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South Africa's captain Laura Wolvaardt credited her team’s resilience in a thrilling World Cup victory over Bangladesh. Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, and Nadine de Klerk played key roles in chasing down Bangladesh's 232/6 with three balls to spare

Guman Singh led the charge as UP Yoddhas returned to winning ways with a 40-24 victory over U Mumba in the Pro Kabaddi League. His sharp raiding and solid team defence ensured a dominant performance at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium

India’s women’s table tennis team was eliminated by Singapore with a 3-2 loss at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships in Bhubaneshwar. Despite strong performances from Manika Batra and Yashaswini Ghorpade, India’s consistency issues cost them the match

The Indian U17 women’s football team began their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026 Qualifiers with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Kyrgyz Republic. Captain Julan Nongmaithem scored the winning goal in injury time after assisting the first goal

Bengaluru Torpedoes defeated Chennai Blitz 3-1 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League, with Joel Benjamin being named Player of the Match. The match saw strong performances from both sides, but Bengaluru held onto their lead to win

Mayank Gupta has been appointed the captain of the Hyderabad cricket team for the upcoming Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy match against Odisha, scheduled to start on October 16. The team features several key players including P. Aman Rao as vice-captain

M Venkatram Reddy from Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) won gold in both the 800m and 1500m events at the Junior National Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar. Another athlete from Andhra, D. Sheshu, earned a bronze medal in the 200m

The Telangana Government has launched the “Telangana × Juventus Sports Diplomacy Initiative”, a partnership with Juventus Football Club. The initiative focuses on providing world-class football training to local athletes and coaches in Hyderabad, emphasizing technical excellence, teamwork, and sportsmanship

Hyderabad women lost to Chhattisgarh by eight wickets in the BCCI Senior Women’s T-20 Cricket Championship. Meanwhile, Aaron George’s unbeaten 112 led Hyderabad to a dominant 10-wicket win over Chhattisgarh in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Under-19)

Indian shuttlers had a perfect start at the BWF World Junior Championships in Guwahati, winning all their opening matches. Lalthazuala Hmar, Gnana Dattu, and Vennala K advanced to the next round, while Indian doubles teams also made strong performances

Pranav Madav Surapaneni, 16, from Telangana, became the first skater from the state to qualify for the Junior World Cup in Short Track Ice Skating, securing his place in Astana, Kazakhstan. His journey includes multiple national wins and a silver medal at the Asian Open Championship

Feelkhana FC secured a 3-2 win over Deccan Sporting FC in the TFA B-Division football league championship for the Shivkumar Lal Trophy at Gymkhana Ground. Nizam Khan and Numan Shaik were the scorers for Feelkhana FC

Sri Charan Sandipagu of Velocity Chess Academy clinched victory at the Open Prize Money Chess Tournament held at A2H Chess Academy, defeating National under-13 girls champion M. Deekshitha in the final. Deekshitha finished second after a tie-breaker

Gadde Harish from Guntur has been selected for the Indian Under-18 Kabaddi Team to compete at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain from October 22–31. He previously won bronze at the Khelo India Youth Nationals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Ram Charan, Upasana, and APL Chairman Anil Kamineni for promoting archery in India. Their meeting celebrated the success of the Archery Premier League, aimed at reviving the sport and supporting Indian archers globally

John Campbell and Shai Hope's unbeaten fifties steered West Indies to 173/2 at stumps on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against India. India leads by 97 runs after Kuldeep Yadav's 5-wicket haul had forced the follow-on earlier in the day

Spanish duos Lucía Manquillo Alarza and Lucía Luján Rodríguez, and G. Figuerola Santiago and R. Belmont Pastor claimed the Women’s and Men’s titles respectively at the FIP Silver Radha TMT Indian Open held at KPGBA courts in Hyderabad

Team USA claimed all four skeet gold medals at the ISSF World Championship 2025 in Athens. Indian shooters Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Raiza Dhillon missed out on finals qualification, with India finishing eighth in the women’s team event

Andhra secured a seven-wicket victory over Hyderabad in the BCCI Senior Women’s T-20 Cricket Championship at the Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Gwalior. Hyderabad set 127/4, but Andhra reached the target with ease, finishing at 131/3 in 19 overs

Delhi Toofans defeated defending champions Calicut Heroes 15-11, 15-9, 15-11 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League. Jesus Chourio was named Player of the Match, with key performances from Saqlain Tariq, George Antony, and Ayush

The Indian women's U-17 football team begins their AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyz Republic on October 13, 2025, in Bishkek. With a 21-year wait to qualify, India aims to secure a spot in the China 2026 tournament

C V Anand scored a match-winning century (111*) to guide Secunderabad Club to an 80-run victory over HPS Begumpet in the HCA C-Division one-day league. In another match, Sacred Hearts defeated HPS Ramanthapur by six wickets

Rigved Reddy and Srikrishna Vivek tied for first in the juniors category at the Brilliant Trophy chess tournament. Rigved won after a tie-break, while Manoj Reddy Maram claimed the open category. Samanvith secured third in juniors

GBHS (Urdu, Golconda) defeated Defense Lab School 2-0 in the under-14 final, while Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan won 3-2 via a tie-breaker against Maaz School in the under-17 final of the Hyderabad District School Games Federation football tournament