Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week.
Rory McIlroy underlined his superstar credentials as he repelled an early onslaught by Britain's Ian Poulter before cruising to his second major title by a record eight shots at the PGA Championship on Sunday.
Leicester City were left in touching distance of a fairytale first Premier League title on Sunday after Leonardo Ulloa's double helped them outclass Swansea City at a delirious King Power Stadium.
Defending champion Federer, battling a flu bug according to the local media, was made to work hard by his Bulgarian opponent before the Swiss master prevailed 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4 at the Pat Rafter Arena. "It was tough. Grigor's a great shotmaker, the future's ahead of him in the game," Federer said after setting up a semi-final against Austrian youngster Dominic Thiem.
'Mallya has offered to pay the original amount.' 'Let us say he means the principal amount and that stands at Rs 5,000 crores.' 'The Indian banks have to ask themselves if they would rather have this 5,000 crores or would have none of it at all,' asks Sudhir Bisht.
The Americans remain in the competition but the setback -- only their third loss in 112 Olympic matches spanning 72 years -- is a huge embarrassment.
A summary of Day 2 at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Locked in a battle of qualification for the London Olympics, compatriots P Kashyap and Ajay Jayaram witnessed contrasting results with the former scripting a resounding win and the latter suffering a close defeat in the India Open Super Series Badminton in New Delhi on Thursday.
Sevilla's hopes of a place in European competition next season suffered a big blow when they let slip a one-goal lead to lose 5-1 at Getafe in La Liga on Monday.
France decimated Iceland in a 5-2 win to end the Nordic nations Euro 2016 dream run in the quarter-final on Sunday.
Arsenal had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against bogey team Bolton Wanderers as champions Chelsea cruised into the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-0 win over third division Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
A summary of Sunday's matches at the French Open.
Justine Henin's hopes of a fifth French Open title vanished with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 fourth-round defeat by Australian seventh seed Samantha Stosur on Monday.
He was joined by seven star kids who modelled Chanel's latest collection.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin weaved his magic with a career-best four-wicket haul as India thrashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the deciding third and final Twenty20 International, to clinch the three-match series 2-1, in Visakhapatnam, on Sunday.
When South Africa lost to India on Sunday, they cemented their reputation for 'choking' in ICC tournaments. Rajneesh Gupta tells us why South Africa's record for freezing in important ICC contests is, alas, well deserved.
The least expensive among these starts at Rs 22,60,560, according to a list compiled by MotorBeam.com
Kevin Anderson spoiled the American party at the US Open when the big-serving South African beat local favourite Sam Querrey 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-3, 7-6(7) to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final on Tuesday.
These bikes are a good mixture of style, mileage, performance and affordability, says Rajesh Alva.
The first show on day one of the recently concluded Mumbai Lakme Fashion Week was quite a treat, as mother and daughter combination Neeta and Nishka Lulla started things with a bang. rediff.com caught up with them on video.
Here are the most interesting touchscreen phones that will be battling it out for your attention this year.
Falguni Pathak, the Queen of Dandiya gets candid with her fans.
Chitrashi Rawat on being evicted out of Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao and her tiff with the singer.
Here's what the star and other celebs are up too!
The Miss Universe 2009 pageant is fast approaching on August 23. In a countdown to D-Day, we'll be introducing you to all 84 contestants from around the world.
Novak Djokovic brushed past France's Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) on Wednesday to book his place in the third round of Wimbledon. The defending champion, aiming for his third consecutive title, played well within himself and was rarely troubled during the second-round match. Mannarino, ranked 55, put up spirited resistance in the third set to force a tiebreak but was ultimately swept off Centre Court by the Serbian's laser-guided ground-strokes.
In a rare honour for India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday the Chief Guest of Honour at the French National Day celebrations.
Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury beat the chess prodigy in the ninth round of the 41st National 'A' Chess Championship.
There are multiple reasons for a desperate Beijing to teach India the final lesson, thereby ensuring Chinese supremacy in Asia in this century.
Here's an instructional video to help you drape your sari in the traditional style.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Bright and attention grabbing it certainly is, especially in this gorgeous shade of yellow, but will the new A3 Cabriolet manage to excite us with its new 1.4 litre heart?
Neil Nitin Mukesh on his latest film New York and why he said yes to a nude scene in Jail.
Meet Nitin Desai, the man behind the grand sets of the period drama Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur on television.
Multitalented Aditya Bhattacharya started his career as a photojournalist went to do acting writing, directing and producing the film. You may remember his as a director of Raakh starring Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak, he is a grandson of Bimal Roy and son of Basu Bhattacharya. Aditya has also directed Dubai Return which still to release and he is the only India to have a directed an Italian film Senso Unico.
Vijay Nair, a 25-year-old Mumbaikar, has worked to put India's indie music scene on the map. His hard work is starting to pay off, as recently he was named the British Council's Young Music Entrepreneuer of the Year.
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