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The Women’s Cricket World Cup 1973 was contested by seven teams, including a Young England side, with teams battling for 60 overs – not 50 – and a league table deciding the winners instead of a knock-out competition

It was a complete performance from Ashu Malik and his men in what was their fourth straight win at the Vishwanadh Sport Club in Vizag

In the pistol mixed team event, the Indian pairs finished 11th and 13th in qualification, while in the rifle mixed team event, the Indian pairs were placed 14th and 34th

Scheduled from September 11 to 14, the marathon will bring together more than 6,600 runners from across India and 30 other countries, the largest field in its history

Emerges title winner by virtue of its first innings lead against Tamil Nadu President’s XI in the four-day final after the match ended in a draw in Chennai

The MoU will foster inter-institutional coordination and focus on the development of indigenous sports equipment, sports science devices, and cutting-edge technologies

A rare feat achieved by Sunshine Cricket Club and Manikumar Cricket Club in the HCA league

In the final round, Deekshitha, playing black, settled for a draw against Arpita Patankar of Gujarat on the top board to clinch the honours

Beats Japan’s Yuma Nishinaka 5:0 in the women’s 51kg pre-quarterfinals

Indian wild cards Sanya Vats and Unnati Tripathi stunned higher-ranked compatriots to enter the round of 16 at the Indian Squash Tour-2 PSA Challenger, highlighting a strong day for young home talent

Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the US Open final to win his sixth Grand Slam, reclaim the No. 1 ATP ranking and extend dominance

Bengaluru Bulls defeated Haryana Steelers 40-33 in the Pro Kabaddi League, led by Alireza Mirzaian’s Super 10 and strong defence from Deepak Sankar and Yogesh, surviving a Steelers fightback

India defeated Oman 3-2 on penalties to win bronze at their CAFA Nations Cup debut. Udanta Singh, Rahul Bheke, and Gurpreet Sandhu played key roles in the victory

GITAM University hosted a Pro Kabaddi League engagement event featuring Telugu Titans, E Prasad Rao, and skipper Vijay Malik, with interactions, games, and quizzes that highlighted kabaddi’s growing global appeal

Jaismine Lamboria advanced to the world boxing quarterfinals in Liverpool with a dominant win over Brazil’s Jucielen Romeu, while Abhinash Jamwal also progressed as Sakshi and Sanamacha exited the tournament

Divyanshi Bhowmick and Ananya Muralidharan won the U-15 girls’ doubles title at the WTT Youth Star Contender in Skopje, defeating China’s Zhao Wangqi and Liu Ziling in a thrilling five-set final

The Hyderabad Cricket Association appointed N Sunita Anand as chairperson of its women’s selection panel for 2025–26. Justice P Naveen Rao stressed transparency, assuring selections will be merit-based and fair

CM A Revanth Reddy felicitated world youth archery champion Chikitha Taniparthi in Hyderabad, assuring full government support to help her pursue Olympic success. Top Telangana officials also attended the event

A2H Chess Academy will host an open chess tournament in Kukatpally on September 13–14 with ₹50,000 prize money, open to rated, unrated and beginner players, with registration closing September 12

Hyderabad secured a 23-run first-innings lead over Tamil Nadu President’s XI in the Buchi Babu final at Chennai, with spinners Nitin Sai Yadav and Rohith Rayudu bagging three wickets each

India’s 24-member shooting squad begins its ISSF World Cup campaign in Ningbo, with Ramita Jindal, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Rhythm Sangwan leading mixed team events against world-class opposition in rifle and pistol

India’s Mohammed Siraj, New Zealand’s Matt Henry and West Indies’ Jayden Seales are shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August, while Muneeba Ali, Orla Prendergast and Iris Zwilling feature in the women’s category.

India’s Ananya Muralidharan and Divyanshi Bhowmick clinched the U-15 Girls’ Doubles gold at the WTT Youth Star Contender in Skopje, defeating China’s Zhao Wangqi and Liu Ziling in a thrilling five-game final. India returned with six medals overall.

Cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri have backed Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership ahead of the 2025 T20 Asia Cup in the UAE. India begin their campaign against hosts UAE on September 10 before taking on Pakistan and Oman.