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K. Nidhi has been named captain of the Hyderabad team for the BCCI Women’s Under-19 T20 Cricket Championship scheduled to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from October 9.

Pune will host the UCI Road World Championships in 2032, becoming the first Indian city to stage cycling’s premier global event. The successful bid, backed by the Maharashtra and Central governments, is being seen as a major boost to India’s sporting ambitions and cycling development programmes.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke about his long-standing relationship with Rohit Sharma, saying their understanding goes beyond the captain-coach dynamic. Gambhir also praised Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill for putting Indian cricket and the team first

Two-time Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo has been named International Event Ambassador for the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2026. The Bahamian sprint star will support the race scheduled for October 18 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

India defeated Chinese Taipei 37-21 in their final Group A match of the men's kabaddi competition at the 2026 Asian Games, finishing top of the group and securing a place in the semi-finals on September 25.

Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal clinched India's first-ever Asian Games skeet mixed team medal, securing bronze after a tense final in challenging windy conditions and completing a historic three-medal haul for Indian skeet.

Indian wushu player Roshibina Devi won her second successive Asian Games silver in the women’s 60kg category, overcoming controversy surrounding her selection. She said the federation made the decision and vowed to ignore criticism while focusing on future competitions and inspiring younger players 

Indian tennis player Parikshit Somani has been suspended for four years by an independent ITIA tribunal after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine during an ATP Challenger event in Astana.

Hyderabad Cricket Association secretary M Jeevan Reddy said its elections might be held in November, adding that the process had begun. He also outlined BCCI-suggested stadium improvements ahead of the India-West Indies T20I and plans to strengthen district cricket infrastructure

Hyderabad teenager Anikait, grandson of legendary sailor C S Pradipak, won the Open Skiff Under-17 title at Fotna Cup 2026 in Chennai. His victory continued a family sailing legacy and highlighted his resilience after overcoming challenging race conditions

India’s Asian Games campaign continues on September 24 with medal events in rowing, shooting and wushu, alongside fixtures in hockey, kabaddi, boxing, squash and table tennis. Indian athletes will also compete in athletics, canoe sprint, swimming and e-sports

India won two shooting bronzes at the Asian Games on Wednesday, with Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill prevailing in a shoot-off for the men’s skeet medal, while Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the women’s bronze

Captain Lakshya Raichandani smashed an unbeaten 110 as India U-19 defeated Australia U-19 by six wickets in Rajkot to complete a 3-0 Youth ODI series sweep. India chased 255 in 41.5 overs, with Rajat Baghel contributing an unbeaten 44

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has revealed that dropping Sanju Samson for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the England T20I series left him sleepless. Gambhir called it the toughest decision of his T20 coaching tenure and explained the reasoning behind the selection

V Yashveer Goud will lead Hyderabad in the BCCI Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-19 cricket championship. Shaik Rehaan Roshan has been named vice-captain, while B Varshit Reddy and Aditya Javvaji are among the wicketkeepers in the squad

Rajasthan Aushdhalaya has acquired the Rajasthan Rangers franchise in the Tennis Premier League ahead of its eighth season. Sania Mirza has joined as brand ambassador, while Australian star Rinky Hijikata has been signed as the team’s International Marquee Player

Indian boxer Ankush Panghal advanced to the men’s 80kg quarterfinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a 5-0 unanimous decision over Bahrain’s Hamsa Vogel. The 21-year-old will face Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov for a place in the semifinals

The only red-ball fixture between India A Women and Australia A Women has been shifted from Dharamsala to Mohali due to prolonged rainfall and prevailing ground conditions. The multi-day match will be played from September 29 to October 2 at PCA IS Bindra Stadium

R Sai Charan’s 121 off 91 balls, including eight fours and 12 sixes, and Wafi Kachchhi’s unbeaten 90 helped Hyderabad reach 345/8 in 78 overs on the opening day of their Under-23 practice match against Bengal on Wednesday

DDCA director Vikas Katyal has been appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming home series against West Indies. The series will feature three ODIs and five T20Is across various cities, the Delhi association said

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said mental toughness and the ability to absorb pressure will be crucial for the team’s young batting lineup against Australia’s experienced bowling attack in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, beginning January 21, 2027

Mirabai Chanu ended a 12-year wait for an Asian Games medal by winning silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event in Nagoya. She totalled 198kg, while North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold with a record-breaking 215kg

India head coach Gautam Gambhir expects early summer conditions in New Zealand to pose a stern challenge for his young Test side. He backed India’s batting and bowling units to adapt, win both series and strengthen their WTC final qualification hopes

India’s men’s badminton team settled for bronze at the Asian Games after losing 1-3 to China in the semifinals. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured India’s only win, while Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty lost their singles matches