Premier League clubs West Bromwich Albion and Watford were knocked out in the League Cup second round by lower-league opponents on Tuesday as a strong Liverpool side crushed championship Burton Albion 5-0.
World record holder Usain Bolt brought a flash of Jamaican sunshine to another miserable European evening when he raced to 100 metres victory in 9.91 seconds at the London Grand Prix on Friday.
In the middle of Chelsea's most chaotic season in decades, a semblance of normality has broken out.
David Beckham turns 40 on Saturday and the English football legend celebrated his milestone birthday in style.
Images from the EPL matches played on Saturday
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Liverpool flirted with what would have been an embarrassing low in their poor start to the season as they were taken to penalties by fourth tier Carlisle United, but came through to reach the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday.
Govinda takes his fondness for the superstar to the next level.
Wayne Rooney scored two first half goals to help send Manchester United to a 4-1 win over a spirited Aston Villa on Saturday, temporarily lifting the gloom surrounding David Moyes' dismal first term in charge.
Harry Kane's magical season continued on Saturday as he celebrated his first senior England call-up with his first Premier League hat-trick.
If you have the cash, the big fat Indian wedding just got bigger. (Psst! And the good folks at TripHobo.com have a few ideas!)
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Barcelona look well set to wrap up the La Liga title.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the US Open in New York on Wednesday.
The Russians are upset. And it's all because of Indiana Jones fighting them. Now Steven Spielberg could go blue in the face saying that his descendants (no typo, check the link) are Russian, but the Soviets aren't buying the fact that the US didn't have any other enemies back in 1957, which is when Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is set.
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Arsenal will begin their quest to become the first club since 1886 to win the English FA Cup three years in succession.
The Premier League leaders preserved their 11-point lead with a 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
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The holders and runners-up made their exit from the League Cup in the fourth round after being beaten by Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion respectively.
The last week of October and the next two weeks will see many more movie hits in DVD and, in most cases, Blu-ray versions.