Sport

Usain Bolt, PUMA’s global ambassador and Olympic legend, will feature in a football exhibition match in Mumbai on October 1. Representing Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC, Bolt will play alongside celebrities and football stars in a high-energy spectacle.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 19-21, 15-21 to World Champions Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the men’s doubles final of the China Masters 2025, marking back-to-back runner-up finishes for the Indian pair

Abhishek Sharma scored 74 and Shubman Gill 47 as India chased 172 to beat Pakistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup Super Fours at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Tilak Varma finished unbeaten to guide India home

Abhigyan Kundu scored 87 not out and Vedant Trivedi 61 as India U19 chased 226 to defeat Australia U19 by seven wickets in the first Youth ODI at Ian Healy Oval. Henil Patel led the bowling attack

A R Rahman has extended his support to the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, India’s first-ever major para athletics event, bringing inspiration, global attention and encouragement to over 2,500 para-athletes from 104 countries

Sravya Shivani and Pranjala Yadlapalli clinched the women’s doubles title at the ITF 15,000$ world ranking tennis tournament in Gurugram, defeating Mahika Khanna and Sohini Mohanty 6-4, 6-0 in a dominant final on Sunday

Pramod Bhagat won gold in Men’s Singles SL3, while Sukant Kadam and Krishna Nagar claimed silver at the China Para Badminton International 2025. The performances underline India’s growing presence and dominance on the global para badminton stage

India and Pakistan will clash in their last SAFF Under-17 Championship Group B match, both already in the semifinals. With equal points and goal difference, the game will decide the group leader. Coach Bibiano Fernandes urged India to stay focused

Jasti Ranadheer’s unbeaten 222 powered Mahesh CC to a crushing win over Gaganmahal, while Murali’s 188 and Rajashekar’s eight-wicket haul highlighted other HCA C-Division one-day league cricket matches

India will face Australia in their second Group A match of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Ardiya on Monday. Coach Reza Kordi said the team is improving and close to its first international win

India will host its biggest ever Para sporting event, the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, from September 27 to October 5. WPA chief Paul Fitzgerald hailed India’s rapid rise in Para sports and inclusivity efforts

Telangana Throwball Association announced the boys and girls teams for the 35th Junior National throw ball championship at Devanahalli, Karnataka, from September 24 to 27. TTA President Naveen Yadav and general secretary Kiran Chary presented kits to the players

Thirteen-year-old P Ashwith of St Andrew’s School scored 252 runs, including two half-centuries, in the CBSE National cricket tournament for boys in Noida. Trained by Dinesh and Jyothi Ganesh Inaganti, he helped South Zone finish runner-up

P Nikhil Sriman and Pratin, both from Aadish Chess Academy, won the under-12 and under-14 titles in the A2H Children chess tournament held on Sunday. Sriman scored 4.5 points, while Pratin secured three points to clinch the honours

Railway Degree College emerged champion in the Osmania University inter-college kabaddi championship for men, defeating Vivekananda Government Degree College 21-10 in the final. A V College and Government Degree College Khairatabad shared third place, while Dr G Vinod gave away prizes

Lionel Messi scored a brace and assisted in another goal as Inter Miami defeated D.C. United 3-2 in a thrilling MLS encounter, with Tadeo Allende also contributing a goal

Rithwik Nandan Esuraju from Delhi Public School, Miyapur, won the A2H Children Under-10 Chess Tournament with 4 points. Joint winners in Under-8 were Shanmukha Dattatreya and Vemula Ashwath

AIFF will host a Talent Identification Capacity Building online workshop on September 28. Interested candidates must register via Instagram link by September 27 at 6 PM

Harshith Choudhary’s century (124) couldn’t save Team B from losing to Team C in the HCA Under-23 two probables match. Team D’s match with Team A was washed out

R A Swaroop and K Govind Raju have been elected as President and Secretary, respectively, of the Veterans Cricket Association of Hyderabad. P R Man Singh is the new Patron-in-Chief

Daljeet Singh, President of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, has been cleared to participate in the BCCI elections on September 28 after objections to his nomination were ruled legally invalid

Patna Pirates completed a remarkable comeback to beat Dabang Delhi K.C. 33-30 in a thrilling Pro Kabaddi League match, with Ankit Rana's 12 raid points and Ankit Jaglan’s defensive brilliance leading the way

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a commanding 21-17, 21-14 victory over Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, advancing to their second consecutive Men's Doubles Final at the China Masters

Smriti Mandhana's blistering 125 off 63 balls wasn't enough as Australia secured a 43-run win in the 3rd ODI, claiming the series 2-1 with a strong batting performance from Beth Mooney