A mix of interesting events, coupled with big, shocking results, in the sporting world, grabbed headlines last week.
From the West Indies reclaiming lost glory to Saina Nehwal receiving a national honour and Real Madrid scraping past Barcelona in their 'Clasico', the week gone by was certainly an eventful one.
Rediff.com brings you a pictorial rewind of all the excitement that unfolded in the sporting world over the last seven days.
IMAGE: West Indies players Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy do the ‘Champiyaan’ dance in celebration after winning the World Twenty20 final against England at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Sunday, April 3. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema scores the equaliser against FC Barcelona during the El Clasico at the Camp Nou, in Barcelona, on Saturday, April 2. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
IMAGE: : Saina Nehwal receives the Padma Bhushan from India's President, Pranab Mukherjee, on Monday, March 28. Photograph: OGQ/Twitter
IMAGE: A video grab of Mahendra Singh Dhoni counter-questioning journalist Samuel Ferris at the India-West Indies WT20 semi-final post-match press conference, in Mumbai, on Thursday, March 31. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
IMAGE: Eintracht Frankfurt's David Abraham and Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller vie for possession during the Bundesliga match at the Allianz-Arena, in Munich, on Saturday, April 2. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters
IMAGE: West Indies opener Chris Gayle visits Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan at his home in Mumbai, on Tuesday, March 29. Photograph: Facebook.
IMAGE: Virat Kohli, right, dives successfully to make his crease past West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin during the World Twenty20 semi-final at the Wankhede, in Mumbai, on Thursday, March 31. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters
IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Kei Nishikori in the Miami Open final in Key Biscayne, Florida, on Sunday, April 3. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
IMAGE: Gracie Gold of the United States competes at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships Ladies Free Skate program in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, April 3. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
IMAGE: Everton's Leighton Baines is challenged by Manchester United's Timothy Fosu Mensah during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford, on Sunday, April 3. Photograph: Phil Noble Livepic/Reuters