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Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the third India A red-ball match against New Zealand A as a precaution after suffering a side strain. Although he has resumed skill training, his availability for the opening Test remains uncertain

Hyderabad shuttler Sathish Kumar Karunakaran won the KBA Badminton International Challenge in Bengaluru on Sunday, defeating statemate Gnana Dattu in the final. The 25-year-old TOPS athlete has represented India at the World Junior Championships and international tournaments

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 to win the Vienna Open without dropping a set. The Spaniard secured his fourth title of the year and 28th overall, extending his winning record against the Australian to seven matches

PV Sindhu clinched her second title of the season by defeating Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt in straight games to win the Hylo Open Super 500 in Germany. The Indian secured the title in 39 minutes with a commanding performance

Indian shuttler Tanvi Patri is aiming to stay focused at the Dakar Youth Olympics despite rising expectations after winning the Asian Under-17 title and her maiden senior international crown. She says her recent tournament experience has strengthened her preparation

Telangana players recorded several victories in the men's and women's qualifying rounds of the Sify ATA tennis tournament at the Bhimavaram Cosmopolitan Club on Sunday, with competitors from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and other States also in action

Karnataka and Maharashtra advanced in the girls' section, while Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu progressed in the boys' quarter-finals at the Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune. The remaining quarter-final results will determine the semi-final opponents

Hyderabad and Telangana racers delivered an impressive performance at the MRF MMSC Indian National Racing Challenge in Chennai, securing multiple wins and podium finishes. Akarsh Jangam, Pothu Vignesh, Yashwanth Varma, Hannah Akkineni and Rajender Beedani featured prominently

The International Kabaddi Federation is pursuing kabaddi’s inclusion in the 2036 Olympics and 2030 Commonwealth Games. Its plans also include a World Cup and a Women's Kabaddi Premier League, with 62 countries currently holding federation membership

Abhinav Nargey Yadav, K. Reyansh and Lakshya Veer emerged winners in the Under-15, Under-11 and Under-9 categories respectively at children's chess tournaments held at Amma Chess Academy. The top five finishers in each category were announced

Sreenidi Deccan FC began their Indian Football League 2026-27 campaign with a 1-0 victory over Rajasthan United in Jaipur. Nishu Kumar scored the decisive goal in the 66th minute as the Hyderabad-based side secured all three points

K. Shravan Kumar struck 144 for PMCC, while S. Ajay Kumar took five wickets for Kakatiya in the HCA C-Division one-day league. Team C also defeated Andhra in the Senior Men’s T20 Super League on Sunday

Indian Army athlete Biten Singh won Ironman 70.3 Goa 2026 in a course-record 4:24:29, bettering the previous mark by 1 minute and 18 seconds. Marina Shliakhtina won the women’s category, while Team Fit Swaggers Goa topped the relay standings

Chhattisgarh captain Amandeep Khare will look to repeat his match-saving 171 against Hyderabad when the teams meet at Gymkhana Ground in the Ranji Trophy. Hyderabad, leading Group B with 14 points, will aim for another outright victory

Telangana's Raghukula Thanishk Kumar won a gold medal at the National Track Cycling Championship in Ranchi.

P. Aman Rao will captain Hyderabad in their Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy cricket championship match against Maharashtra. Aaron George has been named vice-captain, while A. Avanish Rao will take up wicketkeeping duties in the 15-member squad

Reeds FC defeated Gymkhana FC 2-1 in the TFA Youth League under-15 football championship at Deccan Arena. Little Stars FC and Brawlers FC also registered 2-1 victories over Hotfut FC and Petra FC respectively on Sunday

India captain Shreyas Iyer described the New Zealand T20I series as a great learning experience despite the 3-2 victory, while identifying bowling and fielding as areas needing improvement. Mitchell Santner rued missed opportunities in the opening three matches

Indian weightlifter Usha topped Group D with a 212kg total in the women’s 61kg competition at the IWF World Championships. Nirupama Devi finished fourth in Group C with 211kg, as both awaited the final rankings after Group A.

Tim Seifert smashed 93 and Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 65 as New Zealand defeated India by seven wickets in the fifth T20I in Hamilton. Despite the loss, India clinched the five-match series 3-2 against the hosts

Ishan Kishan surpassed Suryakumar Yadav's record for most T20I runs by an Indian in a calendar year, taking his 2026 tally to 1,220. His 61-run knock against New Zealand also helped him complete 2,000 runs in the format.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner became his country's most-capped men's T20I player with his 143rd appearance against India in Hamilton. He surpassed Ish Sodhi's previous record of 142 matches, adding another milestone to his decade-long international career.

New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne admitted his side had been sloppy in the field throughout the T20I series against India. The Kiwis dropped several catches in the fifth match, and Milne said they would review the errors after the series

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer scored half-centuries to help India post 191/8 in the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Hamilton. Adam Milne claimed four wickets as the hosts restricted India from reaching the 200-run mark on Sunday.