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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.

Babar Azam has returned as Pakistan's Test captain for the upcoming tours of the West Indies and England. The selection committee named a refreshed squad, handing maiden call-ups to four uncapped players to boost the red-ball setup

ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup as a record-breaking success in global viewership and attendance. The statement comes just ahead of the blockbuster final between heavyweights England and Australia at Lord's

Brazil faces giant-killers Norway in a high-stakes FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash at MetLife Stadium. Boasting a five-goal tally, Erling Haaland leads a fearless Norwegian side aiming to upset Vinícius Júnior and the five-time champions

Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel said Ravi Bishnoi's 17th over, featuring two costly no-balls, proved decisive in India's second T20I defeat to England. He backed Shreyas Iyer's bowling decisions but suggested India may benefit from playing an extra seamer.

Ishan Kishan defended India's team selection after the second T20I defeat to England, insisting the right combination was chosen despite criticism over the absence of an off-spinner. He urged the team to adapt better to English conditions and improve collectively.

Ambati Rayudu urged fans not to forget Sanju Samson's recent contributions after the wicketkeeper-batter was dropped for the second T20I against England. While welcoming debutant Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Rayudu expressed hope that Samson would bounce back stronger from the setback.

Veteran cricket scorer and statistician H.R. Gopalakrishna will launch his autobiography Records Galore on August 7, chronicling five decades of cricket scoring, memorable encounters with legends, and the evolution of cricket statistics from painstaking manual record-keeping to the digital era.