Fabinho's first-half goal earned Liverpool a 1-0 win at Burnley
Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round victory
'Were there thoughts of retirement going round my head? One hundred per cent. Because I was so down'
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday.
On a seismic day in the history of Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku scored the winning goal in a 3-2 FA Cup fifth-round victory
Chelsea paid a heavy price for a 3-2 defeat at West Ham United as first Liverpool, then Manchester City, leapfrogged them in the English Premier League title race on Saturday, with City ending the day on top for the first time this season.
India are likely to rest most of their senior players during the T20I series against New Zealand at home, which starts less than a week after the final of the T20 World Cup next month.
The ball moved enough in last week's Southampton Test between England and West Indies to erase any lingering doubt about swing bowling under cricket's COVID-19 protocols, manufacturer of the Dukes ball said.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
India's batting mainstay Rohit Sharma has no idea about the status of last month's abandoned fifth Test against England in Manchester but he is quite clear in his mind that his team 'won' the hard-fought series 2-1.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Chelsea kept alive their remote Premier League title chances with a 2-0 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, set on their way by an exquisite strike from Hakim Ziyech which was quickly followed up by a Thiago Silva header.
Manchester United's Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow after an equaliser deep in stoppage time from Michael Obafemi earned Southampton a 2-2 draw in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday.
Images from EPL matches played on Saturday.
Virat Kohli is intense and aggressive on the field but off it he is nice and welcoming, according to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate New Zealand pacer Kyle Jameison. The lanky pacer said the Indian skipper is extremely passionate about winning.
Norwich opened the floodgates in one of three earlier kickoffs, with their new U.S. international signing Josh Sargent and Greek winger Christos Tzolis each scoring twice on their full debuts at Carrow Road.
On Monday, Ravi Shastri, the Indian cricket team's head coach, revealed how much he misses his four-legged buddies back home.
Norwich sign Williams on loan from Manchester United.
'Scientific data has proven that masks can reduce COVID-91 transmission by 53 per cent...A booster dose of vaccine, even if it works, is just a temporary fix'
Shakib Al Hassan became the second bowler to take 100 T20 wickets, after Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga, as Bangladesh defended 112-8 by bowling Australia out for 62 in 13.4 overs, the tourists lowest Twenty20 score.
The Indian players are currently on a break and will reassemble on July 14.
Images from Saturday's Premier League matches.
Root, Williamson, Rizwan and Afridi nominated for ICC Men's Cricketer of Year
Timo Werner scored his first goal of the season as a much-changed Chelsea side crept into the fourth round of the League Cup by beating Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1 on Wednesday.
West Brom, relegated from the Premier League last season, made 11 changes from the side that won at the weekend in the Championship and had five players -- including goalkeeper Alex Palmer -- making their debuts.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 1 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
The live viewership of the Test played between June 18 and 23 touched 130.6 million across 89 territories.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club to help secure a 3-0 victory over lively Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday.
The weather forecast for Day 6 of the World Test Championship Final looks promising
Day five of the game ended with India at 64 runs for the loss of two wickets in the second innings.
Dominic Xavier wonders whether ICC should also include an Umbrella in players' toolkit.
The first day of the final match was washed out due to rains.
Captain Virat Kohli was at the crease having scored 44 runs along with Ajinkya Rahane who was batting on 29.
The spinner enjoyed a game of darts indoors with Physios Nitin Patel and Yogesh Parmar, and Video Analyst Hari Prasad Mohan.
Anushka Sharma was left frustrated after the opening day's play of the ICC World Test Championship final was abandoned because of rain.
'Rain to start in Southampton means coffee and a chat watching the covers to start the day.
'1st look at Inaugural men's test championship wicket. Needs a shave.'
Dominic Xavier salutes both teams, wishes both sides luck and hopes for five days of unforgettable cricket.
Winston Lee is a cocker spaniel who has taken to India's head coach.
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah hasn't done any special preparation for the ongoing Test series against England, but admitted that a little bit of mindset adjustments, and staying in the present moment, worked wonders for him after a disappointing World Test Championship final against New Zealand.
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