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Dhruv Kumar Gangashetty and Aryaa Dwivedi emerged as champions in the Gamepoint Telangana State Closed Squash Championship. Dhruv defeated Naseem Ali in the men's final, while Aryaa edged past Arnaa in a thrilling women's final. Other category winners also celebrated

Andhra’s Sravyasree Bheemarasetty shocked GM N.R. Vignesh with a brilliant win in the Ruy Lopez game at the 62nd National Chess Championship. Meanwhile, GM Sasikiran, GM Abhijeet Gupta, and others continue to lead after round seven in Guntur

PKL Season 12 arrives in Chennai for the 3rd leg at the SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium from September 29 to October 10. The Tamil Thalaivas, with support from their passionate fanbase, are hoping to make a significant impact in this leg

V S Patel, the 74-year-old former Andhra Ranji cricketer, voiced concerns over the lack of support for former players. He urged the BCCI to remove the cap on Ranji game numbers for player benefits and advocated equal treatment for all cricketers

St Michael’s School scored a dominant 10-1 victory over Suprabhat High School in the All India Champions Cup football tournament. The match was part of the league phase at Reeds Football Academy, Secunderabad, on Sunday. Several other exciting results followed

Anushka Thokur won her second gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup, securing the 50m Rifle 3 Positions women’s title. India’s Adriyan Karmakar claimed silver in the men’s event, while AIN shooters earned multiple medals across both finals

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 kicks off on 30 September in India and Sri Lanka. Young talents like Georgia Voll, Alice Capsey, Nishita Akter Nishi, Kranti Gaud, and others are set to make an impact for their teams in this exciting tournament.

ICC TV will broadcast all ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 matches live, featuring a star-studded commentary team including Mel Jones, Mithali Raj, Isa Guha, and Nasser Hussain. Fans can expect high-quality production, analytics, pre-game build-ups, and post-match coverage.

India lifted their seventh SAFF U-17 Championship title after edging Bangladesh 4-1 on penalties in a tense final at Colombo’s Racecourse International Stadium. The Blue Colts led 2-1 at half-time, conceded a late equaliser, but held their nerve in the shootout.

India and Pakistan meet in a high-stakes Asia Cup final. With both teams battling injuries, India’s focus is on their in-form talisman, Abhishek Sharma. Pakistan’s hopes rest on a strong bowling attack led by Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf

India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in a rain-affected Women's World Cup warm-up match, chasing a revised target of 237. Harmanpreet Kaur (69) and Harleen Deol (74*) led India to victory, while Shree Charani took 3 wickets

India’s Sheetal Devi claimed gold in the women’s compound individual event at the 2025 Para World Archery Championships, finishing with three medals — gold, silver, and bronze. She defeated world No.1 Oznur Cure Girdi in the final with a 146-143 score

TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy criticized the Hyderabad Cricket Association's (HCA) truncated Apex Council for misleading sponsors with advertisements about a T20 tournament, questioning the legality of their actions and urging intervention from Justice Naveen Rao

Telangana’s boys and girls teams qualified for the quarterfinals in the 17th Handball Federation of India Mini Boys and Girls National Championship, with the boys defeating Assam 8-3 and the girls beating Andhra Pradesh 14-7

The Sreenidhi University Telangana Premier Golf League (TPGL) 2025 edition was officially launched with an orientation event for sponsors, team owners, and captains. Key milestones, including the player auction and season dates, were unveiled for the upcoming league

The opening day of the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi saw record-breaking performances, with China leading the medal tally. India earned three medals, including a gold in the men’s high jump T63 by Shailesh Kumar

Bengal Warriorz defeated Patna Pirates 48-42 in a thrilling contest at the Jaipur leg of the Pro Kabaddi League. Devank Dalal’s Super 10 and Himanshu Narwal’s game-changing raid helped the Warriorz seal the win in a nail-biting finale

Keerthana Pandian of Karnataka retained her title at the National 6-Red Snooker Championship, defeating Anupama Ramachandran 4-3 in a closely contested final. In the men’s final, Dhvaj Haria triumphed over Pushpender Singh 6-3 to claim the crown

G V Madhav praised the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) for its positive impact on Indian volleyball, especially regarding player incentives. He also expressed concerns about India's performance in Asia and urged the Volleyball Federation of India to work with PVL owners

Medal won 2-0 against Gadwal in the Telangana State football championship with Vinay scoring a brace. Ranga Reddy defeated Siddipet 3-0, while Mahabubnagar, Karimnagar, Wanaparthy, and Adilabad played out goalless draws on Saturday at Maha Ubnagar Stadium

India clinched a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the ISSF Junior World Cup, while Italy claimed two golds in the Skeet competitions. Mansi Raghuwanshi won bronze in the women’s Skeet event, securing India's strong showing

The sixth round of the 62nd National Chess Championship in Guntur saw a four-way tie at the top, with Abhijeet Gupta and 15-year-old IM-elect Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy joining overnight leaders Sasikiran Krishnan and Aronyak Ghosh at 5.5 points.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said India is ready to “create history” at the Women’s World Cup 2025 on home soil. With a balanced squad and strong preparation, she believes the team can finally end its wait for an ICC trophy.

The ICC announced global broadcast arrangements for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Matches, starting September 30, will be available on Star Sports, JioHotstar, ICC.tv, Willow TV, Sky Sports, Prime Video Australia, and other platforms, ensuring worldwide coverage.