Weekly sports wrap: Five major stories that had everyone talking

New Delhi: The world of sport was one busy place this past week.

Sporting action came thick and fast as the US Open and Paralympic Games continued to enthrall the audiences.

While Angelique Kerber won the women's single final of ths US Open, Indians had plenty to cheer about as Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati​ did the country immensely proud.

In case you missed out on the biggest news points of the week, here is our weekly sports wrap.

In one of the biggest developments in the history of world cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has threatened to pull out of the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.

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Arguably, one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood, Akshay Kumar turned 49 on September 9, 2016 and was greeted in a hilarious manner by the king of Twitter Virender Sehwag.

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 Pep Guardiola enjoyed victory over his old nemesis Jose Mourinho as his Manchester City side won 2-1 at Manchester United in Saturday`s eagerly anticipated derby at Old Trafford.

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India opened its medal account at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after Mariyappan Thangavelu bagged gold and Varun Bhati bronze in the men’s T42 High Jump event on day two.

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World No 2 seed Germany's Angelique Kerber on Saturday beat Czech player Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the US Open women's final match here. Kerber will inherit No1 ranking from Serena Williams on Monday.