The world witnessed a breathtaking performance at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games. Later, India’s Rio Olympic heroes were feted and gifted BMW cars by India’s cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar. Also, football took precedence once again, with an all familiar situation in the English Premier League, two weeks into kick-off.
Rediff.com takes you through a photographic journey of all the exciting sporting moments that unfolded over the last seven days.
IMAGE: Red Bull Racing’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo drinks champagne from his boot as he celebrates on the podium during the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on Sunday, August 28. Photograph: Dan Istitene/Getty Images
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IMAGE: India's cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar takes a selfie with India's badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and Rio Olympians PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar after gifting them BM cars on Sunday, August 28. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter
IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli gets his shirt pulled by Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren during their English Premier League match at White Hart Lane on Saturday, August 27. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images
IMAGE: Performers take part in the closing ceremony of the Rio Summer Olympics at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, August 21. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
IMAGE: An umpire stands in the rain during the 2nd international T20 Trophy match between India and the West Indies held at the Central Broward Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday, August 21. Photograph: BCCI
IMAGE: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal kisses the 'Best Player UEFA 2015/16' trophy during the draw ceremony for the 2016-17 Champions League at Monaco's Grimaldi in Monaco, on Thursday, August 21. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters