Each Round of 16 game was entertaining. Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the games to remember.
World number two Simona Halep tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is recovering well from her mild symptoms.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.
Nadal said the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon was not enough time for him to recuperate
Olympic silver medallist Katie Ledecky powered to victory in the women's 400 metres freestyle event on the opening day of the swimming World Championships in Budapest on Saturday to capture a record-extending 16th gold medal in the competition.
Nadal's great rival and fellow 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer is also out of the US Open and will be sidelined for many months because he needs knee surgery.
'You can choose who you would like as your showstopper.' 'You have the freedom to create your own background -- sun, moon and the stars, which may sometimes not be possible in a physical show.'
Sunday will be the first time that Austria has hosted a season-opener and the race will also be the latest start date to a championship.
India has already asked the EU member countries to individually consider allowing Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines and want to travel to Europe.
Japan's round of the MotoGP championship, which was due to take place on October 18 at Motegi after the F1 race at Suzuka on October 11, had already been cancelled due to the expected extension of a travel ban.
Experienced Indian Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalo advanced to the second round of the US Open men's doubles event after a straight-set win in New York.
ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships: Krrish Pal registers win in 1st round
Kevin de Bruyne came off the bench to inspire Belgium in a 2-1 comeback win over Denmark
Lewis Hamilton managed to make the most of the adverse conditions to take pole position for Sunday's race.
Rafael Nadal gets the opportunity to avenge his only defeat in 10 meetings with Diego Schwartzman, which he suffered a little over two weeks ago, when Spain's 12-time French Open winner faces the Argentine in the semi-finals at Roland Garros on Friday.
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Oliveira leaves it late to snatch win at Styrian Grand Prix.
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was named the player of Euro 2020 following Italy's 3-2 shootout win against England in the final at Wembley on Sunday.
The front row lockout was a record-equalling 65th for champions Mercedes.
Bopanna and Shapovalov will take on Dutch-Romanian combination of Jeal-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in the quarterfinals.
Pakistan on Monday banned travel from 15 countries, except under certain conditions, and tightened up travel restrictions on 13 other countries in wake of the threat of the new COVID-19 variant Omicorn.
The tally from the weekend showed 37 new cases on Sunday with most testing positive after arrival at the airport
Four-times winners Germany enjoyed a 3-0 win over Group J rivals Iceland
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks five of the best team performances from this round as the tournament heads into its business end.
Liverpool received a relatively kind draw for the group stage of this year's Champions League
Formula One teams will operate in bubbles within bubbles when the season starts behind closed doors in Austria next week after being stalled since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be no spectators, no sponsors or VIP guests wandering the paddock and limited social interaction even between team mates.
Austria's loosened lockdown means tennis players can return to the court as long as they stick to coronavirus-related rules - singles only, no touching each other's tennis balls, and definitely no shaking hands at the net.
Olympians at the 'closed-loop' Beijing Games have had to be creative to express their feelings of love
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Salzburg defender Max Woeber said that fitness exercises at home were getting on the players' nerves as the Austrian champions re-started training while observing social distancing guidelines.
Neuer sidelined for 'coming weeks' after knee surgery - Bayern
As the tournament gets to the next round here's look at the quarter-finalists.
Sharath Kamal's progress to the third round of the men's singles in table tennis was the only bright spot on another gloomy day for India at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 30,500 crore) in 2021 on a sharp surge in holdings via securities and similar instruments while customer deposits rose as well, annual data from Switzerland's central bank showed on Thursday.
Two wheels and an open road. Biking during Coronavirus Days.
Namrata Thakker takes a peek into her amazing starry life, through her Instagram feed.
Ukraine had said the shirt was a symbol of national unity, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a selfie on Instagram with the jersey on this week.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of Saturday's qualifying matches for the Euro 2020 Finals.
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