One Chinese source informed ANI that 10 million new infections are probably occurring daily in China.
A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country.
Here are talking points from the weekend's Premier League action:
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, at Mohali, on Friday.
Parthiv Patel believes that Virat Kohli's exhibition with the bat will hold the way into India's possibilities in the WTC final.
Uttar Pradesh comfortably beat Delhi by 46 runs to reach Hazare semi-final.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Devon Conway's struck 63 to help the hosts score 173/7 in their 20 overs.
A summary of the man's football matches at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
174 was always a below par score as Delhi walked away with the match without breaking much sweat.
Shimron Hetmyer's magnificent half-century went in vain as Delhi Capitals suffered a slender one-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling IPL encounter in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
Rajasthan Royals team director Kumar Sangakkara said one among the top four of his batting line-up will have to score big for the side to bounce back from its current slump.
There were many memorable performances in the league stages.
60 runs came off the last 5 overs and that's where the game tilted in the favour of the defending champions.
Artem Dovbyk's goal in stoppage time at the end of extra-time earned Ukraine a 2-1 victory over 10-man Sweden in Glasgow on Tuesday and the last available berth in the European Football Championship quarter-finals.
Up against Delhi Capitals, RCB will need to address their middle-order woes, to return to winning ways, in what could be touted as a battle of equals.
Images from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and SunRisers Hyderabad, in Delhi, on Sunday.
Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sunday night.
Arun Karthik hammered nine boundaries and three sixes, in his match-winning knock and fittingly finished the game with a boundary.
In the event of Narine missing out again, Mumbai will fancy their chances even more at the Sheikh Zayed stadium, where skipper Rohit Sharma has scored both his half-centuries this season.
England impressively chased down an imposing target to beat South Africa by nine wickets
Virender Sehwag (74 not out; 11x4) played all the shots in the book, including the traditional late cut, while Sachin Tendulkar (36;7x4) executed drives, upper cuts and stepped out to spinners, something he did with majestic grace all through his illustrious career.
India should look to attack NZ with two regular spinners, says Kumble
As has been the case all season long, Captain Pandya led from the front and really matured following his first stint in a leadership role -- a shadow of the old arrogant, flamboyant, playboy of yesteryear who haS now joined an exclusive club of 5 time IPL Winners, Shailesh Karkera.
Domestic giants Mumbai crashed out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after suffering their third straight defeat
Images from Day 2 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Mohali, on Saturday.
Bandon Mein Tha Dum is about a team that hits rock-bottom, loses key players, has its global reputation shrink overnight, but despite all the setbacks, pulls off one of the greatest comeback victories in the history of international cricket, applauds Shailesh Karkera.
Blaming state actors in Pakistan for making attempts to destabilise India, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the neighbouring country has not abandoned its efforts to harm the country through "various tactics".
Images from the Indian Premier league match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Abu Dhabi, on Thursday.
Bhuj: The Pride of India: Pearl Harbour on a dollar store budget, notes Sukanya Verma.
A look at Roger Federer's worst five Grand Slam losses.
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Tuesday night
Raising slogans against Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and the administration, the demonstrators, mostly government employees posted in the troubled valley and their kin, demanded that they be provided adequate security or be transferred to Jammu. The employees also threatened en masse resignation from their jobs.
Alaba strike on Clasico debut gives Real Madrid 2-1 win at Barcelona.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings, in Sharjah, on Sunday.
On a seismic day in the history of Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku scored the winning goal in a 3-2 FA Cup fifth-round victory
Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties after the Euro 2020 final ended 1-1 following extra time at Wembley
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their telephonic talks on COVID situation triggered political slugfest with the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accusing Soren of lacking the basic courtesy expected of a person holding his office and lowering its dignity.