Maradona told friends during the coronavirus lockdown that when he died he wanted to be embalmed
The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week kicked off in Madrid, with strict security measures and social distance guidelines to ward off coronavirus.
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
A round-up of Saturday's action in La Liga and the Bundesliga.
Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah became the first Colombians to win the US Open men's doubles title.
FC Goa's slim chances of making the semis all but went up in smoke as they remained on 18 points from 17 outings.
A team of divers has had a close encounter with one of the biggest great white sharks on record -- and lived to tell the tale.
'I LOVE YOU, Roger. Thank you for everything you've done in tennis and with myself. Tennis world will never be the same without you.'
'What a heart, what a mindset, what guts, what everything, what a REFERENCE you are! I'm at your feet!'
The United States and Mexico both booked tickets to this year's World Cup in Qatar in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on Wednesday.
ATK Mohun Bagan moved to the top of the table and Kerala Blasters FC entered the top-four after the two sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Indian Super League.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday.
The source also said that there is no plan of immediate suspension of ISL unless drastic escalation in COVID-19 cases happen.
ATKMB looked the likelier of the two teams to take the lead in the opening exchanges, with the Mariners needing two goals at least to make a comeback.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
The home side knew only victory would do for them to grab the final last-16 qualification spot in the group behind Manchester United, and came out for the second half in all-out-attack mode.
Djokovic first played Monfils at the US Open in 2005 but Tuesday's match was only their second encounter on clay and he needed only one break point to clinch the first set.
Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal on Tuesday that secured a 5-2 aggregate victory after the night had threatened to turn sour for Juergen Klopp's side.
Juan Martin Del Potro, who reached the quarter-final of the Australian Open on two occasions, has been battling problems with his right knee since June last year
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The league, which is now conducting tests twice per week, did not name the people who tested positive but said they will self-isolate for 10 days.
Lionel Messi became the all-time top scorer for a single soccer club on Tuesday after scoring his 644th goal for Barcelona during their La Liga match against Real Valladolid, surpassing Pele's record goal haul for Brazilian side Santos.
Coming from a humble family at a time when tennis was considered a sport only for the upper classes in Spain, Santana became a stalwart of the country's Davis Cup team, amassing a 69-17 win-loss record in singles between 1958 and 1973. He also won the tournament at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, where tennis was a demonstration event.
A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.
Saudi Arabia have extended coach Juan Antonio Pizzi's contract until the end of the Asian Cup in February 2019, the FA said on Tuesday, a day after the 'Green Falcons' claimed a surprise victory over Egypt in their last World Cup game.
United were unable to create enough quality opportunities to get themselves the goal they needed.
Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup fourth round
World number one Ash Barty was shocked in the first round of the women's singles at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The Australian was beaten by Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-3.
Roy Krishna had a couple of half-chances thereafter but good reflexes from Mirshad Michu in NorthEast goal and Krishna's inefficiency to keep the ball on target kept the score to 1-0.
'This is a wonderful opportunity, but there is also a lot of work ahead of us and I am eager to get onto the training ground to start working with the players.'
PSG made hard work of beating Strasbourg 4-2 in the French Ligue 1, while Real Madrid registered a comfortable 4-1 win away to Alaves in their opening game.
The researchers noted that people who are fully vaccinated can still become infected with SARS-CoV-2 and can carry a viral load similar to those who are unvaccinated.
Constantine interviewed by Chennaiyin FC
FC Goa started off the Derrick Pereira era with a 1-1 draw
Barcelona were held 1-1 at home by Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League knockout stage playoff
The Real Madrid striker is accused of complicity in the alleged targeting of midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, who plays for the Greek Super League club Olympiacos. Prosecutors allege that Benzema encouraged Valbuena, 37, to pay the blackmailers.
Images from the matches played across football leagues in Europe on Sunday.
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