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India opted to bat first against Bangladesh in the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinal at Korogi Sports Park on Sunday. The defending champions retained their XI, while Bangladesh advanced without playing their quarterfinal after their match against China was washed out.

India opened its Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games campaign with a silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod scored 1898.0 points, finishing behind China’s world-record 1904.2, with Japan taking bronze

Aston Villa secured their first Premier League win of the season with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tottenham. Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendia scored as Villa survived a late Spurs comeback to take all three points in London

India will wear the official BCCI jersey when Shreyas Iyer-led India face Japan in a historic one-off T20I on Tuesday. The match will mark 75 years of India-Japan diplomatic ties and launch the broader ‘Sport 75’ bilateral initiative

Mohammed Hasham, riding Kany Kang and representing The Ashva Collective, won the 115–120 cm show jumping Open category title at the Telangana Championship at Nasr Polo and Equestrian Academy. Snethil finished second, while Mohammed Amaan Ali took third place

HPS Ramanthapur defeated St Peter’s HS 1-0, while Gowtham Model School edged Focus HS 3-2 via a tie-breaker in the Under-17 semifinals of the School Games Federation football tournament at Gymkhana Ground on Saturday

Sri Saanvi of SGUTTA won the girls’ Under-17 and Under-19 titles at the Telangana State-ranking table tennis tournament. Mohammed Ali won the men’s title, while Shobhik Jain, M Vihaan, G Pramaan, B Harshith and Jatin Dev won boys’ age-group crowns

Axar Patel was named the 'Impact Player of the Series' after India's 3-0 T20I series win over Afghanistan. The all-rounder took four wickets in three matches, including 2-9 in the final game, and urged the team to carry its momentum into the Asian Games

IPL breakout star Praful Hinge is preparing for his India 'A' debut against Australia 'A' in Puducherry by sticking to a simple mantra: focus on the present, bowl one ball at a time and adapt quickly to red-ball conditions

Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor will headline the opening ceremony of UPL 2026 in Dehradun on September 21. The ceremony will feature performances by Uttarakhand artistes, following two women’s matches, with the men’s competition beginning on September 22

India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer sees the Asian Games as an opportunity to adapt to unfamiliar conditions, build team synergy and carry momentum from the 3-0 Afghanistan series win. He also praised Abhishek Sharma and the team's positive dressing-room culture

The Indian men's cricket team is awaiting correctly sized kits ahead of its Asian Games departure, while the BCCI has made separate hotel arrangements in Nagoya amid accommodation concerns. The team will play Japan before beginning its Asian Games campaign.

TCA Royal Falcons registered a 19-run win over TCA Phoenix Risers in the Telangana Cricket Association Women’s Cricket League–Phase 1 at TKR College of Engineering. Royal Falcons, Phoenix Risers and Purple Peacocks recorded victories in the matches played on Saturday

Telangana athlete Tholem Sriteja broke a 32-year-old record with 4,965 points while winning the under-20 heptathlon at the South Zone Junior National Athletics Championships. The 19-year-old now has her sights set on 400m qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The Hyderabad Cricket Association highlighted its State-wide cricket development initiatives at the BCCI AGM in Mumbai and sought support, including future Women’s IPL matches. HCA also discussed infrastructure development, women’s cricket programmes and support from the Telangana government

India's men's and women's hockey teams begin their Asian Games campaigns on Sunday, with the men seeking redemption after a disappointing World Cup and the women carrying confidence from their fifth-place finish. Both teams need gold medals to secure direct Olympic berths

D. Arun Kumar of Kerala and Telangana’s G. Aneeksha won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles respectively at the AITA National Series U-14 tennis tournament at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy. Arun also completed a double by winning the boys’ doubles title

Hyderabad-based sports photojournalist and SNAPS India Editor Mohammad Shamsuddin will cover the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya in Japan. His international assignments include the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, for which he received the Associate of the Royal Photographic Society distinction

Prateik Rajaneni’s five-wicket haul for Manikumar was among the highlights of the HCA C-Division one-day league. Manikumar chased down Sacred Heart’s 223 with two wickets down, while Mahesh and MP Sporting also recorded victories

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra wished Team India success at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Chopra, a two-time Asian Games gold medallist, will miss the event after suffering an ankle ligament tear that ended his season

Bangladesh have announced a 15-member squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan in the UAE from October 9, with Najmul Hossain Shanto continuing as captain. The squad includes experienced batters, two frontline spinners and four specialist pace options

Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker described leading India at the Asian Games opening ceremony as emotional, saying she missed late coach Jaspal Rana. Bhaker, who is competing at her third Asian Games, led the contingent alongside kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat

Rohit Sharma’s future and differences with VVS Laxman over injured players and India A scheduling emerged as key factors behind Ajit Agarkar’s exit as chairman of selectors, with his absence from a crucial BCCI review meeting further widening the rift

Aakash Chopra believes Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant’s immediate white-ball future after his omission from the ODI squad against West Indies. Pant, however, has been named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup