Touching tributes have poured in from Manchester's two football clubs, as well as a number of prominent players have expressed their condolences to the family and friends of the victims, some of whom were young children.
Bollywood and cricket stars took to Twitter praising Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant for a thrilling finale.
Kolkata Knight Riders were buoyed by the presence of their principal co-owner Shah Rukh Khan.
Meet some lovely cheerleaders in IPL 10.
Bollywood sensation Parineeti Chopra was spotted at an Indian Premier League match, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Now, the sensational actress has lent her support to Indian football as the country prepares to host the FIFA Under-17 Word Cup in October, later this year.
Watch Sukhvinder Singh, the popular Bollywood singer, sing 'Sachin... Sachin...'!
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has described Rishabh Pant's brilliant 43-ball 97-run knock which helped Delhi Daredevils beat Gujarat Lions in their IPL encounter, as 'one of the best innings' in tournaments history.
The mother-to-be showed off her baby bump in a flowing green gown as she entered with fianc Alexis Ohanian.
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The 35-year-old cricketer took to his Twitter page, venting his anger at the video and the violence in the state.
This is the first time, after three consecutive home ties, that that India will play an away tie for a place in the World Group.
India's Davis Cup Captain Mahesh Bhupathi picked Rohan Bopanna for the Davis Cup match against Uzbekistan in Bengaluru.
Indian Premier League seems to have calmed Smith and he has won over some Indian fans.
The two had got engaged in October last year and according to reports, they had agreed upon the wedding before Malik had left for Rio to compete in the Olympics.
In front of her home crowd, Sindhu beat the Rio champion in straight games.
Images of the Padma Shri conferred on sports stars on Thursday
Sonu Nigam and God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar in a role reversal.
Rediff.com brings you some pictures that summarise the happenings in the sporting world in the week that was.
Chetan Chauhan - once India's opening batsman, is now sports minister in Uttar Pradesh's government headed by Yogi Adityanath.