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Left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Anukul Roy has joined the India A squad as Naman Dhir’s replacement for the three-match one-day series against Australia A. Dhir was called up to India’s senior T20I squad for the West Indies series

China’s 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi and Thailand’s Puripol Boonson were named the female and male MVPs of the 2026 Asian Games. Both athletes won multiple gold medals and set or equalled Asian Games and Asian records

India captain Shubman Gill clarified that Ravindra Jadeja was rested, not dropped, for the third ODI against the West Indies. With the series already secured, Gill said the decision allowed other players to gain valuable game time and experience

Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant said a tactical shift to fuller bowling in the second innings helped his side defeat Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs and win the Irani Cup after conceding a 41-run first-innings lead

Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club, playing as India, drew 10-10 with Commonwealth Polo Club of the US in the Kentucky leg final of its 2026 international tour. Chaitania Kumar and Arsalan Khan scored four goals each for India

KL Rahul said his unbeaten 129 against the West Indies gave him valuable time in the middle as India continue to prepare for the 2027 World Cup. Despite losing the third ODI, India won the three-match series 2-1

Haryana archer Kirti Sharma overcame health and financial challenges to help India win the women’s recurve team gold at the Asian Games 2026. Kirti, along with Ankita Bhagat and Kumkum Mohod, defeated South Korea 5-3 in the final

Pakistan fast bowler Kainat Imtiaz has retired from international cricket after a 13-year career, the PCB confirmed. She represented Pakistan in 19 ODIs and 21 T20Is, won Asian Games gold medals, and has now begun a career as a match referee

Shai Hope smashed an unbeaten 162 as West Indies chased down India’s 351/7 with 10 balls remaining, winning the third ODI by five wickets. India nevertheless took the series 2-1 after victories in the opening two matches

Aasritha Vathsala Sheripally won the Under-14 Open title at the Nivenxa Chess Academy prize-money chess tournament held at P. Sundarayya Bhavan in Hyderabad on Saturday. Winners were also declared in Under-11, Under-9 and Under-7 categories for boys and girls

India finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. Cricket, hockey, archery, wrestling and athletics produced major successes, while several athletes scripted historic firsts and secured Olympic quotas

Virat Kohli handed fast bowler Anshul Kamboj his debut ODI cap ahead of India’s third match against the West Indies in New Chandigarh. Kohli urged the young pacer to believe in his abilities and backed him ahead of his debut

Maharashtra defeated Karnataka 71-60 to enter the girls’ final of the Sub-junior National Basketball Championship in Vijayawada. Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh to set up the final, while defending champions Uttar Pradesh defeated Maharashtra in the boys’ semifinal

KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten 129 off 87 balls while Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad struck fifties as India recovered from 4/2 to post 351/7 against West Indies in the third ODI in New Chandigarh on Saturday

Harsh Gandra scored 152 off 119 balls, including 22 fours and six sixes, for Team I, while Virat Kasyap claimed five for 50 for Team L in the HCA under-16 boys two-day selection matches in Hyderabad

Hyderabad junior kho kho selections for boys and girls will be held on October 14 at Keshav Memorial High School, Narayanaguda. Athletes born on or after January 1, 2009, can attend the trials with required documents

D Santosh Kumar of Government Degree College, Hayathnagar, and Mallika of Government College of Physical Education won the men’s and women’s 10km races respectively at the Osmania University inter-college cross-country championship on Saturday

India defended their Asian Games men’s hockey title with a 5-1 win over Malaysia in Kakamigahara on Saturday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice as India secured their fifth Asian Games hockey gold and qualified directly for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

India all-rounder Naman Dhir is set for a special outing at his home ground in New Chandigarh in the third ODI against West Indies, with his parents watching from the stands after supporting his cricket journey through a difficult phase

India’s Deepak Punia won bronze in the men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar 2-1. The medal is Deepak’s second at the Asian Games and India’s fifth in the category.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia hailed India’s 19-run win over Pakistan in the Asian Games men’s cricket final, saying the victory highlighted the country’s strength in white-ball cricket. India retained their gold medal after posting 211/6 and defending it successfully.

Aman Sehrawat defeated reigning world champion Han Chong-song 11-7 to win gold in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games 2026. His victory made him the first Indian to win the category, while Sujeet Kalkal had earlier claimed 65kg gold

India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final to retain their gold medal. Abhishek Sharma smashed a 20-ball fifty before Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube powered India to 211/6. Hasan Nawaz hit 96 for Pakistan.

India’s women’s rugby sevens team finished sixth at the Asian Games after losing 0-20 to Kazakhstan in the fifth-sixth classification match. Earlier, India defeated Singapore 22-5, but the loss ended their rugby campaign at the Games