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New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy praised Virat Kohli's humility and work ethic ahead of the ODI series against India. Duffy, who shared the RCB dressing room with Kohli, also recalled their net sessions and conversations about Indian pitches.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won his first toss of the series and elected to bowl against India in the fifth T20I at Hamilton. India made two changes, bringing back Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy for the series finale.

Indian volleyball is witnessing a resurgence with three professional leagues scheduled across November and December. Former international GV Madhan highlights the growing talent pool, opportunities for women players and coaches, and the need to overcome factionalism to strengthen the sport.

Barcelona returned to winning ways with a commanding 6-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal scored braces, while Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon also found the net as the Catalan side strengthened their La Liga position.

Parthiv Nallagundla and Nalyaazhini Krishnaprabhu won the boys' and girls' singles titles at the AITA National Series under-18 tennis tournament in Hyderabad. Parthiv defeated Atharva Sriramoju, while Nalyaazhini overcame Keerthana Rangineni in a three-set final.

India defeated Sri Lanka 54-20 to win the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 men's title in Ahmedabad. The victory completed a double for India after the women's team beat Uganda 35-15, capping an unbeaten campaign of eight wins.

HPRC Tigers and HPRC Artists booked their places in the HPRC Arena Polo Tournament 2026 final after completing unbeaten pool campaigns. Tigers topped Pool A, while Artists clinched Pool B with a 9-6 victory over Titans on Saturday evening

India clinched the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship title with a commanding 35-15 victory over Uganda in Ahmedabad. Sakshi led the scoring with nine raid points as the Indian women completed an unbeaten campaign, winning all six matches to secure gold

Rajasthan defeated Telangana 81-50 in the boys' upper pool at the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune. Kerala's girls entered the quarterfinals unbeaten, while Chandigarh and Haryana teams advanced in the girls' qualifying knockout matches

P V Sindhu reached her second consecutive final with a straight-game win over compatriot Anmol Kharb in the Hylo Open Super 500 semifinals. The double Olympic medallist will now look to carry her form into another title clash

P Aman Rao will captain Hyderabad in their BCCI Col CK Nayudu Trophy cricket championship match against Maharashtra. Aaron George Varghese has been named vice-captain of the 15-member squad, which includes two wicketkeepers, A Avanish Rao and Sunkari Dheeraj

Simon Harmer claimed a career-best 6-16 as South Africa bowled out Australia for 111 to win the third Test by 176 runs in Cape Town. The victory sealed a 2-1 series triumph and lifted South Africa atop ICC rankings

Jatin Dev of SGUTTA defeated Yashvasin of AWA in six games to win the boys' under-19 title at the Samreddy Sudershan Reddy Memorial Telangana State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament in Hyderabad. Several under-15, under-11 and men's matches were also decided

Vanka Pooja's all-round performance helped Hyderabad defeat Jharkhand by six wickets in the BCCI Senior Women's T20 Cricket Championship in Pune. She took four wickets before scoring an unbeaten 32 as Hyderabad chased down Jharkhand's 169-run total

Sreenidi Deccan FC registered a dominant 7-0 victory over United FA in the TFA Youth League Under-15 championship at Sreenidhi Deccan Arena on Saturday. The Telangana Football Association is providing boarding and lodging for participating district teams

The Telangana Football Association will conduct Under-18 girls' football selection trials on November 1 and 2 at LB Stadium in Hyderabad for the Khelo India Youth Games. Eligible players must carry a copy of their Aadhaar card

St. Pious defeated Army Public School 54-42 to win the Crimson International Basketball Championship at St. Michael's School, Alwal. C Jason Paul, who scored 30 points, was adjudged the best player of the tournament

India moved up to fourth in the World Test Championship standings after the West Indies defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in Dhaka. Bangladesh slipped to fifth, while the West Indies improved their points percentage and moved closer to Sri Lanka

Kagiso Rabada became the fastest bowler to reach 350 Test wickets in terms of balls bowled during the third Test against Australia at Newlands. He also joined an elite group of fast bowlers to achieve the milestone in 75 Tests

India won 20 medals at the first two days of finals at the World Armwrestling Championships in New Delhi, finishing fourth overall. The tally comprised four gold, two silver and 14 bronze, with athletes across five age divisions contributing to it

Pedro Acosta won a rain-threatened 10-lap Sprint at Sepang, beating championship leader Marc Marquez by 0.578 seconds. Marco Bezzecchi finished third, while Jorge Martin withdrew from the Malaysian GP weekend after suffering a fractured wrist.

Telangana mountaineer Yashwanth Bhukya has summited Mount Kalsubai, Maharashtra's highest peak, as part of his Har Shikhar Par Tiranga mission. He dedicated the achievement to CBDT member Sanjay Bahadur, acknowledging his encouragement, guidance and support

Cheteshwar Pujara believes Kuldeep Yadav's limited batting ability affects his chances of regular selection in India's ODI side. Former assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, meanwhile, emphasises the importance of five specialist bowlers, citing Australia's 2023 World Cup triumph

Dhruv Jurel remained unbeaten on 99 as India A recovered from a middle-order collapse to finish the opening day of the second unofficial Test against New Zealand A at 291/7. Devdutt Padikkal contributed a fluent 80.