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Tanvi Sharma triumphed over Liu Si Ya 15-11, 15-9 to reach the final of the YONEX SUNRISE BWF World Junior Championships 2025. The 16-year-old now aims to win India’s first-ever women’s junior title, after becoming the first female medalist in 17 years

Zoravar Singh Sandhu clinched a brilliant bronze in the Trap Men’s final at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025 in Athens. This performance also earned him a spot in the ISSF World Cup Final, scheduled to be held in Doha in December

Nomaan Pappu of Tamil Nadu stunned Kaavish Yadav to win the boys' singles title, while Maharashtra’s Kyra Raina clinched the girls' singles and doubles titles at the All India Sub-Junior Badminton Championship at Chetan Anand Badminton Academy

Delhi completed a dominant performance to take the first-innings lead and seal a draw in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Hyderabad. A six-wicket haul from Ayush Badoni and strong batting performance from Delhi ensured a comfortable result

New India ODI captain Shubman Gill said it’s an “honour” to lead cricket greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, adding that he’ll seek their advice when needed. The upcoming Australia ODIs mark the veterans’ final international games on Australian soil.

India’s top compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the bronze medal at the Archery World Cup Final in Nanjing, defeating Great Britain’s Ella Gibson. She became the first Indian woman compound archer to medal at the event, marking her 88th career medal.

Beats Maheshwar Rao of Andhra Pradesh 6-2, 6-2 in the 35 years & above category singles final

Shakeer's ton goes in vain as Elegant (331 in 75.1 overs) beats Postal (280/9 in 57.5 overs)

Hyderabad camp was visibly upset when opener Tanmay Agarwal (132) was declared out due in a doubtful lbw decision

Mohan Ukkrapandian was named the Player of the Match

Batting first, Hyderabad scored 392 for four in 50 overs, and in reply, Himachal Pradesh folded up for 163 with Yashveer (four for 41) being the lead wicket-taker

Mancherial hosted a day-long Under-19 handball competition for boys and girls at Naspur mandal centre. Around 250 players from across Telangana participated, with top performers qualifying for the state-level championship. SGF officials oversaw the event

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden called Rohit Sharma’s removal as India’s captain “interesting,” citing age and succession planning for Shubman Gill. He praised India’s blend of youth and experience in ODIs and highlighted fan enthusiasm in Australia.

In other matches, Surya (five for 37) for Postal and Sathwik (164) for Osmania University also excelled

Gnana Dattu of Telangana, playing in his first world juniors, defeated 8th seed Garret Tan of USA 15-12, 15-13 in boys’ singles, while Bhavya and Vishakha fought back after losing the opening game

Serving as the culmination of World Boxing’s annual series, the Cup Finals will see male and female contenders across ten weight categories vie for top honours in Olympic-style boxing

Zoravar’s four-round (24,25,25,25) tally of 99 sees him sandwiched between the two Glasnovic brothers from Croatia, Anton and Josip

Hyderabad Black Hawks climbs up to sixth place on the table with seven points, Yudi Yamamoto named Player of the Match

In football, Saidabad FC scored a 2-1 win against Cantonment FC in the TFA B-Division football league championship for Shivkumar Lal Trophy

Abhishek’s superlative efforts in the Asia Cup T20I tournament and Smriti Mandhana's outstanding performance in home ODI series against Australia earned them accolades

Bhavani was the first woman from Telangana to qualify for a tennis event at the Deaflympics, and her remarkable journey has been an inspiration to many young athletes across the country

The event is scheduled to be held in Bahrain from October 21 to 30

Delhi declares its first innings at 524/9 as opener Sanat Sangwan (211 not out, 470b, 21x4, 3x6) and debutant Ayush Doseja (209, 279b, 25x4, 5x6) hit double centuries

Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) will be the title sponsor for Cricket Australia’s upcoming Men’s ODI and T20 International series against India. The three-match ODI series starts October 19 in Perth, and the five-match T20I series begins October 29 in Canberra.