Netherlands will be hoping the teenager known as the Messi of women's football discovers her scoring touch as they seek an upset win over Japan at the Women's World Cup on Tuesday.
India will be represented by Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri at this year's World Cup of Golf slated to be held at The Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne from November 21 to 25.
The Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday to win the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years.
Andy Murray will play in the singles at next week's Winston-Salem Open as he continues his comeback from hip surgery.
Images from Friday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships, in Doha.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Give Messi time to decide on Argentina future, says Saviola
Nick Kyrgios ended Novak Djokovic's 19-match winning run at Indian Wells by beating the Serb 6-4, 7-6(3) to reach the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals in Indian Wells on Wednesday, while Roger Federer also advanced with a straight sets win over Rafael Nadal.
Second seed Angelique Kerber advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open when Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens was forced to retire in the third set on Sunday.
Marta became the all-time leading scorer at the women's World Cup on Tuesday as Brazil vaulted to the top of Group E with a 2-0 win over South Korea, while Eugenie Le Sommer's superb long-range strike gave France victory over England.
Diego Costa scored four goals as Real Madrid were embarrassed 7-3 by rivals Atletico Madrid in the final match of their United States tour, in New Jersey, on Friday
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah's impact as the playmaker made a scoring return in their 2-1 pre-season win over Premier League rivals Manchester City.
Iga Swiatek said capturing the women's world number one ranking was a 'surreal' achievement
American Madison Keys overcame late leads by Svetlana Kuznetsova in both sets to defeat the Russian for the Cincinnati Masters title on Sunday.
'My arm has been -- I have had an issue there for quite a while now. It has gotten bigger in the last couple of weeks, so I'm just trying to protect it.'
Coco Gauff, 18, is the youngest finalist at Roland Garros since Kim Clijsters in 2001.
The Pole, who won the crown in 2020 and hasn't lost since February, matched Serena Williams's winning run from 2013 in the process, having now lost only two sets in her last four tournaments.
Since 2003, one of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray have won the title at Wimbledon, with the Swiss leading the way with eight titles.
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A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return
As the curtain comes down on 2014, here's a look at the five best performances over the last 12 months. And, guess what? Two Indian sportsmen figure in the list!
That Deepika uses a heavy bow of 44-pound, an excess of four pounds from what the women archers normally use, is also adding to her misery.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Carlos Alcaraz moved to within two wins of completing the 'Sunshine Double'
Naomi Osaka said she had spent a lot of time during the coronavirus shutdown thinking about how she wanted to approach her tennis.
Defending champion Marin Cilic had to battle hard before beating Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 5-1 in their 3rd round match of the US Open on Friday.
'It's useless trying to make a leader out of a man who goes to the toilet 20 times before a game'
AC Milan have signed Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer until the end of the season with an option for a further year, the Serie A club announced on Friday. Ibrahimovic, 38, returns to Milan where he helped the club win their last league title in 2010-11 and scored 56 goals in 85 games in two seasons.
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World number one Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a whirlwind trip to Sunday's U.S. Open final, but the top-seeded Serb expects hard work ahead when he meets Stan Wawrinka at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Defending champion Djokovic, who became the third man to hold all four grand slam singles titles at once after his triumph at Roland Garros in June, owns a 19-4 career head-to-head advantage over the Swiss third seed.
The 21-year-old Indian golfer fired a sizzling six-under 65 to grab the tied second place after the opening round in Mexico City.
Danny Willett won the 80th Masters by three strokes on Sunday to become the first English winner at Augusta National Golf Club since 1996. Here are a few interesting little known facts about the rising golf star...
Serena Williams was sent spinning out of the Western and Southern Open by Maria Sakkari on Tuesday after the Greek rallied from a set down to beat the 23-times Grand Slam champion 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open on Day 3.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo set the fastest time in the men's Olympic 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday, proving his intent to upset American Noah Lyles's quest for a sprint double.
The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das.
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
Lewandowski huffed and puffed, but he cut a lonely and frustrated figure
Mavericks 128, Lakers 110
