Barcelona failed to capitalise on Real Madrid dropping points against Villarreal as the La Liga champions were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, while talisman Lionel Messi limped off with a groin injury.
The freezing cold made the conditions challenging for the players.
Images from the IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow on Friday.
Australia looked destined for their biggest score of the series against India after a half century from debutant opener Will Pucovski helped them to 166 for two at the end of the rain-disrupted first day of the third Test in Sydney on Thursday.
Head has been getting out playing 'nothing shots' and needs to work on his batting.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Ireland's Paul Stirling and captain Andy Balbirnie struck superb centuries as the tourists chased down a daunting target of 329 to stun world champions England with a seven-wicket win in the third and final One-Day International at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday. The series is the first in the International Cricket Council's 13-team Super League that serves as the qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup in India, where the hosts and the leading seven sides will play at the finals.
Injuries worries to in-form opener David Warner and allrounder Mitch Marsh may affect Australia's plans.
Roston Chase closed in on his fourth test hundred as he forged a century partnership with skipper Jason Holder to help West Indies to 295 for seven on the opening day of the second and final test against India on Friday.
A hamstring injury will keep South African fast bowler Dale Steyn of out of the first two Twenty20 internationals against Australia in the next week, Cricket South Africa said.
'I mean, you can't play four matches on the trot. What are you going to the NCA for, if you are going to come back and then three matches (later) you're back there (NCA).'
Litton Das will captain Bangladesh in the upcoming three-match ODI series against India which starts on Sunday after regular captain Tamim lqbal was ruled out with injury.
P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen sailed into the second round but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on a mixed day for India at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris on Wednesday.
Kohli's poor show, however, hasn't affected the team much as it is playing extremely well in the white-ball games.
Jonny Bairstow, restored to the England side but shorn of his keeping gloves, celebrated his return with a sparkling 110 to help them to 312 for seven on the opening day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
Roston Chase closed in on his fourth Test hundred as he forged a century partnership with skipper Jason Holder to help West Indies to 295 for seven on the opening day of the second and final Test against India.
Neeraj Chopra has displayed sizzling form in season 2023, winning almost everything on offer. However, the star athlete has no qualms admitting that defending his gold medal at the Paris Olympics will be a huge challenge since maintaining top form on a consistent basis is not easy.
South African speedster Dale Steyn will miss the fourth and final test against India with a lingering groin injury that has limited his participation in the four-match series to a solitary contest in the series-opener in Mohali.
'Not having the best bowler in the world is never a nice thing.' 'It is not the name that we play, it is a cricket ball that we face.'
Saina Nehwal was forced to retire midway through her opening match but India's young brigade produced a clinical display to notch up a fine 3-2 win over Spain and get off to a winning start in the Uber Cup in Aarhus, on Sunday.
Alcaraz stops Zverev to set up semi-final of US Open champions
'We saw Messi play like a kid in the school playground today'
Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth place finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Team India possess a much more balanced squad in the shortest format.
The humiliation in Adelaide has opened up 'serious wounds' for India and Australia now have a good chance of inflicting on the visitors a whitewash in the four-Test series, reckons former captain Ricky Ponting.
New Zealand paceman Southee ruled out; Proteas 'keeper De Kock doubtful starter
India blunted Pakistan's challenge on the opening day to take a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group I play-off tie with Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji rising to the occasion in the high-pressure contest, in Islamabad on Saturday.
Ben Foakes marked his Test debut with a century and impressed with his glovework, too, as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 203 before stretching their lead to 177 runs on the second day of the opening Test in Galle.
Sindhu leads India to 3-2 win over Hong Kong in Asia badminton Team Championship
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
It is time to deliver for Paris St Germain and Manchester City as the two mega-rich teams prepare to lock horns in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Liverpool head to United with widest gulf in years
At the auction, Arjun, a budding left arm pacer and a batsman, who had played unofficial Tests for India-U19, was among the few players in focus.
Included in Barcelona squad to face Dortmund
A look at the historic achievements by India's athletes in 2022.
The Men in Blue are on a 12-match winning streak and come Thursday, they can create an all-time record of winning 13 T20I games in a row.
'I know how hard he has worked to try to get back fit and I hope it is not too bad and he can get back as soon as possible.'
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Rafael Nadal moved seamlessly from months of clay court success to a satisfyingly smooth first-round victory on grass as he opened his Wimbledon campaign with a commanding 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Australian John Millman on Monday.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn will not bowl again in the opening Test against England at Kingsmead after his shoulder spasm failed to clear up overnight, officials said on Tuesday.
