Midfielder Wesley Sneijder ended his record-breaking career with the Netherlands by announcing his retirement from international football on Sunday.
The United States continued their dominance of the Olympic 4x400 metres relay on Saturday but only just, as Rai Benjamin held off Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a thrilling last-leg battle between two individual gold medallists.
Tracking the key moves this week in the European transfer market
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
Verstappen, who had started alongside Norris on the front row, was leading by lap three and could then build a buffer and take control.
Images from the US Open men's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte hit out at fans who sing and cheer at soccer matches
Croatian forward Ante Budimir scored twice to help Osasuna earn a shock 4-2 home win over leaders Barcelona.
They're sassy, sexy and packed a punch on the red carpet.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
D Gukesh played out a draw with tournament leader and top seed Fabiano Caruana
Czech duo Siniakova and Machac win mixed doubles gold
Missing out on the last Euros in France and then the 2018 World Cup in Russia were a major setback and re-establishing their reputation as a footballing force is top priority for coach Frank de Boer and his team.
A picture shared by Prime Minister Modi on Twitter shows him sitting and smiling on the Dutch-made bicycle.
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
Harmanpreet Singh's goal from a penalty stroke just a minute from the hooter gave India victory over New Zealand in the men's hockey tournament atthe Olympics on Saturday.
The defenders signed contracts on Tuesday from Bayern Munich making United their third team together, and they could both feature in the squad's season opener on Friday against Fulham at Old Trafford.
Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 Films/ Series from TIFF 2024 includes films that he watched for the first time in Toronto. The films were impressive due to their rigor, passion, unique storytelling style and sometimes exploring the vulnerable sides of big name stars.
Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Manchester United signed Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax Amsterdam on a five-year contract, the English Premier League club said on Wednesday.
The Indian men's hockey team beat Ireland despite a few defense lapses to more or less secure its passage into the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics.
Jet is facing insolvency proceedings in the Netherlands as well where it was declared bankrupt after it failed to pay two European creditors.
Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
With eight teams left in the tournament the numbers around Euro 2024 are becoming clearer, with Spain, England and France all considered likely winners and a race for top scorer that is still very tight.
India's Yuki Bhambri and his Dutch partner Robin Haase squandered three match points in the deciding set to go down against Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia and Rafael Matos of Brazil in the Australian Open men's doubles first round in Melbourne on Tuesday.
'The biggest impact will be on coal and hence on power cost. Then comes iron ore, coking coal, bauxite.'
Top-ranked Belgium slammed eight goals against Belarus and the Netherlands crashed seven past Gibraltar
Ariarne Titmus got Australia's women off to a golden start by winning a race of record breakers on a rocking opening night of the Paris Olympic swimming meet at the La Defense Arena on Saturday.
IMAGES from UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday
''What an incredible story the Dutch have written.'
A first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid in the Champions League group phase on Wednesday.
It will also come in front of 5,000 spectators who are being allowed into Saturday's game at the Amsterdam Arena.
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Thursday.
Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between Austria and Poland at Berlin Olympiastadion, in Berlin, on Friday.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen equalled Ayrton Senna's record of eight pole positions in a row.
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
South Africa will have no room for error as their world-class batters will be keen to flex their muscles against a spirited USA in their opening Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup.
N Sriram Balaji made a strong case for his inclusion in the Indian men's doubles team for the Paris Olympics along with Rohan Bopanna by logging his maiden win at the French Open but Yuki Bhambri, the other contender for the berth, made a first round exit in Paris on Friday.
Mbappe and Benzema inspire France to 2-0 win against Finland
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