Dronavalli Harika stunned world champion Ju Wenjun in the third round to grab a share of the top spot in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix

The Indians are in red-hot form, but history favours England, who have won all the five WT20 matches played between the two sides, when they meet in the semi-finals of the ICC women's World Cup on Thursday.

Opener Beth Mooney's brisk half-century helped hosts Australia beat New Zealand by four runs on Monday to seal the last semi-final spot in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup and keep their title defence intact. India, South Africa and England had already advanced to the knockout stage with Monday's last Group A clash between the trans-Tasman rivals deciding the final contender for the trophy.

The US seems to be engaging in a game of brinkmanship where President Trump's visit has been used as 'leverage' to pressure India into agreeing to a trade deal, notes Kashish Parpiani.

Team India needs to ensure that the frequent middle-order collapses are not repeated in the showpiece event.

'The new ceiling will cover around 93 per cent of all deposit accounts, up from 90 per cent earlier,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Kobe Bryant, fourth all-time in NBA scoring, played for the Los Angeles Lakers during an illustrious 20-year career that was highlighted by five NBA championships, two NBA Finals MVPs and one league MVP.

Young Indian Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa pulled off a huge upset as he outclassed former world champion Veselin Topalov in the sixth round of the 18th Gibraltar chess festival to record his fifth straight win, in Gibraltar. The 14-year old Chennai lad needed just 33 moves to put it across the Bulgarian. He had started with a loss against compatriot P V Nandhidhaa but since then he has been on a winning spree.

Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday

Making a comeback after a two-year hiatus, she enters women's doubles quarter-finals of Hobart International.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic won their matches for their respective countries on Day 4 of the ATP Cup on Monday.

Rafael Nadal overcame a temporary blip on his way to victory at the ATP Cup on Saturday

Australian Open holder Djokovic will make his ATP Cup debut for Serbia against South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday while Nadal will lead Spain into action against Georgia in Perth on the same day.

As the curtains fall on another year, Rediff.com brings you all the action from the sports field that defined 2019.

Nishikori is the latest high-profile men's player to pull out of the season's first Grand Slam following the withdrawal of Briton Andy Murray on Saturday.

India's veteran tennis ace Leander Paes hinted at possible retirement on Monday, saying he now relies on experience to outsmart opponents and shouldn't be playing past another year.

The 21-year-old Molineux, who plays for Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League, has requested for a break and will not be travelling with the Renegades squad to Ballarat for their match against Melbourne Stars on Saturday.

American model Devon Windsor got married to Johnny Dex at a beach wedding at Saint Barthelemy.

Images from the Euro 2020 Qualifiers played on Monday

Former world number one Andy Murray is in line to play Grigor Dimitrov in the opening round of the inaugural ATP Cup, with Bulgaria qualifying among the final six teams in the nation-based tournament.

The Victoria's Secret model shared pics of her Australian holiday on Instagram.

Five Australian models have joined hands to celebrate Mother Earth.

Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.

Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.

Images from the Euro 2020 qualifying matches played on Tuesday night.

A round-up of Saturday's Euro 2020 qualification matches.

World number one Novak Djokovic extended his winning run in Asia when he strolled into the last-16 of the Shanghai Masters.

Australia will play against Sri Lanka in the first T20I at North Sydney Oval on September 29.

Shrugging off his controversial semi-final defeat, Bajrang Punia bagged his third World Wrestling Championships medal while Ravi Dahiya made his debut memorable by grabbing a bronze.

Azharuddin, whose nomination was rejected two years ago, submitted his papers to former Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Wednesday.

The overall winners will be announced on October 15 at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall.

Sergio Ramos equalled Iker Casillas's record of 167 appearances for Spain on an emotional night at Sporting Gijon's El Molinon stadium, which paid tribute to the late Spain and Sporting forward Quini before kickoff.

IMAGES from the Euro 2020 qualifiers

India's top grappler Bajrang Punia has been handed the top billing in the men's 65kg freestyle category at the World Championships.

Here we encapsulate all the sporting action from last week in this stunning photo feature.

Bajrang Punia had won gold medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games last year.

Deepak Punia becomes World Champion wrestler, bronze for Viky

It is fourth gold of the season for Asian Games champion Bajrang Punia.

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up their first meeting since the American's infamous row with an umpire overshadowed last year's US Open final.

With this win, Australia have now gained a 12-2 lead in the series. The team had already secured the Ashes in the first T20I.