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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

Mustangs defeated Saints 59-51 in a closely contested match in the Level-II Stage of the Annual League Basketball Championship. A strong defensive effort in the second half and key performances from Akhil, Annamayya, and Vinod led to the win

West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales was fined 25% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for throwing the ball at India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal during the second Test in New Delhi. The ICC Match Referee deemed the throw unnecessary and inappropriate.

The Andhra Cricket Association honoured legendary cricketer Mithali Raj by naming a stand at the Dr YSR–VDCA–ACA Stadium in Visakhapatnam after her. Another gate was named after former Andhra player R Kalpana

After clinching their first-ever mixed team bronze at the BWF World Junior Championships, India’s 25-member contingent will aim to build on that success as individual events begin in Hyderabad, led by Tanvi Sharma and Unnati Hooda in the girls’ singles.

England won by 89 runs against Sri Lanka in the Women’s World Cup, thanks to Nat Sciver-Brunt’s century (117) and Sophie Ecclestone’s 4/17. England set a target of 254, with Sri Lanka being bowled out for 164

Bhavtegh Singh Gill stays in contention for a finals spot at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025 with 97 hits in men’s skeet. He is just one hit behind the leaders, with top shooters Vincent Hancock and Jakub Tomeček at the top