Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday
Photos from the football matches played in the Serie A, Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 on Sunday
Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...
Former World No 1 Ana Ivanovic was upset 7-5, 6-4 by 42nd-ranked Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the US Open on Thursday.
Swimming's top nations are setting their sights on how to deal with midnight finishes during the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The mesmerising moments that made the 2018 FIFA World Cup a blockbuster worldwide.
The inaugural European Games has won over the doubters, even with low profile athletics and swimming events.
The 2014 World Cup was a captivating carnival of football with high drama and Germany displayed their credentials as worthy champions.
People do not associate cricket with death and the shock loss of Phillip Hughes, against all rational expectation, will be the hardest thing for bowler Sean Abbott to deal with, according to trauma experts.
World Cup winners Germany are no mood to experiment against minnows Gibraltar in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday, promising a goal bonanza to make amends for recent poor results.
Check out the gold medallists on Day 12 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday. Britain's surprise packet Joseph Clarke won the Canoe gold in the K-1 slalom course on Wednesday.
It is testament to Steven Gerrard's ability that his Liverpool career will be remembered for heroic acts of willpower that ensured no deficit was irretrievable and no opponent unbeatable, rather than the league title that eluded him.
The company said it would appoint a US law firm to conduct a full investigation
Brazilian soccer legend Pele is doing 'fine' and will be discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital early on Thursday after he was admitted for stomach pains, one of his aides said.
The scandal has also rocked the wider car market, with manufacturers fearing a drop in diesel car sales.
Volkswagen did not name a successor, but said proposals on management appointments would be made to a full board meeting on Friday.
Volkswagen is under huge pressure to act, with its shares down more than a third in value since the crisis broke, and the bad news still coming.
Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US. vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars around the globe.
Late on Monday, Volkswagen's U.S. chief Michael Horn said the company had "totally screwed up" and promised to make amends.
In Maximum City as the Wellness Ambassador of Kanakia Paris, a French-themed residential complex, the French football icon opened up about Real Madrid, Euro 2016 and the current France team among other topics. Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com was all ears.
Athens bowed to demands to phase out tax breaks for its islands.
VW is under pressure to identify those responsible, to say how vehicles with illegal software will be fixed.
German prosecutors launched an investigation on Monday into fraud allegations against former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn.
The impending default on the IMF loans leaves Greece sliding towards an exit from the euro.
The gold medallists on Day 16 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.
Check out the gold medallists on Day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday: