There is also an Indian actor in top ten!
Serbia carved out a 2-0 lead over rivals Croatia while Britain led the US by the same score and holders Switzerland were tied with Belgium in the Davis Cup.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
These and many more stunning photographs are encapsulated in this weekly, striking photo feature put together by Rediiff.com.
Photos from matches on Day 2 at the Australian Open on Tuesday
'It's a new era and will be like adapting to a different routine. Moya has come with new ideas and new methods of working that have worked well and we are excited'
Most expressed shock and a degree of sympathy for Maria Sharapova others were less charitable.
Blackburn Rover became the first former English Premier League champions to be relegated to the third tier.
Croatian ninth seed Marin Cilic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third year running after Kei Nishikori quit with a rib injury midway through their fourth round match on Monday.
List of men's singles champions at Wimbledon:
List of French Open men's singles champions:
Who won at the Globes? We tell you!
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.
Here is a look at how foreign media has reacted to this news.
Cameron Bancroft hiding a yellow strip of sandpaper in his pants easily fits into one of the many bizarre ball-tampering tactics
India's report card on the seventh day of the 2016 Olympics.
"I told my coach before the match and yesterday that I was mentally completely dead and no battery," he told reporters.
'We are all members of a tennis paradise that this year improbably promises to last forever -- and we owe it in no small part to the two champions' parents,' notes Rahul Jacob.
Raja Sen makes his predictions for Hollywood's first awards show of the year.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday
Raja Sen takes stock of Best Director nominees at Oscars 2015.
Ivan Lendl might be 'way too busy' to be his mentor but Tomas Berdych has not given up the dream of jumping on the 'super coach' bandwagon.
Champion Novak Djokovic was unable to draw much support from the crowd at Rod Laver Arena during his 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 semi-final win over sentimental favourite Roger Federer on Thursday, but the Serb found vital friends in the weather and the net-cord.
Serena faces hard-hitting Giorgi in first round while former World No Hewitt play his final grand slam
Rediff.com gives you a peek of the big names who were in attendance of the US Open.
For all their celebrated Grand Slam past, Nadal and Federer have never clashed in a US Open final.
The Australian Open started with a bang and the stars weren't hard to miss, as most of them were seen wearing loud colours at Melbourne Park.
Fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro, whose match was shunted back to the late evening by the disruptions, was the first major casualty of the men's draw when he lostto 62nd ranked Spaniard Roberto Bautista at the Australian Open.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The Emmy nominations for 2018.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal take to Rod Laver Arena to reprise one of the great sporting rivalries of the modern age on Sunday, a fitting climax to an Australian Open which has sent tennis back to the future.
The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday and charge into a fifth successive Grand Slam final.
Second seed Angelique Kerber stayed on track in her quest to unseat Serena Williams as world number one by beating Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia 6-2, 7-6(7) on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open.
Images from Day 6 of the Australian Open in Melbourne, on Saturday.
The 2nd major of the year, the French Open will start on the weekend. With the clay-court grand slam starting on Sunday, here is the list of French Open champions over the years
Croatian Cilic, who lost last year's final to Roger Federer, underlined his credentials for another Grand Slam title bid to add to his U.S. Open triumph in 2014.
The post-match press conference can be the bane of a player's life, especially when they have lost, but Roger Federer has found a way to use them to his advantage.
Conor McGregor said on Tuesday he was retiring from the sport, five months after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a controversial title fight
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