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India’s 1-1 draw against 44th-ranked Panama in Bengaluru marked their best-ever result against a higher-ranked opponent in the FIFA World Ranking era. The result also added another memorable chapter to the Blue Tigers’ history at the Kanteerava Stadium

India’s women’s football team will face Russia in two FIFA international friendlies in Kolkata on October 8 and 11. The matches will be India’s first internationals since their sixth SAFF Championship triumph and their first games in West Bengal since 2016

Chhattisgarh defeated Telangana 81-33 in the boys’ preliminary round of the Sub-junior National Basketball Championship in Vijayawada. Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Manipur also recorded wins in the boys’ section, while Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and others prevailed in girls’ matches

Hyderabad para-swimmer Karthik Agneya Kolli, 16, won gold in the six-km Cannonball Swimathon in Gurugram. The neurodiverse swimmer completed the gruelling race in 1 hour and 52 minutes, leading from the early stages against adult professional swimmers

Rain threatens to disrupt the Asian Games cricket quarterfinal between India and Afghanistan in Nisshin on Monday. If the match is washed out, India will advance as winners based on their higher T20I ranking, while Pakistan could benefit similarly

Prachi Choudhary said she was still coming to terms with her Asian Games bronze in the women’s 400m. The 29-year-old clocked 53.21 seconds for her maiden individual Asian Games medal after years of success in relay events.

India’s 18-year-old Anahat Singh admitted disappointment after losing the Asian Games women’s singles final to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam. Despite settling for silver, the reigning Junior World Champion said the tournament had taught her valuable lessons about handling pressure.

India begin their Asian Games gold medal defence against a second-string Afghanistan side in the quarterfinals. The near-full-strength Indian team will look to adapt quickly to conditions in Japan after being pushed hard by the hosts in their previous match

PV Sindhu criticised the Asian Games badminton schedule after playing three singles matches within 24 hours. The two-time Olympic medallist said players needed more recovery time and also raised concerns over the absence of Hawk-Eye during her quarterfinal defeat

Anahat Singh won silver in the women’s singles squash event after losing the Asian Games final to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam. The 18-year-old became the first Indian woman to win singles silver but missed direct qualification for the LA28 Olympics

Harjinder Kaur finished ninth in the women’s 69kg category with a combined 204kg as India’s weightlifting campaign at the Asian Games ended. Mirabai Chanu’s silver in the 49kg category remained India’s lone medal, while Gyaneshwari Yadav and Nirupama Devi missed the podium

Abhay Singh won the silver medal in men’s singles squash at the Asian Games after losing 9-11, 5-11, 5-11 to defending champion Eain Yow Ng. The defeat denied Abhay direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where squash debuts

India’s record 20-member fencing contingent ended its Asian Games campaign without a medal after the women’s sabre team lost to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals. Three Indian teams reached the last eight, while none of the 10 individual entries progressed beyond the round of 16

India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Spin all-rounder Naman Dhir made his debut, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to action

India’s men’s and women’s recurve teams advanced to the Asian Games semifinals after defeating China and Chinese Taipei respectively. The compound men’s and women’s teams also reached the last four, while India’s recurve and compound mixed teams advanced to semifinals

Virat Kohli hopes to help India win the 2027 ODI World Cup, which he has described as his last. The former captain dreams of playing a match-winning knock while chasing in the final but says winning the trophy matters most

India ended their Asian Games badminton campaign with one bronze medal after PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda lost their women's singles quarterfinals. India failed to win a medal in any individual event, with the men's team bronze remaining their sole medal

Murali Sreeshankar and David Patturaj Solomon qualified for the men's long jump final at the Asian Games. Sreeshankar jumped 7.84m to finish second in his group, while Patturaj Solomon managed 7.62m. Both advanced to Monday's medal event in Nagoya

Neeru Dhanda hit 48 of 50 targets to emerge joint leader in women's trap qualification at the Asian Games. Her performance also helped India move into joint second in the team standings, keeping the country in contention for both team and individual medals

Defending champions India begin their Asian Games men's cricket campaign against Afghanistan in the quarterfinals on Monday. The full-strength Indian side will face an inexperienced Afghan team at Korogi Sports Park, with both teams adapting to unfamiliar conditions in Japan

Carlos Alcaraz saved two match points to defeat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 4-6, 13-11 at the Laver Cup. Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev then beat Alexander Bublik and Brandon Nakashima in doubles as Team Europe moved 7-5 ahead

Ankush Panghal assured India of its first boxing medal at the Asian Games after defeating Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov 5-0 in the men’s 80kg quarterfinal. The Haryana boxer dominated throughout to enter the semifinals on his Asian Games debut

Neeta Dhadwe, coach of India’s women’s kabaddi team, savoured another Asian Games gold after previously guiding the side to the 2014 title. She praised the juniors, highlighted tactical changes and called for a stronger Pro League

125 INF Battalion defeated KVBR 78-53 in the G.M. Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at YMCA, Secunderabad