Weekly Digest: From Kohli's record-breaking spree to Real Madrid's 5-1 drubbing

A round-up of all that happened in the world of sport over the last seven days.

Real midfielder Luka Modric, left, and Real defender Sergio Ramos walk off the pitch after losing 5-1 during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou.

CRICKET

Virat Kohli scores yet another half-century.

 

The Jason Holder-led side tasted victory in Pune after 22 years, beating India by 43 runs to level the series 1-1. (REPORT)

Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan help India C clinch Deodhar Trophy. (REPORT)

Virat Kohli completed the fastest 10,000 ODI runs eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar by an astounding 54 innings. ( REPORT )

Windies  international  Dwayne Bravo  has announced retirement from international cricket. The all-rounder will only appear in T20 leagues across the world. (REPORT)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni  will not be part of India’s T20 squads against Windies and Australia. The national selection committee, in a marathon meeting here on Friday, decided to leave out Dhoni for the next six T20s. ( REPORT )

India Women's team captain  Harmanpreet Kaur,  on Saturday, stressed the importance of adaptability on Caribbean pitches, ahead of the ICC World T20 Women’s World Cup next month. (REPORT)

Two reviews into the state of Australian cricket sparked by the ball-tampering scandal are “confronting”, Cricket Australia board member Mark Taylor warned Sunday ahead of their release. (REPORT)

FOOTBALL

Barcelona ( FCBarcelona ) took full advantage of Real Madrid's ( realmadriden ) dreadful first-half display at Camp Nou, setting the stage for a Clasico triumph on Sunday. (REPORT)

Anthony Martial  starred as  Manchester United  overcame a late scare to edge Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford and give  Jose Mourinho  a much-needed second win in eight matches. (REPORT)

Chelsea  maintained its unbeaten start to the Premier League season as Alvaro Morata,  Ross Barkley  and  Willian  scored in a 4-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday. (REPORT)

Luka Milivojevic  twice held his nerve from the penalty spot as  Granit Xhaka  went from hero to zero in Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace. (REPORT)

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha,  the Thai billionaire owner of  Leicester City  whose  helicopter crashed on Saturday outside the Premier League club's stadium, is the author of one of football's greatest fairytales. ( REPORT )

Paulo Dybala  scored the only goal as  Cristiano Ronaldo  enjoyed a winning return to Old Trafford with  Juventus,  beating  Manchester United  1-0 in Group H of the Champions League. (REPORT)

Karim Benzema  and  Marcelo  scored as under-pressure  Real Madrid  head coach  Julen Lopetegui  saw his team beat  Viktoria Plzen  2-1 for its first win in six. ( REPORT )

Borussia Dortmund  is looming as a Champions League threat after taking command of Group A with an incredible 4-0 home win over  Atletico Madrid  on Wednesday. (REPORT)

Mohamed Salah  spoke of his pride after scoring his 50th  Liverpool  goal as he questioned who could have doubted him during a tough run earlier in the season. ( REPORT )

ATHLETICS

Anju Bobby George, the country’s lone senior World Championships medallist, has played a big part with her suggestions to the AFI on how to tackle non-campers who come up with head-spinning performances in crucial meets.

 

AFI has now decided to keep a close watch on athletes who are training outside national camps to see what they are up to. (REPORT)

More than 500 gymnasts descend on  Qatar  this week for the Artistic  Gymnastics  World Championships, but most eyes will be on the sport's biggest star, the USA's  Simone Biles.(READ)

BADMINTON

Saina Nehwal lost in the Denmark Open final.

 

Saina Nehwal  gave her all before losing steam as the ace Indian shuttler yet again succumbed to nemesis and world no. 1  Tai Tzu Ying  to settle for a runner-up finish at the  Denmark Open  here on Sunday. ( EPORT )

P. V. Sindhu  bowed out of the  French Open  with a 13-21, 16-21 loss to world No. 7 He Bingjiao. (REPORT)

TENNIS

Federer has not been beaten at his home tournament since losing the 2013 final to Juan Martin del Potro.

 

Roger Federer  chalked up his 99th title on the ATP World Tour by making it a remarkable nine wins at the  Swiss Indoors  Basel on Sunday. (READ)

An unwavering  Elina Svitolina  claimed the biggest title of her career with a gritty comeback victory against  Sloane Stephens  at the season-ending  WTA Finals . (READ)

Indian tennis player  Karman Kaur Thandi  put up a spirited fight before going down against  Xinyun Han  in the title clash of the USD 25000 ITF event in Nanning, China on Sunday.   (REPORT)

GOLF

Khalin Joshi celebrates his win on Sunday.

 

India’s  Khalin Joshi  clinched his maiden Asian Tour title, claiming the  Panasonic Open India at the Delhi  Golf  Club. (REPORT)