Forward Rasmus Hojlund scored twice to allow Manchester United to come back from a goal down and get a 2-1 win at six-times Czech champions Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday.
Burns, who played 23 Tests and six ODIs for Australia, qualified to play for his adopted country through his mother's side.
The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) said it had repeatedly warned European soccer's governing body UEFA about potential provocation from Romania fans ahead of Friday's Nations League match, which was abandoned when Kosovo's players walked off.
Manika Batra is the first Indian player to make it to the top eight of a WTT Champions tournament.
Star Indian paddler Manika Batra shocked world No.14 Bernadette Szocs of Romania to enter the women singles quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier, France.
Daria Kasatkina overcame Russian compatriot Mirra Andreeva 6-0 4-6 6-4 to win the Ningbo Open final in China on Sunday and capture her second title of the season.
Romania's Ana Bogdan advanced the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) victory over No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Thursday in Osaka.
India won the team gold in men's and women's 10m air pistol events at the ISSF Junior World Championship.
'I like to be challenged by the strongest players on the planet, even though it's going to get more difficult with this young Indian generation coming up. But I am not entirely depressed.'
Colombia's Camila Osorio pulled out a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 7-5 win over Russia's Veronika Kudermetova, and Italy's Martina Trevisan beat Mexico's Renata Zarazua 6-4, 6-3.
Top seed Elise Mertens cruised to victory, but fourth-seeded Nadia Podoroska and fifth-seeded Jacqueline Cristian were not as fortunate in the first round of the Jasmin Open Tunisia
The medals tally at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.
Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT
This Olympic cycle has been marred by injuries for Chanu, who turned 30 just a day after the competition in Paris.
The medal tally at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Jordan Chiles is set to lose her bronze medal in the women's artistic gymnastics floor exercise competition after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favour of an appeal by Romania's Ana Barbosu.
Mirabai Chanu's dream of clinching a second successive Olympic medal was dashed
On Monday, the Indian women's team comprising Manika, Sreeja and Archana had prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie to enter the quarter-finals.
Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal showed resistance but India suffered a 0-3 loss to mighty China in the pre-quarterfinals, at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 10, Monday, August 5, 2024:
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
Following is India's schedule on Monday, Day 10 of the Paris Olympics
China's state media, athletes and netizens rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle
Images from Monday's swimming action at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France.
Hometown favourites Felix and Alexis Lebrun, at 17 and 20, also made it to the round of 32 in singles with clean 4-0 victories, against the backdrop of a packed stadium of French fans cheering for them and shouting their names.
Biles, the world's most decorated gymnast, returned for her third Olympics after she abruptly pulled out from the team final at the Tokyo Games suffering from the "twisties", a term used to describe the temporary loss of spatial awareness while performing high-difficulty elements.
The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland faces Irina-Camella Begu of Romania in the opening round of the women's draw with second-seeded American Coco Gauff taking on Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
The National Anti-Doping Organisation of Romania had sanctioned her with a reprimand and no period of ineligibility on the basis that she was not at fault or was not negligent.
With a jam-packed schedule brimming with both legendary athletes and captivating storylines, Paris 2024 promises unforgettable moments.
Ace Indian paddler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra will take on Great Britain's Anna Hursey in the women's singles opening round
After displaying their sense of adventure and fear factor in Romania where the show was shot, the Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 contestants have returned to India.
India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
The European Championship 2024 begins on June 15. Find everything to know about Euro Cup 2024 here
Stumbling England and Netherlands get shot at redemption
The four remaining teams at the European Championship will take centre stage in the semi-finals to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Caruana kept his slender half point lead going in to the final round in the 10-player round-robin tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour.
D Gukesh played out a draw with tournament leader and top seed Fabiano Caruana
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