Sport

India began the 4th SAAF Senior Athletics Championships in Ranchi with three gold medals through Prince Kumar, Sanjana Singh, and Samardeep Singh Gill, alongside a grand cultural opening ceremony

Ravindra Jadeja’s return for Saurashtra and Mohammed Shami’s outing for Bengal headline the Ranji Trophy second round beginning Saturday, featuring 19 matches across Elite and Plate Divisions nationwide

Deccan Dynamos FC crushed Feelkhana FC 4-0 in the TFA B-Division Shivkumar Lal Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, with Ganesh and Govind scoring twice each for the winners

P Ranga of Veda Degree College and D. Yashwanth of Sardar Patel College emerged champions in the 60 kg and 66 kg categories respectively at the Osmania University inter-college judo championship

Chennaiyin FC, led by head coach Clifford Miranda, begin their AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 campaign against Mohun Bagan on October 25, featuring an all-Indian squad blending youth and experience

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 play-offs begin today in Delhi, featuring eight teams fighting for the title after 108 matches. Puneri Paltan and Dabang Delhi K.C. top the table

Khushi Chand and Chandrika Bhoreshi Pujari won their first bouts at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain. Devendra Choudhary also secured a victory. India’s U-17 boxers are competing in 14 weight categories after an intensive camp at Patiala

M Dhanush scored 103 for Cambridge XI, Sk. Rehaan 167 for Imperial, and Vinmukh Raj 193 not out for Sayi Satya in Hyderabad’s HCA A-Division and B-Division league cricket on Friday. Several other matches saw competitive scores and rain interruptions

The AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 begins in Goa on October 25 with East Bengal FC facing Dempo SC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant taking on Chennaiyin FC. Top Indian clubs aim to showcase form and team unity in the opener

Riya Sarwana of Chennai won the junior show jumping event at the Regional Equestrian League and Telangana State Equestrian Competition in Hyderabad with a timing of 52.95 sec. Telangana riders Vanga Abhiraj and Eshaan Bharadwaj Anakal finished second and third

Mumbai Meteors defeated Goa Guardians 15-8, 15-8, 16-14 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League semi-final at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Shubham Chaudhary was named Player of the Match. Mumbai will face Bengaluru Torpedoes in the final on October 26

Bengaluru Torpedoes defeated Ahmedabad Defenders 10-15, 15-11, 15-13, 15-13 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League semi-final at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Sandeep was Player of the Match, and Bengaluru will face Mumbai Meteors in the final on October 26

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 Playoffs will be held in Delhi from October 25 to 31. Eight teams, including Puneri Paltan and Dabang Delhi K.C., will battle for the title in a week-long showdown at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium.

India’s Shaina Manimuthu and Diksha Sudhakar reached the quarterfinals in the Under-15 girls’ singles at the Badminton Asia U15/U17 Championships in Chengdu. Other standout performances included Lakshya Rajesh, Aditi Deepak Raj/Ponnamma BV Vriddhi, and boys’ doubles pair Thippana/Veeramreddy.

UP Yoddhas finished their PKL 12 campaign with a 35-32 win over U Mumba in Delhi. Captain Sumit Sangwan’s High Five and Surender Gill’s all-round display sealed victory, while Ajit Chouhan’s Super 10 went in vain for U Mumba

India entered the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup semifinals after defeating New Zealand by 53 runs via the DLS method in a rain-hit match in Navi Mumbai. Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored centuries while Jemimah Rodrigues added an unbeaten 76

Eight young girl footballers from Telangana have been shortlisted to attend the AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy trials in Hyderabad from October 28 to 30. The selected players will report at Gachibowli Stadium on October 27 for the next round

Punjab Kings have appointed former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule as their new spin bowling coach ahead of the IPL 2025 season, replacing Sunil Joshi. The franchise hopes Bahutule’s experience will boost its bowling strength and strategic depth

Bikkina Sports and Entertainment LLP, founded by UK-based entrepreneur Srinivas Bikkina, has officially launched, announcing its debut in golf through its team London Royals for TPGL 2025. The company aims to redefine India’s sports and entertainment ecosystem

Bank of Baroda has joined hands with the Prime Volleyball League as an Associate Sponsor and Official Banking Partner. The partnership aims to promote sports among youth, with a special focus on women’s participation through interactive campus events in Hyderabad

V Nitin Nayak’s superb double century (214) for Gouds XI was the highlight of the HCA B-Division two-day league matches in Hyderabad. Several other batsmen, including Uttam Raj Kiran and Vineeth Pawar, also notched impressive centuries across fixtures

S Rama Varma Datla won the senior open title at the Regional Equestrian League and Telangana State Equestrian Competition held at HPRC, Aziz Nagar. The event, organised by TSEA, featured strong performances by riders across various age categories

India's hopes of leveling the three-match ODI series were dashed as Australia chased down 265 with two wickets in hand. Despite a fighting 73 from Rohit Sharma, India's tactical errors and the absence of Kuldeep Yadav cost them dearly

India U20 women’s football head coach Joakim Alexandersson has named a 23-member squad for two friendlies against Kazakhstan U19 in Shymkent on October 25 and 28. The matches will prepare the Young Tigresses for the 2026 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup.