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Virat Kohli handed fast bowler Anshul Kamboj his debut ODI cap ahead of India’s third match against the West Indies in New Chandigarh. Kohli urged the young pacer to believe in his abilities and backed him ahead of his debut

Maharashtra defeated Karnataka 71-60 to enter the girls’ final of the Sub-junior National Basketball Championship in Vijayawada. Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh to set up the final, while defending champions Uttar Pradesh defeated Maharashtra in the boys’ semifinal

KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten 129 off 87 balls while Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad struck fifties as India recovered from 4/2 to post 351/7 against West Indies in the third ODI in New Chandigarh on Saturday

Harsh Gandra scored 152 off 119 balls, including 22 fours and six sixes, for Team I, while Virat Kasyap claimed five for 50 for Team L in the HCA under-16 boys two-day selection matches in Hyderabad

Hyderabad junior kho kho selections for boys and girls will be held on October 14 at Keshav Memorial High School, Narayanaguda. Athletes born on or after January 1, 2009, can attend the trials with required documents

D Santosh Kumar of Government Degree College, Hayathnagar, and Mallika of Government College of Physical Education won the men’s and women’s 10km races respectively at the Osmania University inter-college cross-country championship on Saturday

India defended their Asian Games men’s hockey title with a 5-1 win over Malaysia in Kakamigahara on Saturday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice as India secured their fifth Asian Games hockey gold and qualified directly for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

India all-rounder Naman Dhir is set for a special outing at his home ground in New Chandigarh in the third ODI against West Indies, with his parents watching from the stands after supporting his cricket journey through a difficult phase

India’s Deepak Punia won bronze in the men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar 2-1. The medal is Deepak’s second at the Asian Games and India’s fifth in the category.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia hailed India’s 19-run win over Pakistan in the Asian Games men’s cricket final, saying the victory highlighted the country’s strength in white-ball cricket. India retained their gold medal after posting 211/6 and defending it successfully.

Aman Sehrawat defeated reigning world champion Han Chong-song 11-7 to win gold in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games 2026. His victory made him the first Indian to win the category, while Sujeet Kalkal had earlier claimed 65kg gold

India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final to retain their gold medal. Abhishek Sharma smashed a 20-ball fifty before Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube powered India to 211/6. Hasan Nawaz hit 96 for Pakistan.

India’s women’s rugby sevens team finished sixth at the Asian Games after losing 0-20 to Kazakhstan in the fifth-sixth classification match. Earlier, India defeated Singapore 22-5, but the loss ended their rugby campaign at the Games

Anshul Kamboj made his ODI debut as India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in the third ODI. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Siraj also returned as India eye a series sweep.

India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final to retain their gold medal. Abhishek Sharma hit a record 20-ball fifty and Tilak Varma added a 21-ball half-century before India defended 211/6.

Abhishek Sharma smashed a 20-ball fifty and Tilak Varma followed with a 21-ball half-century as India posted 211/6 against Pakistan in the Asian Games cricket final. Abhishek’s 61 and Tilak’s unbeaten 51 powered India’s total.

India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed two major T20 six-hitting records during his 61 against Pakistan in the Asian Games final. He became the second-fastest to 400 T20 sixes and 100 sixes in a calendar year.

Former India captain Kapil Dev and DP World PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl congratulated Pranavi Urs on her historic Asian Games golf gold and praised the Indian women’s team, featuring Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, for winning silver.

India secured four wrestling medal opportunities at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Antim Panghal and Aman Sehrawat reaching their respective finals. Sagar Jaglan and Deepak Punia also remained in contention for bronze after progressing through their respective repechage brackets.

AB de Villiers says Virat Kohli is playing with greater freedom and gratitude as he enters the latter stage of his career. The former South Africa captain also praised Kohli’s aggressive ODI approach and backed his experience alongside Rohit Sharma.

India opted to bat first against Pakistan in the men’s cricket final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Shreyas Iyer-led India retained an unchanged playing XI, while Pakistan brought in Saad Masood for Mohammad Wasim Jr.

Indian kurash player Yash Kumar Chauhan has been provisionally suspended after an in-competition sample collected on September 27 returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for several prohibited substances, the Olympic Council of Asia said. The suspension remains in force pending resolution.

Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the Asian Games individual recurve title. She defeated South Korea’s Yejin Oh in a shoot-off after a 5-5 tie, also securing an LA28 Olympic quota for India.

Indian boxer Ankush Panghal won the 80kg Asian Games gold, emulating his ‘elder brother’ Amit Panghal’s 2018 feat. Ankush defeated South Korea’s Kim Minseong 4-0 and credited Amit, along with his training and fellow gold medallists, for inspiring his triumph