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India captain Shreyas Iyer has urged his young squad to play without the fear of failure ahead of Thursday's T20I series opener against Zimbabwe in Harare, emphasizing quick adaptability and unity following recent overseas challenges

French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja won the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 after drawing his final-round match against Arjun Erigaisi. Unbeaten throughout the seven-round tournament, Firouzja earned ₹25 lakh, while World Champion D. Gukesh finished last

Constant rain and shifting squalls tested young sailors on Day 2 of the 6th YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026 at Hussain Sagar, with Shringhari Roy, B. Ravi Kumar, and Tulsi Patle holding their lead across key fleets

Lakshay Raichandani hit an unbeaten century as India U-19 declared at 208/3, setting Sri Lanka U-19 a daunting 472-run target. Sri Lanka reached 155/4 at stumps on day three of the second Youth Test in Colombo

India captain Shreyas Iyer urged his young squad to play fearless cricket and ignore external criticism following a tough white-ball tour in England, as the team prepares to bounce back in the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in Harare

PV Sindhu survived a tough three-game battle against 18-year-old Unnati Hooda to reach the China Open second round, while youngster Ayush Shetty registered a sensational upset over World No. 11 Alwi Farhan in Changzhou on Wednesday

Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh aims to replicate legend Ajit Pal Singh by leading India at a second World Cup, expressing full confidence in his squad as they prepare to end a 51-year title drought at the 2026 FIH World Cup

Commonwealth Sport CEO Katie Sadleir highlighted Ahmedabad’s existing world-class sporting infrastructure and India’s sports transformation as pivotal factors in awarding hosting rights for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games, which may also feature indigenous Indian sports like kabaddi

Telangana Football Association Secretary and AIFF Executive Committee Member G.P. Palguna has been appointed as the Competition Manager (Football) for the Khelo India Youth Games 2026 in Telangana, bringing pride to the state's football governing body

Three gymnasts from the Odisha AM/NS India Gymnastics High Performance Centre—Tapan Mohanty, Tapeswaranath Das, and Olympian Pranati Nayak—have been selected to represent India in artistic gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland

Fresh off her Japan Open title, PV Sindhu defeated Unnati Hooda to advance to the China Open second round, setting up a clash with Chen Yufei. Meanwhile, youngster Ayush Shetty stunned World No. 11 Alwi Farhan to reach the pre-quarterfinals

Supreme Court bar associations SCBA and SCAORA condemned police action against students and lawyers protesting NEET irregularities at Jantar Mantar. Calling peaceful dissent a constitutional right, both bodies demanded a time-bound, impartial inquiry into the "excessive use of force."

Indian wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has signed with Yorkshire for the One-Day Cup and final phase of the County Championship. Kuldeep begins his stint against Glamorgan on Friday before featuring in three red-ball matches in September

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh praised 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as an "unbelievable" talent with an unprecedented fearless mindset. Harbhajan highlighted the changing culture in Indian cricket ahead of Sooryavanshi's inclusion in the upcoming T20I tour of Zimbabwe

Indian captain Shubman Gill moved within one point of world No. 1 Daryl Mitchell in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings. Compatriots Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma joined Gill in the top five, while England's Joe Root moved to eighth

India's young T20 squad led by Shreyas Iyer begins a three-match series against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday. With VVS Laxman as stand-in head coach, the visitors look to settle team combinations and start the tour on a winning note

Former India Test captain Ajinkya Rahane has joined BBC Sport’s commentary panel for the 2026 season of The Hundred. Rahane is the only Indian voice on the star-studded broadcast team for the tournament’s sixth edition

Australia and England will make history in 2027 by competing in the first-ever Mixed Disability Ashes series in the UK. Bringing together physical, intellectual, and hearing-impaired cricketers, the landmark tour expands one of world sport's greatest rivalries

Teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi says recent setbacks have not dented his confidence as he prepares for India's T20I series against Zimbabwe. The 15-year-old hopes to build on his memorable U-19 World Cup success at Harare by trusting his process and contributing to the team.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said YouTube recorded over 1.7 billion unique viewers for World Cup-related videos, making it the platform’s most-watched tournament. Related content crossed 200 billion lifetime views, while creators and fans drove record digital engagement during the event

Shreyas Iyer will look to register his first T20I victory as India's captain when the visitors take on Zimbabwe in the series opener at Harare. Youngsters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and India's pace attack will seek to make an impact against a confident home side.

Zimbabwe have included uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Tafadzwa Tsiga in their squad for the three-match T20I series against India. Wessly Madhevere and Newman Nyamhuri also return, while Sikandar Raza continues to lead the hosts in Harare.

Top seed Anahat Singh and Aryaveer Dewan advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Squash Junior Individual Championships with straight-game victories in Ontario. Five other Indian players, including Gurveer Singh and Saanvi Kalanki, exited after losing to higher-seeded opponents.

Former Australia opener David Warner has pleaded guilty to a mid-range drink-driving offence in a Sydney court. The former cricketer will be sentenced on August 18 and faces a driving ban, fine and possible jail term under Australian traffic laws.