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Pakistan captain Fatima Sana says her team aims to play fearless, disciplined cricket at the ICC Women’s World Cup in Sri Lanka. With a mix of experienced players and young talent, she hopes their performances inspire more girls in Pakistan.

The ICC announced match officials for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 league phase. Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan will umpire the opening India-Sri Lanka match, joining an all-female panel of 14 umpires and four match referees from nine countries.

The Indian bowling attack without Bumrah and Varun, didn't look exceptional but just about kept Oman at bay during the final overs, restricting them to 167 for 4 in 20 overs in the 21-run victory

Move comes after the ACA named former New Zealand cricketer Gary Stead as the head coach last week

The former world No.1 Indian duo, produced a clinical performance to outclass Chinese pair of Ren Xiang Yu and Xie Haonan 21-14 21-14 in the quarterfinals

Becomes first Indian woman wrestler after Vinesh Phogat to win multiple medals in the Senior World Wrestling Championships

Naidu was an integral part of any chess tournament in the then united Andhra Pradesh and was also a former secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Chess Association

The doubles pair outclass Nicolas Mejia (USA) & Abdullah Shelbayh of Jordan in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinal

Team D scores 321/7 in 77 overs against Team A, Shiva misses ton

Australia has been fined 10 percent of its match fee for a slow over-rate in the second Women’s ODI against India in New Chandigarh. Captain Alyssa Healy accepted the sanction, with match referee G.S. Lakshmi imposing the penalty.

India’s leading men’s cricketers, including Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, and Hardik Pandya, recalled memories and praised Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Richa Ghosh while sending their best wishes to the women’s squad ahead of the World Cup.

The ICC has launched ‘Bring it Home’, the official song for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, sung by Shreya Ghoshal. Celebrating determination, unity, and women’s cricket, the song is available on digital platforms, with ticket sales starting at Rs 100.

Neeraj Chopra's World Championship defence ended in disappointment, finishing eighth. Meanwhile, 23-year-old Sachin Yadav impressed with a fourth-place finish, narrowly missing bronze, signaling hope for future Indian javelin throw medals

Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup, with Kusal Mendis scoring an unbeaten 74 and Nuwan Thushara picking 4-18, knocking Afghanistan out and advancing to Super Fours

Jaipur Pink Panthers won a thrilling 45-41 encounter against Bengal Warriorz in the Pro Kabaddi League, with Nitin Kumar and Ali Samadi recording Super 10s to boost their team to fourth place

The ICC and ECB launched the Catch the Spirit campaign for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in England. Featuring stars like Ellyse Perry, the campaign aims to boost excitement for the tournament

A member of the Hyderabad Cricket Association raised objections against the nomination of Daljeet Singh as HCA's representative for the BCCI Elections, citing a lack of authorisation and violation of judicial directions

The Telangana Government is organizing the CM Cup to identify rural sports talent. With inclusive participation, local events, and athlete databases, it aims to boost education and employment opportunities for participants

B V S K Lingeswara Rao won silver in mixed doubles (55 & above) at the BWF World Senior Badminton Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, partnering Suzanne Vinglet. India secured seven medals overall

Government College of Physical Education (Domalguda) won the Osmania University inter-college women’s kabaddi championship, with TGSWRDC (IBP) securing second and AV College finishing third

The Paralympic Committee of India unveiled medals for the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The event will feature over 2,200 athletes from 104 countries and 186 medal events

A2H Chess Academy will host Children's Chess Tournaments in various age categories on September 20 and 21 in Hyderabad. Registration is open through S. Subba Raju, FIDE Arbiter at 9866702431

The inaugural Archery Premier League kicks off from October 2 in New Delhi, featuring 50 archers from six franchises, with top international players, including Olympians and World Championship medalists

With India already qualified, the 2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Bhubaneswar will determine 12 continental berths for the London 2026 WTTTC Finals. Top Asian teams, including China, Japan, and Korea, will compete for direct passage.