Mirabai Chanu clinches India's 1st gold medal of Commonwealth Games 2022, shatters Games record in women's weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu, one of India's top gold medal prospects, lived up to expectations by clinching the first gold medal for the country at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 by finishing first in the women's 49kg weightlifting final. Chanu, who had won the gold four years ago in Gold Coast, not only defended her title successfully by lifting 201kgs (88kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk) but set a Games record. Chanu's efforts secured India's third medal of the day – all three in weightlifting after Sanket Sargar had won silver and Gururaj Poojary had claimed bronze in their respective events.

Why Bayern Munich-bound Joao Cancelo is leaving Pep Guardiola's Manchester City before January transfer deadline

Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo is all set to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich from Manchester City on loan.

Nadal speaks out on Australian Open winner Djokovic equalling his Slam record; Federer posts priceless 5-word message

Novak Djokovic on Sunday night at the Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena, one again etched his name in history when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to lift an unprecedented 10th Australian Open title and also take his tally of Grand Slams to a record-equalling 22. An evening later, Rafael Nadal spoke out on Djokovic equalling his Slam record while Roger Federer shared a priceless five-word post.

Watch: Novak Djokovic left inconsolable after claiming 10th Australian Open title in perfect reply to Covid drama

It was an emotional win for Novak Djokovic on Sunday night at the Melbourne Park. He has done it nine previous times, each having its own very significance in his illustrious career. But the 10th one surely stood out for Djokovic, who was left in tears after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) at the Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open final Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina: H2H record, key stats, records in line - All you need to know

Ahead of the blockbuster Australian Open final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina at the Melbourne Park, we take a look at the head-to-head record, key stats and records in line for the match...

Sania Mirza denied fairytale ending; suffers straight-set loss with Bopanna in Australian Open mixed doubles final

The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna faced a straight-set defeat in the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles.

Djokovic's father filmed with fans holding Russian flags at Australian Open

After the match a group of fans unfurled Russian flags -- which are banned at Melbourne Park -- near the stadium and chanted pro-Russian and pro-Putin slogans. Tennis Australia said four people "revealed inappropriate flags and symbols and threatened security guards". Police were called and they were ejected from Melbourne Park.

Manchester United beat Forest 3-0, closes in on League Cup final

Goals from Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes at the City Ground went some way toward easing the disappointment of the late 3-2 loss to Arsenal on Sunday, which dented United’s challenge at the top of the league.

Dembele shines as Barcelona beat 10-man Sociedad 1-0 to reach Copa semifinals

Dembélé scored the winning goal early in the second half as Barcelona defeated 10-man Real Sociedad 1-0 to return to the last four after a one-year absence.