CrystalPalace striker Marouane Chamakh ended an 11-game barren streak to help them beat fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham United 1-0 in manager Tony Pulis's home debut on Tuesday.
The Spanish world number one, preparing to defend his Wimbledon title this month, went down 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 when the exertions of winning a record-equalling sixth French Open crown on Sunday caught up with him.
While in custody and until the first hearing in his extradition case next week, Modi is likely to be held in a separate cell but may also have to share a cell with other prisoners given the overcrowding pressures.
The central agency asked Banerjee to appear at its Kolkata office on Friday morning, he said.
Holders Manchester City were eliminated from the League Cup by West Ham United after a penalty shootout at London Stadium on Wednesday, ending Pep Guardiola's team's four-year domination of the competition.
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said Eden Hazard is free to leave the club if he wants to but the Italian hopes the forward stays at Stamford Bridge.
Nicolas Anelka's arrival at Chelsea in January last year hardly had the fans buzzing amid all the big-money signings since Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich transformed the fortunes of the west London club.
Six-times champion and top seed Roger Federer lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on Wednesday. The defeat means Federer will be absent from the men's final for the first time since 2002 when he lost in the first round.
Chelsea have agreed a compensation package with sacked Brazilian manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and his assistants, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
Action from Europa League matches played on Thursday.
Holders Liverpool survived a penalty shootout to see off third-tier Derby County
Westminster magistrates' court judge Nina Tempia confirmed that Modi's extradition trial is scheduled between May 11 and 15 next year and that he must re-appear via videolink every 28 days for "call-over hearings" until the case management for the trial kicks in from February next year.
West London-based Chelsea Football Club is scouting for a partnership with an Indian corporate house. The club wants to use the platform to launch its soccer schools and float a franchise that would sell branded merchandise and mobile content, as well as run cafes and restaurants.
Members of an alleged London cell of the Al Shabaab terrorist group, behind the recent shopping mall siege in Kenya, have secretly been stripped of British citizenship.
Tottenham's task was made all the more difficult two minutes before the interval when forward Son Heung-min was sent off
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
A display of violent hitting from Robin Soderling on Saturday showed why it is always unwise to ignore a Swede at the business end of Wimbledon as Serena Williams gave herself a 'must do better' report as she eased into round four.
A network of people which allegedly provides illegal immigrants of Indian-origin, mostly Punjabis, forged or stolen identity papers and help them secure a job in Britain has been exposed in an undercover BBC investigation.
Andy Murray's first-round win on Tuesday was pretty much routine, but there were signs Britain's only hope of success at Wimbledon was finally starting to take a shine to the oldest grasscourt ploy of all - serve and volley.
Chelsea took a five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League after beating champions Manchester United 1-0 in Sunday's show piece match. In Spain, Barcelona retained their one-point lead over Real Madrid.
If Arsenal win "for us it is not unusual but if we win tomorrow for Arsenal it would be a bad moment," said the Chelsea coach.
'Shah Rukh Khan has to like you, and then it is easy to work with him.' 'Aamir knows more than me when it comes to tattoos!'
The local police force where Rishi Sunak filmed a social media video in a moving car without a seatbelt on Friday fined the British Prime Minister for the legal breach.
Wimbledon finally got to show off its new multi-million dollar Centre Court roof on Friday as weather threatened to disrupt play at the grasscourt championships.
Besides the passports, Modi also possesses multiple residency cards, some of them expired, but covering countries/regions such as the UAE, Singapore and Hong Kong.
In an indirect reference to Labour's perceived anti-India stance over the issue of Kashmir, he noted: "There can be no place for racism or anti-India sentiment of any kind in this country."
Former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named coach of Bunyodkor, the Uzbek champions said on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
It's travel time for everyone, including Bollywood's celebrities.
Chelsea's new striker Fernando Torres believes he will recover his best form at the west London club after his British record transfer from Liverpool.
Steven Bergwijn scored twice in stoppage time as Tottenham Hotspur stunned Leicester City and pulled off a remarkable 3-2 victory in the Premier League on Wednesday.
'Did Islam kill those five people in London?' 'Or did one wacko individual do them in?' asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
Photos from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
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