Wayne Rooney struck with a 74th-minute free kick to give England a 1-0 win over 10-man Estonia in a Euro 2016 Group E qualifier on Sunday and move to within six goals of Bobby Charlton's record tally of 49.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday
Marcus Rashford's superb second-half strike earned England a 2-1 comeback victory over Slovakia on Monday that put them on the verge of qualification for next year's World Cup finals.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Following is a match by match look at the English Premier League's season-opening weekend fixtures:
Barcelona battled back from a goal down and scored twice in the second half to overcome hosts Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in their Champions League Group C match on Wednesday despite the absence of the injured Lionel Messi.
City's Aguero doubtful starter for Watford trip
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A summary of Wednesday night's matches inthe UEFA Champions League.
A round-up of Wednesday's league stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as coach Pep Guardiola maintained his 100 per cent record at the club with a commanding 4-0 victory against Borussia Moenchengladbach in their rearranged Champions League Group C opener on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo renewed his personal battle with Lionel Messi by scoring his 71st Champions League goal, putting him three behind the Argentine's newly-set record, in Real Madrid's 1-0 win at FC Basel on Wednesday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday
IMAGES from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky continued to swipe past the seeds at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday by dumping World No 4 Maria Sharapova from the hard court tournament with a 7-6(3), 7-5 victory.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from the European World Cup qualifiers played on Thursday
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Karim Benzema came off the bench to score 13 minutes from time and ruin any chance of a dream result for resilient Ludogorets as holders Real Madrid carved out a patchy 2-1 win in Wednesday's Champions League Group B match.
A summary of Tuesday's group matches in the UEFA Champions League.
2016 is at the halfway stage and the year has already seen some stunning sporting wins, underdogs emerging triumphant on the biggest stages of them all.
Photos from the Euro 2016 qualifying matches played on Sunday.