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Hyderabad's artistic ice skater Padiga Tejesh won silver at the 21st National Ice Skating Championship in Dehradun and qualified for the Asian Ice Skating Championship in Indonesia. The Telangana skater was felicitated for his consistent national and international achievements

Jude Bellingham scored twice and Harry Kane added a penalty as 10-man England defeated Mexico 3-2 to reach the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals, ending Mexico's unbeaten World Cup record at Estadio Azteca

Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be his last, expressing gratitude for his career while preparing for Portugal's knockout clash with Spain. The 41-year-old hopes to extend his farewell tournament and lead Portugal deeper into the competition

Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway stunned Brazil 2-1 to reach the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. Haaland's late brace ended Brazil's campaign despite a stoppage-time penalty from Neymar

Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield powered Australia to a dominant seven-wicket win over England in the Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s. Chasing 151, Australia sealed a record-extending seventh title with 17 balls to spare in clinical fashion

Novak Djokovic defeated Roman Safiullin in four sets to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, setting a new record for most men’s singles wins at the tournament. The seven-time champion surpassed Roger Federer’s mark in a hard-fought Centre Court battle

The Hyderabad Youth League has been launched to provide a structured, season-long competition for grassroots football players. Organised jointly by three leading football organisations, the league will feature five age groups and aims to strengthen Hyderabad's youth football ecosystem from August onwards

Top seed Nirvaan Uppal of Delhi advanced comfortably in the boys' under-13 category of the Telangana State Open Squash Championship with a straight-game win over Arvind Sendilnath. Several junior, girls and masters category matches were also decided at the Secunderabad Club

Telangana emerged as the overall champion in the Sub-Junior Girls category at the Asmita South Zone Canoe Sprint Championship in Visakhapatnam. Coached by Puli Ramakrishna, the state team secured an impressive haul of 13 medals

Chandrika Pujari and Joyshree Devi secured dominant victories to give India a perfect start at the U-19 Asian Boxing Championships in Jakarta. Four Indian male boxers, including Vishwanath Suresh, will begin their campaigns on Monday

Telangana State Sports School alumnus Harshvardhan Motta has been selected to represent India in the -60 kg category at the Asian Cadet Judo Championships in Jordan. State sports officials and ministers congratulated Harshvardhan and his coach, Nanganuri Raju

Medak defeated Mahabubnagar 2-0, while Ranga Reddy registered a comfortable 3-0 victory over Adilabad in the 12th Telangana Sub-Junior Girls Football Championship at the Nizamabad Police Grounds. M Druthi starred with a hat-trick for Ranga Reddy

Veteran cricket scorer and statistician H.R. Gopalakrishna will launch his autobiography, Records Galore, on August 7. Reflecting on more than five decades of meticulous scorekeeping, he recalls memorable encounters, statistical milestones and the evolution of cricket scoring from manual records to the digital era

International Master Moogi Sahithi Varshini was adjudged the best woman player at the Juraflore International Chess Tournament in France. The Visakhapatnam player gained 30 FIDE rating points and moved a step closer to achieving the prestigious Woman Grandmaster title

Former India leg-spinner L Sivaramakrishnan has advised the team management against resting 15-year-old debutant Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, calling him a "20-year investment" who should be fast-tracked into the white-ball setups ahead of next year's World Cup

Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has hit the nets with the red SG ball in Ahmedabad, gearing up for a multi-format calendar featuring an ODI return against England and crucial World Test Championship tours of Sri Lanka and New Zealand

Spain and Portugal meet in a high-profile 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash on Monday, with a quarterfinal berth at stake. Spain's defensive solidity faces a stern test against Cristiano Ronaldo and a Portugal side seeking another major tournament triumph.

Pacer Gurnoor Brar dismantled Sri Lanka A with a stunning 10-wicket match haul, scripting a dominant 10-wicket victory for India A in Galle. Opening batter Sai Sudharsan set up the win with a masterclass knock of 168

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer warns that international batters have successfully figured out leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi's high-speed variations. Jaffer advised Bishnoi to reinvent his game quickly following his expensive 0/60 spell against England at Old Trafford

Defending champion Jannik Sinner insists he feels no pressure to protect his crown ahead of Sunday's Wimbledon round of 16 clash against Shintaro Mochizuki, stating he treats past triumphs as history while focusing purely on the present

Former India cricketer and TMC MP Kirti Azad has demanded answers from the BCCI after an adult advertisement was aired during the India-England T20I telecast. Azad warned he would raise the issue in Parliament over family-viewing concerns

India’s Smriti Mandhana joins Ellyse Perry, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, and Marizanne Kapp on the four-player shortlist for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Player of the Tournament award ahead of Sunday’s grand finale at Lord’s

Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta has urged the team management to revamp its bowling combination following the T20I loss to England. He suggested benching a spinner to field a third specialist seamer, despite the risk to batting depth

Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has backed teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for a long and successful international career, saying his historic debut against England showcased immense potential despite scoring only 14 runs in his maiden appearance for India.