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P V Sindhu defeated Japan's Hina Akechi in three games to reach the French Open final, her second Super 750 title-round appearance of the year. She will face South Korea's world No. 1 An Se Young in the summit clash

Glenn Phillips credited his natural instincts and New Zealand's team culture for their quick running between wickets after scoring 70 off 43 balls against India in the second T20I. His partnership with Bevon Jacobs helped New Zealand post 180/5

Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 51 off 26 balls and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s late contribution helped India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I. The victory gave India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series in Christchurch

New Zealand recovered from an early collapse as Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs struck half-centuries to post 180 for five against India in the second T20I in Christchurch. Phillips scored 70, while Jacobs made 58, sharing a crucial 116-run partnership

India T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma set a record with 26 catches in 2026, surpassing Indonesia’s Danilson Hawoe. He reached the milestone against New Zealand in Christchurch, taking catches off Tim Seifert and Daryl Mitchell during Saturday’s second T20I match

Former India cricketer Reema Malhotra has urged Mumbai Indians to target Sushma Verma at the WPL 2027 auction to address their opening and wicketkeeping concerns. She also recommended an Indian pacer to strengthen the franchise’s bowling depth

India A were bowled out for 113 on the opening day of the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A in Lincoln. Simon Keene claimed five wickets, while Rhys Mariu scored 76 to help the hosts take a 22-run lead.

New Delhi: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said having no expectations from himself and focusing on the work at hand helped him navigate his four-year absence from international cricket, adding that his preparation never suffered despite being away from the national team. Bhuvneshwar returned to the national setup after a four-year absence earlier this month when […]

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi returned to India’s Playing XI for the second T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch, with India opting to bowl first. Prince Yadav also came in for Mayank Yadav, while New Zealand replaced Adam Milne with Jacob Duffy.

Sania Mirza has returned with the second season of her podcast, ‘Serving It Up with Sania’. The opening episode features Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal discussing their relationship, marriage, working together and experiences playing pickleball.

Pratika Rawal credited her preparation and confidence for her unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in the first ODI. She reflected on her batting rhythm, recalled her first ODI hundred and praised Sree Charani for taking four wickets in India’s nine-wicket victory.

Mumbai Indians have appointed former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard as head coach. Pollard, who joined the franchise aged 22, previously served as batting coach. He said he was honoured by the appointment and thanked the Ambanis for their trust.

India’s Anahat Singh exited the Silicon Valley Open semifinals after losing to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam in four games. Anahat’s campaign featured an upset over eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini and a comeback victory over Egypt’s Salma Hany.

Borussia Monchengladbach came from behind to beat VfB Stuttgart 3-2, earning their first points of the Bundesliga season after six consecutive defeats. Wael Mohya inspired the comeback as Gladbach avoided a potential league record of seven successive losses.

Pratika Rawal scored an unbeaten century and Shafali Verma hit 64 not out as India defeated Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the first ODI in Vadodara. Shree Charani took four wickets as Zimbabwe were dismissed for 197 in 49.5 overs

India began their Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship campaigns with convincing wins in Ahmedabad on Friday. The women thrashed Malaysia 73-13, while the men defeated England 46-26. Sakshi led the women’s scoring with 13 points, and Naveen Kumar top-scored for the men

The Telangana Government is preparing to host the Khelo India Games from December 11 to 22. Sports Minister V. Sridhari reviewed arrangements, including athlete selection, venues, coaching, accommodation and transport, with a focus on developing medal-winning athletes from the State

Kenya defeated Singapore 48-28, Sri Lanka beat Tanzania 48-21 and Scotland thrashed Australia 59-30 at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad. James Kamweti scored 19 raid points for Kenya, while Scotland’s Brar led the scoring with 25 points

Abinaya Rajarajan and Neil Samraj R set national 100m records on the opening day of the National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai. Abinaya clocked 11.49 seconds in the Under-20 category, while Neil recorded 10.45 seconds in Under-18

Luviwe Sambudla took the F4 Indian Championship lead after winning two races in Round 3 at Chennai’s Madras International Circuit. Kolkata Royal Tigers’ 15-year-old Aaron Mehta made history by becoming the youngest race winner in the championship’s history

Pankaj Advani won his 29th world title after defeating England’s Robert Hall 1906-1206 in the WBL World Billiards Championships final at Great Wyrley, England, on Thursday night. India’s Shruthi L also retained her women’s title, defeating Australia’s Anna Lynch 347-222

Mumbai knocked Hyderabad out of the BCCI Vinoo Mankad Trophy with a 61-run victory in Indore. Tanish Shetty top-scored with 76 as Mumbai made 255 in 47 overs. Hyderabad were bowled out for 194 in 43.5 overs

Megha Sheokand became the second Indian assured of a medal at the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships in Budva after defeating Turkey’s Melisa Eroglu to reach the women’s 80kg semifinals. Prachi Tokas won, while Himanshi and Anshika were eliminated earlier

Twenty-two-year-old amateur Arin Ahuja won the DP World PGTI Qualifying School 2026-27 by one shot after finishing three-under 285. Vedant Sirohi and Bangladesh’s Md Siddikur Rahman shared second place, while the top 48 players earned full season cards.