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Sreenidi Deccan FC will face Shillong Lajong FC in Matchweek 3 of the Indian Football League in Shillong. Both teams have four points from two matches, with Deccan coach Antonio Rueda expressing confidence ahead of the away fixture

Vivaan Kapoor won men's trap silver at the ISSF World Championship, securing India's third shooting quota for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. India also won two medals in men's 25m centre-fire pistol and remained second in the overall standings

Carlos Alcaraz enters the ATP Finals on a 10-match winning streak after titles in Vienna and Paris. World No. 1 Alexander Zverev arrives after consecutive defeats, while Ben Shelton also hopes to carry his strong late-season form into Turin

Telugu Blackhawks defeated Blackhawks Academy 5-0 in a Telugu Swag Trophy exhibition match in Vijayawada. KSG Group Chairman Abhishek Reddy said the franchise aims to nurture volleyball talent across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with five trial participants selected for PVL Season 5

Manchester United have parted ways with head coach Michael Carrick after a poor start to the 2026-27 season. The club cited the need for a leadership change, while Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as a potential candidate to succeed him

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Hernán Federico Pereyra and three other Olympians headline the international line-up for Prime Volleyball League Season 5. The tournament will feature international players representing various franchises and will be held in Ahmedabad from November 30

Adilabad defeated Nirmal by eight wickets in the TCA U-16 State League cricket championship at Moinabad. Suryapet, Hanamkonda and Bellampally also registered victories in their respective matches, with several players delivering notable batting and bowling performances

Saqib Khan claimed 7-130 on his Test debut to bowl Sri Lanka out for 446 in the first Test at Rawalpindi. Pakistan reached 57-1 in its second innings before bad light and rain interrupted play on day four

Indore will host the IBSF World Snooker Championships, with players from 17 countries competing. The men’s tournament will be held in two stages, while the women’s event will feature defending champion Anupama Ramachandran and seven Indian players

Former Australia bowling coach David Saker has been accused of asking Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft to conceal their use of sandpaper during the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. The allegations emerged following claims in Usman Khawaja's memoir, Sabr

Mahendra Hills Basketball Club and St Francis Boys secured the final Level I berths in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship with victories over SBI Hyderabad and BITS Hyderabad, respectively, at YMCA Secunderabad on Thursday

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Shivpuri was emerging as a sporting hub and expressed hope that it would produce Olympic champions. He inaugurated the National School Games Under-17 Boys Athletics Championship, which has drawn 765 players from 38 states and regions

Centuries by R Jaydev and Y Srikar Reddy and impressive bowling performances highlighted the HCA B-Division one-day league-cum-knock-out championship. Concorde, Khalsa, Hyderabad Wanderers, Rohit XI and other teams registered victories, while several matches also featured notable individual performances

R Praggnanandhaa has described the upcoming World Championship clash between D Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov as a 'next-generation match'. The Indian grandmaster also discussed his recent success, the new chess tour format and his friendship with fellow players

The BCCI has sponsored round-trip air tickets for India's 17-member visually challenged cricket team ahead of the Asia Cup in Dhaka. Led by Durga Rao Tompaki, India will begin their campaign against Sri Lanka on November 15

Lakshya Raichandani's 93 helped India defeat Afghanistan by eight wickets and enter the Under-19 Asia Cup final. India will face Pakistan in Sunday's title clash after the latter beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in the other semifinal

Shreyas Iyer begins his ODI captaincy stint as India target a series-clinching win over New Zealand in the fourth match at Mount Maunganui. Both teams have made major changes as several players switch focus to upcoming Test preparations

Kidambi Srikanth stunned fifth seed Kodai Naraoka in three games, while Lakshya Sen defeated China's Dong Tian Yao to enter the Kumamoto Masters quarterfinals. India's women's doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost in the round of 16

Wadia is not in favour of increasing the number of teams in the near future. The last time new teams were added was ahead of the 2022 season, when Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans became part of the world's biggest T20 league

India pacer Auqib Nabi says Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill advised him to rely on seam movement rather than swing in New Zealand. He also discusses domestic cricket, discipline, his international debut and the ambitions of aspiring cricketers

Trent Boult says the declining influence of swing bowling in modern white-ball cricket has forced fast bowlers to constantly adapt and develop new skills. The New Zealand pacer believes success now depends on creativity, particularly in death overs, while maintaining that quality new-ball bowling remains a valuable asset.

The World Tennis League will return to Bengaluru for its fifth season from December 17-20, 2026, featuring leading international and Indian players. Organisers said the tournament will continue its focus on bringing global tennis stars to Indian fans while showcasing emerging domestic talent.

New Zealand have handed maiden international call-up to pace bowler Brett Randell for the fourth and fifth ODIs against India, while Josh Clarkson has been recalled for the series finale. India lead the five-match ODI series 2-0, with the fourth match set to be played at Bay Oval.

India pacer Arshdeep Singh announced his engagement to actor-model Samreen Kaur through social media, sharing pictures from the proposal. The announcement came just hours after his high-profile IPL 2027 move from Punjab Kings to Mumbai Indians in a swap deal involving Hardik Pandya.