France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League despite a lacklustre goalless draw against Israel on Thursday.
A round-up of Thursday night's matches from the Euro 2020 qualifiers.
The hosts piled pressure on India with their structured attack and earned two penalty corners in the 5th and 7th respectively, but the Indian defence stood tall to deny them from scoring the second goal.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group F match between Belgium and Morocco on Sunday.
Thorgan Hazard's first-half goal enabled Belgium score a 1-0 victory over defending champions Portugal in Euro 2020 last 16 match at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on Sunday. The victory set up a quarter-final against Italy.
With a game in hand, Hansi Flick's Barca are top on 66 points, three ahead Real in second
AS Roma secured their place in the Europa League last 16 with a 3-2 home win over 10-man Porto on Thursday thanks to a Paulo Dybala double, advancing 4-3 on aggregate.
Finland, who came third with three points, must wait until the end of the group stage to see if their adventure in a first ever major tournament will continue and they need a series of results to go their way if they are to make the last 16.
Wing back Thomas Meunier also trained individually as he continues his recovery from a cheekbone fracture. He played 20 minutes in Friday's friendly loss to Egypt in Kuwait City.
Britain's world number three Andy Murray stressed the importance of gender equality in tennis, saying the work ethic required to succeed is the same for both men and women.
'These matches are all like finals now and if you don't play well, you don't win.'
Images from the Nations League football matches played on Thursday.
Final positions in the six groups are still up for grabs which determine potential opponents in the knockout stage.
IMAGES from the UEFA Nations League matches played on Monday.
It was the second of the tournament for Hazard, who now has eight goals for Belgium in 38 international appearances.
Despite being without key performer Kevin De Bruyne, world number one ranked Belgium were rarely in trouble against a Russia side that struggled to impose themselves.
Verstappen, who started sixth after a five-place grid penalty, extended his championship lead over Perez to 125 points after taking the chequered flag 22.3 seconds ahead of the Mexican.
Jude Bellingham topped the men's overall voting, with the Real Madrid and England midfielder receiving 11,176 selections from his peers.
A summary of Friday's action in the Davis Cup group stage matches.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said the honour is a recognition of his "fascinating" journey in which he still has plenty more to achieve.
Women's HIL will provide financial stability to junior players and attract youth to hockey: Savita Punia
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Nations League.
Hockey legend Ajit Pal Singh on Friday lauded the Indian men team for their brave performance against Tokyo Games silver medallist and nemesis Australia
'We could tweak a few things along the way if things do not go to plan, but we have a certain style of play and Belgium do too. I am sure it will be a wonderful game of football. The winner will be the team who makes the fewest errors.'
Belgium begin their campaign in St Petersburg against Russia on June 12
IMAGES from the Belgian F1 Grand Prix
Tamberi's preparations looked to be on course when he jumped a world leading 2.37 metres to win the European title in June, but he then picked up a minor thigh injury
India's goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who will end his illustrious 18-year career after the Paris Olympics, had conceded only five goals in four games at the men's hockey event, which gives him a save rate above 90 percent for the tournament.
Kevin de Bruyne came off the bench to inspire Belgium in a 2-1 comeback win over Denmark
Belgium have scored 14 goals in five matches and were hugely impressive in their 2-1 quarter-final victory over Brazil, with Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne combining to devastating effect to oust the five-times world champions.
Brazil return to winning ways with dreary win over Ecuador in their World Cup qualifiers.
A round-up of Friday's action in the UEFA Nations League.
Eriksen is recovering at a nearby hospital and will have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Australia set up a showdown with Belgium in the men's hockey final at the Tokyo Olympics after handing 2016 Olympic bronze medallists Germany a 3-1 defeat on Tuesday.
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'Right now hockey is totally changed and anyone can beat anyone depending on the day. It depends on how many chances you create.'
'We would prefer to play home games. That would be an advantage, that you do not travel. The other countries we play against play home games. That is a shame for us but we have to accept the situation as it is.'
Belgium won their first Olympic men's hockey title, beating Australia 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished in a 1-1 draw, in Tokyo, on Thursday.
Romania face tough test against experienced and motivated Ukraine
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