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A video has emerged which shows a nun and a police officer playing keepy-uppy with a soccer ball in Limerick, Ireland. The game involved the nun and officer passing the ball while bouncing it off their feet and chests to keep it off the ground. The two ended the game after the ball went onto the street.

American ice hockey side Nashville Predators' Finnish goalkeeper Pekka Rinne made four saves in as many seconds to help his side register a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final. The keeper made his first two saves at the end of a Penguins counterattack, before scrambling across the face of goal to defensively clear the puck.

Sachin Tendulkar attended English singer Phil Collins' concert in London on Monday, a day after watching India defeat Pakistan in Birmingham. Sachin shared a video of the performance, captioning it, "Phil Collins back to performing live after nearly a decade! Was a pleasant surprise to see his son, Nic...an evening well spent!" It was Collins' first full-length show since 2009.

England's Jason Roy took a catch at the boundary, stepping just inches away from the ropes to dismiss Australia's Glenn Maxwell in the Champions Trophy on Saturday. Roy jumped full stretch to take the catch before throwing the ball in the air and stepping outside the boundary rope and jumping back inside to catch it.

Australian bowlers did the 'Bowling Bar challenge' to practise their yorker bowling skills ahead of their do-or-die Champions Trophy fixture against England. A metal bar was placed near the batting crease, almost 25 centimetres above the pitch to indicate the perfect area to bowl a yorker. The Australian bowlers were twice able to rattle the bar.

Rider Joshua Boyd was knocked unconscious after getting struck by a flying part of another bike racing alongside him at the Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk, England. After getting struck, Boyd, who was riding at 225 kmph, steered off to the sidelines at high speed while being unconscious before finally crashing to the ground and completely destroying his bike.

Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh hit the winning six after the crowd in the Oval chanted 'we want six' against South Africa on Sunday. Facing JP Duminy in the 38th over, Yuvraj smashed the ball over midwicket to help India reach the semifinals of the Champions Trophy. India have never lost to South Africa in the ICC Champions Trophy.

MMA fighter Murthel Groenhart defeated his opponent, Harut Grigorian by knocking him out while he was walking back unguarded to his corner in the second round at the Glory 42. Grigorian had been hit by Groenhart's knee kick following which he let his guard down and walked towards his corner. The knockout which was widely called 'unfair' was, however, legal.

Brazil's Diego Souza only needed 12 seconds after the kick-off to open the scoring against Australia in the international friendly between the sides on Tuesday. Australia kicked off the match before one of the defenders misplaced a pass to an opposition player. The opposition player put the ball in the path of Souza who scored past the Australian goalkeeper.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes hit several no-look shots off various bowlers including Adil Rashid after getting hit in the groin during a practice session. Stokes got hit before smashing the stumps in anger, following which he hit explosive shots without looking at the deliveries. Stokes failed to hit a single boundary in his 34(64) against Pakistan in Champions Trophy's semifinal.

The official Facebook page of the Pakistan cricket team shared a video of Indian tennis player Sania Mirza talking about her husband and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. Shoaib was playing his 250th ODI for Pakistan, following which Sania said, "It shows his commitment to Pakistan, and to cricket...it's a very proud moment...I wish him all the best."

Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh showed his "superpowers" in a video posted on Facebook. The batsman can be seen opening a door, which is automatic opening and closing door, using his 'superpower'. The left-hander later uses his 'superpower' to close the door as well. Yuvraj was also seen attempting dance moves during a team India practice session.

Indian players including captain Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh were seen showing their dance moves to each other during a practice session in England, ahead of their Champions Trophy semifinal encounter against Bangladesh. Shikhar began by showing his moves to Yuvraj before a padded-up Virat Kohli joined in and began to show his moves.

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi failed to identify 'leg before wicket' from gestures while appearing on a Pakistani television show. Afridi was wearing headphones while the show hosts made signs and gestures to help him identify 'LBW'. Afridi, who could only figure out 'leg before', later asked what 'leg before wicket' meant and said he was hearing it for the first time.

Tennis player Serena Williams has uploaded a video of herself, which shows her playing tennis during her pregnancy's final trimester. Serena is seen playing a rally, while her opponent is not visible in the video. Serena revealed the news of her pregnancy in April, after winning the Australian Open while she was pregnant.

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had dismissed Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman only for the decision to be cancelled as replays showed that the 23-year-old pacer had overstepped. Fakhar had poked the delivery outside the off stump and edged it to MS Dhoni, who alongside the other Indian fielders had begun celebrating Pakistan's first dismissal.

Pakistani batsman Mohammad Hafeez got a reprieve in the 49th over as he remained not-out after Jasprit Bumrah's yorker hit the stump but failed to dislodge the bails. Bumrah's yorker hit Hafeez's bat and pad before rolling towards the stump, where it ricocheted off it while the bail jumped only to fall back in its groove.

Following Pakistan's triumph over India in the Champions Trophy 2017 final, Pakistan captain, Sarfraz Ahmed was seen singing 'Mauka Mauka' along with the crowd gathered outside his home in Karachi on Tuesday. Sarfraz dedicated the win to the fans, who had been waiting through the night to greet him, and said that he hoped to bring more trophies to Pakistan.