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India began their Asian Games women's cricket gold medal defence with a dominant eight-wicket win over hosts Japan. Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 40 off 15 balls, while Sree Charani claimed four wickets as India chased down 58 in just five overs

Former India captain Rohit Sharma opened up about his special bond with Shikhar Dhawan, recalling their pressure-free opening partnership and years of sharing victories, failures and the dressing room. Rohit said Dhawan would take the pressure and never let it reach him.

Abhishek Sharma smashed 108 off 34 balls, including 11 sixes, to register the fastest men’s T20I hundred by an Indian batter as India posted 221/7 against Afghanistan in New Delhi. His powerplay blitz put the contest beyond Afghanistan’s reach.

Indian mountaineer Bhukya Yashwanth’s coffee-table book The Unnamed, documenting his Ladakh expedition, was released in Shillong. The book captures high-altitude challenges, people and experiences, while highlighting his “Har Shikhar Par Tiranga” mission and efforts to inspire youth through adventure

The Indian Racing Festival 2026 returns to Coimbatore for Round 2 of the F4 Indian Championship on September 19–20. Aris Kyriakou leads the standings after three podiums in Round 1, with Luviwe Sambudla and Aaron Mehta close behind.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said Hardik Pandya is not yet fit to bowl 10 overs in ODIs and will not be rushed back. He backed Nitish Kumar Reddy's return from the Asian Games and stressed the need for match fitness.

India thrashed Afghanistan by 127 runs to complete a 3-0 T20I series sweep in New Delhi. Abhishek Sharma smashed a record 30-ball hundred, while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets each as Afghanistan were bowled out for 94.

Greyhounds defeated All Star KVBR 64-8 in the inaugural round of the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship Level III at YMCA Secunderabad. Greyhounds led 36-4 at half-time, with Kiriti top-scoring with 19 points

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse visited the SAI Regional Centre in Kolkata and reviewed sports infrastructure, athlete development facilities and support systems. She interacted with athletes and coaches and chaired a review meeting with SAI officials

Abhishek Sharma smashed a 30-ball century against Afghanistan in the third T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, breaking Rohit Sharma’s record for the fastest T20I hundred by an Indian men’s batter. He finished with 108 off 34 balls

AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey outlined ticketing arrangements for India’s upcoming FIFA Tier 1 friendlies against Panama, Brazil and Uruguay, with the IFA facilitating discounted tickets for clubs and plans underway for fan parks across West Bengal

Telangana’s Tholem Sriteja won gold in the women’s heptathlon at the 37th South Zone Junior National Athletics Championship in Puducherry, scoring 4,965 points to break the previous under-20 record of 4,817 points set in 1994

India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi said 170, once considered a winning total in T20 cricket, is now an average or below-par score. He highlighted the rapid evolution of the format and stressed the importance of sticking to processes and executing plans

Syed Ghazi Abbas and K Bhagath Varma claimed five-wicket hauls in the HCA Senior Men’s Multi-Day Super League. M Amarnadh Goud returned 8/11 for DPS Nacharam, while Bengal U-19 beat Hyderabad in their tour match

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. India made one change, bringing in Yash Thakur for Arshdeep Singh, while Afghanistan made two changes

US Open runner-up Ben Shelton has withdrawn from the Laver Cup and will be replaced by Brandon Nakashima on Team World. No reason was given for Shelton’s withdrawal. Nakashima will make his Laver Cup debut in London from Sept. 25 to 27

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy says he and doubles partner Chirag Shetty have learned to control their emotions on court and quickly move past mistakes. The pair are preparing to defend their Asian Games men’s doubles gold after winning the China Masters title

The EFI National Qualifier for the Junior National Equestrian Championship 2026 began at Nasr Polo & Equestrian Academy in Hyderabad on Thursday. Nearly 50 horses and young riders from leading equestrian clubs are participating in the qualifying competitions

A. Ramesh defeated J. Kanakaiah Raju 25-1, 25-0 in the Telangana State senior-ranking carrom selection tournament at the Regional Carrom Coaching Centre, LB Stadium. Several other players also registered wins in matches held in Hyderabad on Wednesday

Government Boys High School, Bolarum, defeated Dr Kalam High School, Mehdipatnam, 2-0 in the Hyderabad District School Games Federation Under-17 boys’ football tournament-cum-selection tournament at Gymkhana Ground. St Peter’s School and Jubilee Hills also registered wins in the tournament

Former Asian heyball champion Sundeep Gulati will headline a strong field at the NSCI Open 8-Ball Pool tournament in New Delhi from September 26 to October 5. Reigning world billiards champion Sourav Kothari and other leading cueists will compete

Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha has been named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2026 after scoring 420 runs at an average of 140 against India. He hit three centuries and a half-century across the two-Test series

Indian athletes at the Costa Serena cruise ship are facing cramped rooms and accommodation issues ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Some athletes waited over 12 hours for rooms, while competitors also face long journeys to training venues

St Francis College won the Osmania University inter-college swimming championship with 15 points. The meet featured 50m, 100m and 200m events, with swimmers from CBIT, Tapasya, Reddy College and Kasturba College also featuring among the medal winners