REWIND: The best PHOTOS from the week gone by

Fourteen photos from events that defined the world in the week gone by. Tattoo enthusiast Lauren Brock poses to display her body art work during the International London Tattoo Convention in east......

US Open: China's Peng routs Swiss teen to reach semis

Shuai Peng of China returns to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images A long measure of Grand Slam patience paid off for Peng Shuai of China, who reached the......

FIFA Women's WC: Netherlands, Italy through to quarters

Martens sends Netherlands through to maiden quarter-finals IMAGE: Netherlands' Lieke Martens celebrates. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The Netherlands reached the women’s World Cup......

Nadal, Halep top seeds at Australian Open

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a forehand during a practice session on Wednesday. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images World No 1 and 2009 champ Rafael Nadal is top seed for......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 12 at Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Day 12 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday: Rollins leads US medal sweep in 100 hurdles IMAGE: From left, bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold......

Safina survives, Dementieva doesn't

World number one Dinara Safina took a first step towards a second consecutive claycourt title by battling to a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Li Na at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Russian Safina, who had......