Sport

PM Modi congratulated Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu for winning the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss for the second time and qualifying for the Candidates tournament. He also lauded Anandkumar Velkumar for becoming India’s first World Champion in skating with a gold medal.

Ali Hussain and A Sonal claimed singles titles in the 40 years & above category of the Telangana State-ranking Veterans Table Tennis Tournament at Anandnagar Welfare Sports Academy, Khairatabad

D Rajkumar of Hyderabad secured the Open Prize Money Chess Tournament title at A2H Chess Academy, scoring seven points from eight rounds, ahead of I Joel and A Aashish Reddy

P Sai Rohit netted a hat-trick as Bolarum Government High School thrashed Trishul Park School 6-0 in the Jaya Rao Memorial inter-schools football tournament, with victories also recorded in other categories

Mohammed Siraj and Orla Prendergast were named ICC Players of the Month for August after stellar performances, helping India and Ireland secure key victories in Test and T20I series

India U17 Blue Colts begin their SAFF Championship 2025 campaign against Maldives, aiming to defend last year’s title, with Bibiano Fernandes and captain Wangkhem Denny Singh emphasizing focus and preparation

L Madhusudan won the 22nd Hyderabad Open tennis tournament, defeating S Shiva Reddy, while winners across age categories celebrated at Vijay Tennis Academy, with prizes distributed by HOTA officials

Yogesh Kathuniya, silver medallist in men’s F56 discus, aims to break his world record at the IndianOil World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, inspired by home crowd and family support

Girish Karri and V Veda won men’s and women’s singles titles in the third Telangana Open pickleball championship at Gandipet, with players across age groups receiving awards for outstanding performances

The fifth India Open under-23 athletics meet will be held at JN Stadium, Hanamkonda, from October 16 to 18, featuring 800 athletes, including 100 internationals, competing for top honors

Badminton champion Jwala Gutta donated 14.5 litres of breast milk via Amirtham Foundation to Chennai’s ICH hospital, supporting premature and sick infants. She also urged mothers to donate, highlighting that donor milk can be lifesaving for vulnerable newborns.

The Pakistan Cricket Board lodged a protest with the Asian Cricket Council after Indian players refused to shake hands following their Asia Cup win in Dubai. India cited solidarity with Pahalgam terror victims, while Pakistan termed the conduct “unsporting.”

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu congratulated the Indian women’s hockey team for winning silver at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 and the men’s cricket team for their victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup, calling both performances a source of pride.

Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to reach the high jump final at the World Athletics Championships, while Gulveer Singh, despite holding the national record, finished a disappointing 16th in the 10,000m race

India dominated Pakistan with disciplined spin bowling and a swift chase in a tense Asia Cup match. Spinners starred as Pakistan were restricted to 127, and Indian batters finished the job effortlessly

India cruised to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup, as Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel spun a web before Suryakumar Yadav anchored the chase with an unbeaten 47

Rishi Pallagani and K Sri Charantej won the Open and Juniors categories respectively at the 232nd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament in Hyderabad, both scoring a perfect six points from six rounds

India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan’s Salman Agha skipped the traditional handshake at the toss during their Asia Cup match, drawing attention amid sensitive bilateral tensions and new sporting protocols

Central Zone need 65 runs to win the Duleep Trophy after bowling out South Zone for 426 on Day Four, despite a resilient 192-run partnership between Ankit Sharma and Andre Siddarth

Fabio Carvalho scored a stoppage-time equaliser to help Brentford hold Chelsea to a 2-2 draw, cancelling goals from Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer in a dramatic Premier League clash

India rode on half-centuries from Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, and Harleen Deol to post 281/7 against Australia in the 1st ODI, their joint second-highest total against the Aussies

India suffered a 1-4 defeat to China in the Asia Cup final, missing out on direct qualification for the 2026 Women’s Hockey World Cup and will now play in the qualifiers

The Telangana Football Association will launch Under-13 and Under-15 youth leagues this year. The decision came during TFA’s AGM, where Ganapathi was appointed Treasurer and district teams were promised support

Former Sports Minister V Hanumanth Rao donated cricket kits to Amberpet CC after their HCA League triumph. He encouraged players to aim high and recalled supporting early careers like that of Mohd Siraj