCI had instructed Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly to make themselves unavailable for the inaugural tournament.
The team will again practice here on Friday and would be able to shift to Hove only on Saturday, which is the opening day of the tour match, team sources said.
Southampton clinched a thrilling comeback draw against Tottenham Hotspurs in their Premier League encounter on Saturday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Raphinha excited to follow in footsteps of Brazilian greats at Barcelona
VVS Laxman will join English county Nottinghamshire next month as a replacement for Adam Voges of Australia.
Chelsea kept alive their remote Premier League title chances with a 2-0 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, set on their way by an exquisite strike from Hakim Ziyech which was quickly followed up by a Thiago Silva header.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Rain delayed the start of the third and penultimate day's play in the warm-up match between the Indians and Sussex at Hove, on Monday.
The Indians included both V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, while Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were rested for the four-day tour match.
Bethany England's early rocket proved enough for Chelsea as they beat newcomers Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.
Weir capitalised on a mistake by United captain Katie Zelem as City emerged victorious on the opening day of the season
The hosts had looked on course to take all three points from a drab match when Anthony Knockaert pounced on a loose ball and fired home eight minutes from full-time.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Norwich opened the floodgates in one of three earlier kickoffs, with their new U.S. international signing Josh Sargent and Greek winger Christos Tzolis each scoring twice on their full debuts at Carrow Road.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
The right-hand batsman scored a defiant 45 off 87 balls, as Sussex's last pair held out for a draw in the four-day match.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Andy Hodd revived Sussex with a fighting century on day 3 of the four-day tour match.
The Indians reduced Sussex to 146 for 5 in their first innings after declaring on 388 for 7 on Day 2 of the four-day match.
The ace batsman was out on 95 as India declared their first innings on 388 for 7 on Day 2 of the four-day match against Sussex.
Aided by fine knocks from Dinesh Karthik, Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid, India amassed 281 for 3 by close on Day 1 of their four-day match against Sussex.
The Indians are expected to field a full-strength team in the four-day match against the English county champions at Hove.
The Indians will take on Sussex in a four-day match from July 7-10 before the first Test at Lord's on July 19.
The league has ruled out a 'pause' to the season to allow clubs to recover their squads, although the surging Omicron variant has put paid to half of the weekend's fixtures including Manchester United's home game with Brighton & Hove Albion.
England coach Peter Moores said on Sunday that he hopes Andrew Flintoff will take another step towards a return to test cricket by resuming bowling again in a county match this week.
Sheffield United's David McGoldrick scored twice as they stunned Chelsea with a 3-0 win at Bramall Lane on Saturday, loosening the visitors' grip on a Premier League top-four place. Raheem Sterling struck a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Brighton 5-0 at the AmEx Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.
The ECB has been trying to convince both the BCCI and the Cricket South Africa to agree to play a tri-series later this year but nothing has been finalised as yet.
Some English clubs may consider vaccine status of transfer targets
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday
After spending around seven weeks inside the bio-bubble in India, the 23-year-old Bess is currently involved in the county season, looking to rediscover his form with Yorkshire.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Eight wins and a draw in their last nine games had seen Leicester emerge as the closest pursuers of runaway leaders Liverpool but they went down 3-1 at the Etihad despite taking an early lead through Jamie Vardy. Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The Premier League, which has been on hold since March 13, remains suspended until at least April 30 while lockdown measures are in place in the United Kingdom until May 7, when the government is set to review the current restrictions in place.
Liverpool and Manchester United's globe-trotting squads must shake off the effects of international duty for one of English football's most eagerly-anticipated clashes on Saturday.
A summary of Sunday's Premier League matches.
