A merciless England, however, wrecked their title defence, crushing them by eight wickets with nearly 18 overs to spare.
RoundGlass Punjab FC scripted history on Saturday as they clinched the I-League title with a game to spare.
Juventus landed a fourth successive Serie A crown, and their first under coach Massimiliano Allegri, with four games to spare by winning 1-0 at Sampdoria on Saturday.
Andy Murray's North American hard court seasons have had blazing starts the last two years winning back-to-back Canadian titles only to see his play cool off at the US Open.
Rodrygo and new recruit Jude Bellingham scored first-half goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to kick off their LaLiga season.
The Indian Under-19 cricket team will open its campaign in next year's ICC World Cup against arch-foes Pakistan when the event is staged at the Dubai International Stadium on February 15.
The Mumbai Indians players were buoyed by the presence of Sachin Tendulkar, who joined the team's training session in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as the high-profile franchise start their title defence against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 7 on Wednesday.
A round-up of matches from the Hockey World Cup played on Saturday.
Six-time Miami champion Serena Williams and five-time runner-up Maria Sharapova remained on another Sony Open collision course after each recorded fourth-round wins on Monday.
Manchester City face Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday.
Now only Inter stand in the way of a treble that would match Manchester United's still unique feat of 1999.
Chelsea captain John Terry has questioned his team's desire and called on them to end the bad run threatening to derail their Premier League title defence.
China's Liu Xiang clinched his third straight 110m hurdles title at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on Wednesday to win a small measure of redemption after his disastrous Olympic title defence on home soil two years ago.
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling struck twice as the Premier League champions beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday to go top of the table and heap pressure on title rivals Liverpool.
Still full of running in the final minutes at 1-0 up, he provided the cross to Zakaria Aboukhlal who clipped it into the roof of the net to seal the victory as the stadium boiled over.
Raducanu stormed into the third round of the Cincinnati Open
Joshna Chinappa held off a fighting Dipika Pallikal 13-15, 12-10, 11-13, 11-4, 11-4 in 78 minutes to win her biggest title till date.
Their title defence in danger, struggling Kolkata Knight Riders desperately need a win against a resurgent Kings XI Punjab in Kolkata on Friday, in order to revive their fortunes in the Pepsi India Premier League 6.
India will look to add some valuable experience and confidence when they clash with New Zealand in a five-match ODI series, beginning in Napier on Sunday.
Images from English Premier League matches played across England on Sunday.
Serena Williams easily won her eagerly-awaited clash with Sloane Stephens at the US Open on Sunday as normal service resumed at the last Grand Slam of year.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
Narine spins KKR to easy victory in IPL opener
It was, possibly, the biggest takeaway from France's victory. They can win when Mbappe does not shine or score, and his reaction to Giroud's goal proved Deschamps's point when he said he did not need to manage the Paris St Germain forward's ego.
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is contemplating a comeback to the Indian Premier League after a lengthy hiatus despite a hectic schedule that includes touring the subcontinent and the T20 World Cup title defence at home later this year.
Holders India begin their Under-19 World Cup defence with a clash against Sri Lanka on January 19, at the Mangaung Oval, in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Meet the winners of the past seven editions of the T20 World cup.
Nitu has been in supreme form throughout the tournament, winning her first three bouts by RSC (referee stops contest).
Japan's Kei Nishikori cut short Marin Cilic's title defence with an impressive 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 win on Monday.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney faces a month on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injury training in Thailand on their tour of the Far East and Australia, the English champions said on Thursday.
'This has nothing to do with sports, this is a political agenda. Novak is the best player and the best athlete in the world, but several hundred million people from the West can't stomach that.'
In the rematch of last year's quarter-finals, Nitu and Balkibekova went all guns blazing in the first round. However, the Kazakh was dominant and took the round 2-3.
Australia's Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said he opposed special arrangements to let unvaccinated athletes compete in the state, which is scheduled to host the Grand Slam at Melbourne Park in January.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
Lionel Messi scored twice to earn Barcelona a 2-0 derby win over Espanyol and send them 13 points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.
English Premier League champions Manchester City will kick off their title defence at home to promoted Southampton on August 18 before facing Liverpool at Anfield the following weekend.
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