Sport

Anahat Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship, defeating Egypt's Ruqayya Salem in straight games. The top seed also ended Egypt's 15-year dominance to claim the biggest title of her promising career

Birla Blazers enjoyed a successful outing at the Hyderabad District Sub-Junior Basketball Championship, with the boys defeating Charminar Chargers 61-54 and the girls overcoming Golconda Gladiators 34-14 at YMCA, Secunderabad, on Saturday to continue their impressive campaign

Captain Manush Shah and Anna Hursey produced unbeaten performances as defending champions U Mumba TT defeated HVR Kolkata ThunderBlades 8-3 to enter the Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 final, where they will face unbeaten league leaders Dempo Goa Challengers

Shringhari Roy of the Secunderabad Sailing Club won the Optimist Main girls' title with a flawless performance at the sixth YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta. The club also secured gold in the 420 girls' class at Hussain Sagar Lake

B C Thanush Shekar of Karnataka and Aneeksha Gavinolla of Telangana won the boys' and girls' singles titles, respectively, at the AITA National Series (Under-14) tennis tournament. Doubles titles went to Rian Atul Nandankar-Rajishnu Poptani and Mrigakshee Changmai-Trisha Bhosale

India sealed the T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run victory in the second match in Harare. Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan (81) and Tilak Varma (60*) powered India to 219/5 before bundling out Zimbabwe for 129

Technogym founder Nerio Alessandri marked the 40th anniversary of the iconic UNICA multi-gym at Milan Design Week 2026 with the 'UNICA MENTE' installation, highlighting four decades of design innovation, Formula 1 performance, and official partnerships across 10 Olympic Games

Gymkhana FC defeated Hyderabad FA 1-0 in the TFA Youth League (Under-15) football championship, with Vivek scoring the decisive goal. In another match, Hotfut FC also recorded a 1-0 victory as Swaragya netted the match-winning goal

B R Suvarna Lakshmi has been appointed chairperson of the Hyderabad women's selection committee for the 2026-27 season. Anita Mishra, G Sangeeta, M Keertana and Ekta Saxena have been named as members of the selection panel

Mohun Bagan Super Giant kicked off the 135th Durand Cup with a 1–0 victory over arch-rivals East Bengal FC in Kolkata. Sahal Abdul Samad scored the second-half winner, while goalkeeper Vishal Kaith produced key late saves to secure three points

Indian boxer Sachin Siwach advanced to the men's 60kg pre-quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, defeating Canada's Keoma Al-Ahmadieh via a 4-1 split decision. Sachin next faces England's Will Hewitt on Monday

India vice-captain Tilak Varma expressed satisfaction with India's 219/5 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare. Varma, who scored a 29-ball 60 alongside Ishan Kishan’s 81, credited Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman for helping refine his grounded shot-making

India’s women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a tough 1–16 loss against Wales in their Group B opener at the Commonwealth Games. Conversion struggles hurt India as Wales dominated, leaving the side needing wins in their remaining group fixtures

India’s Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh edged Tonga in a thrilling tiebreaker in the lawn bowls women's pairs sectional play at the Commonwealth Games. The 2022 gold medallists held their nerve to remain unbeaten in Section B

Indian swimmers Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aryan Nehra failed to advance to the men's 400m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Shashikumar finished 15th with a time of 3:58.09s, while Nehra finished 16th overall, clocking 4:00.26s

The BCCI will announce India’s Test squad for the August tour of Sri Lanka by Tuesday. Devajit Saikia confirmed the timeline as selectors evaluate fitness updates on Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar ahead of the two WTC Test matches

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala outlined Team India’s preventative health strategy at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, introducing strict weather protections, recovery hardware, and hygiene measures to safeguard athletes against flu outbreaks

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the second T20I at Harare. India handed an international debut to pacer Yash Thakur in place of Ashok Sharma as the visitors target an unassailable 2–0 lead

The Hyderabad Race Club will conduct the Hyderabad Monsoon Races 2026 from July 27 to October 30 with 25 race meetings and over Rs 13.63 crore in prize money. HRC also highlighted the impact of higher GST and the online betting ban on revenues

The Brazilian Football Confederation is in advanced talks to play an international friendly in Kolkata in October 2026. If finalized, the landmark fixture will mark the senior Brazilian team's first appearance in India, following their 2026 World Cup campaign

Jasprit Bumrah's knee recovery will be monitored as India prepare to name their squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is set to return to the Shubman Gill-led side

India's young hockey players, including Aditya Arjun Lalage, Rajinder Singh, Yashdeep Siwach and Mohith HS, are eager to seize their opportunity at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 as the team begins its campaign in Pool D against Wales on August 15.

India’s Commonwealth Games CMO Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala called doping a "menace" threatening the nation's sports reputation. Highlighting that 90% of over-the-counter supplements contain contaminants, he urged strict athlete education and medical clearance to prevent inadvertent anti-doping violations

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu leads an 11-member Indian weightlifting contingent at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Despite team cuts due to doping violations, India targets a strong medal haul ahead of the upcoming Asian Games