Germany thumped Slovakia 3-0 with goals from Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez and Julian Draxler to cruise into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals on Sunday and confirm their status as tournament favourites with a sparkling performance. Central defender Boateng, who had recovered from an injury, connected perfectly with a clearance in the eighth minute to volley in from 25 metres for his first international goal as the world champions took control from the start.
Ayew strikes as Palace hold Southampton to 2-2 draw
After two weeks of intriguing tennis where the world's best fought hard to assert their dominance on clay, we have the champions out there.
Croatia came back after conceding in the opening minute to defeat Denmark 3-2 in the penalty shoot-out and earn a World Cup quarter-final berth, after the two sides drew 1-1 in the Round of 16 match on Sunday.
Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters after suffering straight-sets defeat in the quarter-final clash of the men's doubles event on Friday.
'Almost three hours. It's midnight now. Credit to John for putting up a great battle'
Peng Shuai of China upset fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-3, 6-4 in a shocking start to the women's second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Will it be Rafa versus Djoko in Sunday's final?
Bayern Munich wasted a two-goal lead and needed a lucky 82nd- minute winner from Joshua Kimmich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in Germany's Super Cup on Wednesday and secure their fifth title of the year.
Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who remains behind bars in a London prison as he contests his extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, will find out the UK court's ruling in the nearly two-year-long legal battle on Thursday. The 49-year-old is expected to appear via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee is set to hand down his judgment on whether the jeweller has a case to answer before the Indian courts. The magistrates' court ruling will then be sent back to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for a sign off, with the possibility of appeals in the High Court on either side depending on the outcome.
England's Steven Finn took three wickets as South Africa, chasing an unlikely 416 for victory, struggled to 136 for four on the fourth day of the first Test.
England fast bowler James Anderson has been ruled out for the rest of the Ashes series against Australia due to a niggling calf injury.
Sheffield United players have also agreed to defer wages due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Rafael Nadal consolidated his flying start to the clay-court season by taking a record-extending fifth Madrid Open title on Sunday, battling past a determined Dominic Thiem to win 7-6(10-8), 6-4.
Fighter. That's what Svetlana Kuznetsova is all about. And she tries to tell the story of her resilience through tattoos.
Angel Correa saw La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid snatch a 2-1 victory away to Granada on Saturday
IMAGES from the English Premier League match played between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka was sent packing in the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Wednesday and was very nearly joined by Rafael Nadal, who pulled off a Houdini-like escape to reach the last eight.
In an online poll conducted by Time magazine for its readers WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has beaten the likes of United States President Barack Obama and Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs to be nominated as 'Person of the Year'. Here's a list of 2010's top 10 personalities.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in London, on Monday.
Just like in a 007 film, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has kept thousands of secret US diplomatic files at a former Swedish Cold War nuclear bunker that houses dozens of powerful computer servers used as storage by many companies.
By the year 2027, which marks the centennial of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, China will build a fully modern military, a goal that is in alignment with the national strength and will fulfil the future national defence need, state-run Global Times quoted Chinese analysts as saying.
Liverpool started the ball rolling with a convincing 4-1 win at home to promoted Norwich and City responded a day later with an even more emphatic 5-0 victory at West Ham United.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis ended their dream run of 2015 on a high, winning their ninth women's doubles title, in Singapore, on Sunday.
Bilic took over the reins at West Brom in 2019 and was tasked with gaining promotion from the Championship to the top flight.
Ashes debutant Joe Denly confirmed that Joe Root had phoned him this week and said he wants to bat at three, dropping Denly to fourth man in.
'But this was our first match point, if we compare this to tennis, our second match point comes against Portugal. We're still alive and dreaming'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's mother has said that she is worried about her son as "massive forces" are working against him and insisted that there is "no way" he is guilty of rape, which he is charged with in Sweden.
England's richest cricketer Ben Stokes will now skip his country's two-match ODI series against Ireland.
Saina Nehwal overcame a stiff challenge from Germany's Juliane Schenk to enter the final of the Hong Kong Super Series on Saturday. Second seed Saina registered a hardfought 21-19, 17-21, 21-12 victory.
Rohan Bopanna and his partner Pablo Cuevas knocked out fifth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram after a three-set battle to progress to the quarterfinals of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters.
Other countries with a large number of cases including Brazil, Russia, Spain and the United States of America, all have more people heading to work.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic laid down an early French Open marker when he reached the Monte Carlos Masters final.
Barcelona have emerged as favourites to be crowned champions after one defeat in their last 22 Liga games.
Steffi Graf acknowledged Serena Williams had achieved her success in the more competitive Open era and said she would eventually finish her career as the game's greatest player.
The funniest moments captured for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Leander Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor cruised into the third round of the men's doubles at the French Open, beating the German-Austrian pair of Andre Begemann and Julian Knowle in straight sets on Friday. The 10th seeded Indo-Canadian pair won 7-6(7-3), 6-2.
Images and a round-up of all the World Cup qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
Andy Murray's hopes of a fairytale swansong at the Australian Open were crushed
Andy Murray had his wedding ring tied to his shoelace.
