It was a week of first in the Indian Premier League when Kings XI Punjab’s Axar Patel became the first bowler to pick a hat-trick in IPL season 9 during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Among other exciting action from the sporting world, we saw Manchester City do the unthinkable to hold Real Madrid to a goalless draw, to put one foot into the Champions League final, while Atletico Madrid edged Bayern in another exciting match with a 1-0 win.
The week gone by also finally brought closure to the families of victims who died in the Hillsborough Stadium accident in 1989 with the jury saying the 96 football fans who died in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster were unlawfully killed, with police failures to blame.
Rediff.com brings you these and other exciting news from the week gone by in this photo feature…
IMAGE: Sahara Force India F1 Team's German drive Nico Hulkenberg drivingf the VJM09 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo and Haas F1 Team's Mexican driver Esteban Gutierrez in the Haas-Ferrari VF-16 Ferrari 059/5 turbo collide at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday, May 1. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images
IMAGE: Police forces take the ID of an Eintracht Frankfurt fan while escorting fans through the city centre during the the Bundesliga Match of SV Darmstadt 98 and Eintracht Frankfurt at 'Merck-Stadion am Boellernfalltor' in Darmstadt, Germany on Saturday. The city of Darmstadt ordered a ban on fans of Eintracht Frankfurt entering the city for 36 hours, which has now been overturned. Photograph: Alexander Koerner/Getty Images
IMAGE: Liverpool's Alberto Moreno reacts after missing a scoring opportunity during the UEFA Europa League, semi-final, first leg match at the El Madrigal Stadium, in Villarreal on Thursday, April 28. Photograph: Albert Gea/Livepic/Reuters
IMAGE: Delhi Daredevils player Sam Bilings hits out against KKR on Saturday, April 30. Photograph: BCCI
IMAGE: Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington on Tuesday, April 26. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez (right) competes for the ball with Real Betis's German Pezzella (left) during their La Liga match at Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville on Saturday, April 30. Photograph: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
IMAGE: Bayern Munich's dejected David Alaba reacts during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match at Vincente Calderon Stadium in Madrid on Wednesday, April 27. Photograph: Juan Medina Livepic/Reuters
IMAGE: West Ham United’s Mark Noble (right), celebrates scoring his team's third goal with his teammate Andy Carroll on Sunday, May 1. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images
IMAGE: Southampton's Sadio Mane celebrates after completing his hat-trick against Manchester City during their English Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday, May 1. Photograph: Dylan Martinez Livepic/Reuters
IMAGE: Akshar Patel of Kings XI Punjab celebrates the wicket of Dwayne Bravo of Gujarat Lions on Sunday, May 1. Photograph: BCCI