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Liverpool recovered from a one-goal deficit to defeat Sunderland 4-2 in their opening pre-season friendly in Nashville. Goals from Kieran Morrison, Dominik Szoboszlai, Federico Chiesa and Lewis Koumas completed the comeback after Sunderland briefly led early in the second half.

India head coach VVS Laxman urged his players to remain grounded after clinching the T20I series against Zimbabwe. Praising the team's batting, bowling and fielding intensity, he stressed the need to draw confidence from victories while avoiding complacency ahead of the final match.

Vice-captain Tilak Varma said India's T20I series victory over Zimbabwe was a welcome relief after recent disappointments against Ireland and England. He praised Ishan Kishan's aggressive batting, highlighted his growing bowling role and expressed confidence in the team's renewed momentum.

India defeated Pakistan 3-1 to win the Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship 2026 men's title in Muscat, completing an unbeaten campaign. The women's team claimed silver after losing to China, while both Indian teams secured qualification for the inaugural FIH Youth Hockey5s World Cup.

India settled for the runners-up trophy after losing 4-2 to China in the Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship final in Muscat. Earlier, the team crushed Kazakhstan 8-1 in the semi-final and also secured qualification for the FIH Youth Hockey5s World Cup.

Indian fencing achieved a historic milestone as Taniksha Khatri and Prachi Lohan became the first Indian women's épée fencers to reach the Main Table of 64 at the Senior World Championships, with Taniksha recording India's highest-ever individual finish in the event

Anahat Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship, defeating Egypt's Ruqayya Salem in straight games. The top seed also ended Egypt's 15-year dominance to claim the biggest title of her promising career

Birla Blazers enjoyed a successful outing at the Hyderabad District Sub-Junior Basketball Championship, with the boys defeating Charminar Chargers 61-54 and the girls overcoming Golconda Gladiators 34-14 at YMCA, Secunderabad, on Saturday to continue their impressive campaign

Captain Manush Shah and Anna Hursey produced unbeaten performances as defending champions U Mumba TT defeated HVR Kolkata ThunderBlades 8-3 to enter the Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 final, where they will face unbeaten league leaders Dempo Goa Challengers

Shringhari Roy of the Secunderabad Sailing Club won the Optimist Main girls' title with a flawless performance at the sixth YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta. The club also secured gold in the 420 girls' class at Hussain Sagar Lake

B C Thanush Shekar of Karnataka and Aneeksha Gavinolla of Telangana won the boys' and girls' singles titles, respectively, at the AITA National Series (Under-14) tennis tournament. Doubles titles went to Rian Atul Nandankar-Rajishnu Poptani and Mrigakshee Changmai-Trisha Bhosale

India sealed the T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run victory in the second match in Harare. Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan (81) and Tilak Varma (60*) powered India to 219/5 before bundling out Zimbabwe for 129

Technogym founder Nerio Alessandri marked the 40th anniversary of the iconic UNICA multi-gym at Milan Design Week 2026 with the 'UNICA MENTE' installation, highlighting four decades of design innovation, Formula 1 performance, and official partnerships across 10 Olympic Games

Gymkhana FC defeated Hyderabad FA 1-0 in the TFA Youth League (Under-15) football championship, with Vivek scoring the decisive goal. In another match, Hotfut FC also recorded a 1-0 victory as Swaragya netted the match-winning goal

B R Suvarna Lakshmi has been appointed chairperson of the Hyderabad women's selection committee for the 2026-27 season. Anita Mishra, G Sangeeta, M Keertana and Ekta Saxena have been named as members of the selection panel

Mohun Bagan Super Giant kicked off the 135th Durand Cup with a 1–0 victory over arch-rivals East Bengal FC in Kolkata. Sahal Abdul Samad scored the second-half winner, while goalkeeper Vishal Kaith produced key late saves to secure three points

Indian boxer Sachin Siwach advanced to the men's 60kg pre-quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, defeating Canada's Keoma Al-Ahmadieh via a 4-1 split decision. Sachin next faces England's Will Hewitt on Monday

India vice-captain Tilak Varma expressed satisfaction with India's 219/5 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare. Varma, who scored a 29-ball 60 alongside Ishan Kishan’s 81, credited Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman for helping refine his grounded shot-making

India’s women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a tough 1–16 loss against Wales in their Group B opener at the Commonwealth Games. Conversion struggles hurt India as Wales dominated, leaving the side needing wins in their remaining group fixtures

India’s Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh edged Tonga in a thrilling tiebreaker in the lawn bowls women's pairs sectional play at the Commonwealth Games. The 2022 gold medallists held their nerve to remain unbeaten in Section B

Indian swimmers Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aryan Nehra failed to advance to the men's 400m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Shashikumar finished 15th with a time of 3:58.09s, while Nehra finished 16th overall, clocking 4:00.26s

The BCCI will announce India’s Test squad for the August tour of Sri Lanka by Tuesday. Devajit Saikia confirmed the timeline as selectors evaluate fitness updates on Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar ahead of the two WTC Test matches

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala outlined Team India’s preventative health strategy at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, introducing strict weather protections, recovery hardware, and hygiene measures to safeguard athletes against flu outbreaks

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the second T20I at Harare. India handed an international debut to pacer Yash Thakur in place of Ashok Sharma as the visitors target an unassailable 2–0 lead