Russians win team Figure skating gold, Valieva first woman to land Games quads
Here is some reaction to the return of the Portuguese manager to club soccer after being dismissed by Manchester United last December:
Sitting at a table of guacamole, salsa and nachos ahead of Sweden's final group game against Mexico on Wednesday, which the Swedes need to win to give themselves the best chance of progressing, the 41-year-old makes a plea to the current squad.
Floyd's death has sparked nationwide violent protests with some protesters resorting to looting and rioting across the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
The images were blurred, and the wifi decidedly dodgy, but darts stepped up to the oche on Friday to provide some rare live entertainment for sports-starved fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throwing from the comfort and security of living rooms and spare bedrooms, and even a landing, a cast of top players kicked off a novel 32 night Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournament in home isolation.
The article of impeachment charges Trump with a count of 'incitement of insurrection' for his actions on January 6, when he delivered a speech inciting his supporters to lay siege to the Capitol, an action that temporarily halted the counting of Electoral College votes and resulted in the deaths of five individuals, including an officer of the US Capitol Police.
The pop princess was said to have flaunted a flat stomach, pert rear and slender legs on the set of a MTV shoot.
Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 in a pulsating London English Premier League derby on Saturday with defender Marcos Alonso scoring an 81st-minute winner after the Gunners had fought back from an early 2-0 deficit.
Here are pictures of the two teams sweating it out at practice...
The unseeded Indo-Canadian combine beat the Romanian-Dutch pairing of Tecau and Rojer 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 in a quarters
There's nothing like too high when it comes to fashion.
These ladies didn't shy away from showing serious skin!
Defending champions Australia and New Zealand continued their unbeaten run in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup by thrashing Korea 5-2 and lowly Canada 5-0 respectively in their league matches on the third day of the hockey tournament in Ipoh.
Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and Frank Moser cruised into the doubles semi-finals of the Italy ATP Challenger event while Purav Raja and Sadi Kadir progressed to the quarter-finals of the Almaty Cup in Kazakhstan. The third seeded pair of Bopanna and Moser of Germany beat British duo of Jamie Delgado and Jamie Murray 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the euro 64,000 clay-court event.
A fit-again Rohan Bopanna and partner Frank Moser entered the second round of the ATP Challenger event in Italy with a straight-sets win over the wild card pair of Carlos Berlocq and Nicolas Todero. The top seeded Indo-German pair scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over the Argentine combination in the first round of the euro 42,500 clay-court event.
Jamie Vardy wrote a new chapter in his fairytale rise from the wilderness of non-League football to playing for England, when he became the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches on Saturday.
The circuit agreed last year an extension to cover this year's race, which was held in August and without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after fears it would drop off the calendar.
Professional athletes could be particularly vulnerable to falling seriously ill with the new coronavirus, the head of a global union representing them said on Thursday. Brendan Schwab, the executive director of the World Players' Association, added that some players are being asked to sign away rights that would normally give them legal and financial protection should they fall ill.
'It's not my choice to be back home. They approved everything before I left as I filled out the forms. I received my March salary and it was only half. When I inquired, they said they are holding my pay'
England have rested Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann for the five-match One-Day International series against Australia next month.
Manchester City now need, at most, 11 points from their remaining seven matches to secure their third Premier League title in four seasons.
The Indian Wells tennis tournament was set to start on Tuesday, attracts the game's top players from both the men's and women's sides and drew a record 475,000 fans over its two-week run last year. It was cancelled over concerns about the spread of a coronavirus in Southern California.
England forward Jamie Vardy is "looking doubtful" for the World Cup quarter-final against Sweden on Saturday after suffering a groin strain having come on as a late substitute in the last-16 win over Colombia, manager Gareth Southgate has said.
Andy Murray is ready for "one more big push" this week as he tries to steer defending champions Britain into the Davis Cup final.
Leander Paes and Purav Raja were no match for Colombia's Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the pre-quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the Australian Open on Sunday. The unseeded Indians were beaten 1-6, 2-6 by their 11th seeded opponents in 69 minutes.
Good karma is what will land Leicester their first English Premier League title.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
Unbeaten US boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and Filipino boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao have left no stone unturned in ensuring that they enter the ring for Saturday's 'Fight-of-the-Century' bout completely drug-free.
Reactions to Liverpool's Premier League triumph, their first league title since 1990:
England manager Gareth Southgate may be recovering from a dislocated shoulder suffered while jogging, but he may run into more discomfort when deciding whether to drop Raheem Sterling for Marcus Rashford in Sunday's World Cup game against Panama.
Ten-man Arsenal suffered a 3-0 Premier League defeat at Leicester City on Sunday in another blow to their hopes of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League.
England have called up uncapped batsman Ollie Pope to replace out of form David Malan while paceman Chris Woakes comes in for all-rounder Ben Stokes for the second Test against India, which begins on Thursday at Lord's.
Disale announced that he will be sharing 50 per cent of his prize money with his fellow finalists to support their "incredible work".
Candid shots you will *not* see on the show!
Dr Nishant Joshi and his pregnant wife, Dr Meenal Viz, had initiated the legal action in April with a pre-action letter seeking answers from the UK's Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England. They decided to push ahead with the case in the high court in London on Wednesday because they feel they are "no longer willing to wait".
What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend!
Sania Mirza stormed into the quarter-finals of mixed doubles event as she and her partner Ivan Dodig of Croatia notched up a commanding win over their opponents at the French Open on Sunday.
The claycourt Grand Slam at Roland Garros would now take place from Sept. 20-Oct. 4, dates that clash with several other events. With players already counting the cost of the tennis shutdown, the decision did not go down well.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
