Hours before the first ball was bowled, excitement was already at its peak, with chants, songs, and team slogans echoing through the venue.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
All the action from Day 4 at the Australian Open on Wednesday
A summary of Wednesday's Champions League Round of 16, Second Leg, matches.
His seam position was spot on and it seemed like he was never away, with his line, length, control and pace impeccable.
Stars Watch As Eagles Win Super Bowl; Serena steals show at half-time
All the action from La Liga and Serie A matches played on Sunday.
India began their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket victory against Bangladesh after opener Shubman Gill anchored their nervy chase with a classy hundred.
No. 2 seed Casper Ruud of Norway will take on unseeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada in the Dallas Open final on Sunday after both notched semi-final victories.
Some lament the FA Cup having lost much of its romance in recent years, in the face of obsession with the Premier League, but this tie had it in bucket loads.
Barcelona snapped their four-match winless streak in LaLiga with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Valencia on Sunday.
Madison Keys, 29, is the fourth-oldest first-time Grand Slam champion in the professional era.
Real outclass Majorca, to meet Barca in Super Cup final
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the Premier League
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
The iconic Sachin Tendulkar rolled back the years with a 21-ball 34 as India Masters notched up a convincing nine-wicket win against England.
Chelsea recovered to beat West Ham United 2-1 to jump to fourth place in the English Premier League on Monday.
IMAGES from the WPL match played between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz on Thursday.
Images from the WPL match played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz in Bengaluru on Monday.
Chelsea won for the first time in six Premier League matches when they beat relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at home on Monday.
Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs
Defeat would have left Arsenal nine points behind Liverpool, who also have a game in hand, but the way they reacted to going behind suggests they can still be a factor in the title race.
Fullback Nahuel Molina lifted a long cross from the right touchline which found the unmarked Sorloth whose header at the far post beat goalkeeper David Soria.
Barcelona thrashed Real Betis 5-1 on Wednesday to book their spot in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England at the Barabati Stadium, in Cuttack, on Sunday.
Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out phase play-offs.
'It is a beautiful portrait of Ek Bharat, Sreshth Bharat.'
Flattens Faria in 2nd round to advance in Melbourne
A summary of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out Phase play-offs.
Manchester United clawed back from a goal down to beat Leicester City in a 2-1 fourth-round FA Cup victory on Friday at Old Trafford, thanks to a last-gasp controversial header from veteran defender Harry Maguire plus a strike from Joshua Zirkzee.
Images from Day 3 of the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
A deflected late strike from Lisandro Martinez earned Manchester United a much-needed 1-0 victory at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.
Empoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to advance to their first ever Coppa Italia semi-finals on Wednesday after a resilient performance helped them to hold the defending champions to a 1-1 draw in regular time.
Novak Djokovic was seriously rattled early on by inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy but rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory on Monday.
Barcelona joined Real Madrid, Atletico and Real Sociedad in the semi-finals, with the draw set to take place on Wednesday.
Coco Gauff was given a solid workout by former champion Sofia Kenin but continued her lengthy winning streak
