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Cricket Officially Added to Olympics by IOC at 141st Session in Mumbai

Rinku grabbed the spotlight by smashing five sixes in an over bowled by Gujarat Titans' pacer Yash Dayal in the 2023 Indian Premier League. He had an outstanding tournament, amassing 474 runs in 14 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Cricket was on Monday formally included in the programme for the 2028 Los Angles Olympics

The win was Afghanistan's second-ever in a World Cup match and lifted them to sixth position on the points table behind England

Both teams are yet to open their points tally in the top global ODI event. While Australia have lost to India and South Africa, Sri Lanka have lost to South Africa and Pakistan.

Wales beat Croatia by 2-1 in the EURO Qualification Group D match at Cardiff City Stadium

Gavi's precise goal in Oslo secures Spain's spot in EURO 2024 with two matches remaining and dashes Norway's hopes of a top-two finish on Sunday.

Against the odds, Moldova, led by coach Serghei Clescenco, showcased remarkable bravery and an aggressive approach. Their efforts paid off in the 26th minute, as Ion Nicolaescu secured a goal with a skillful header from a corner kick, as per Xinhua's report.

Spain clinched a 1-0 win over Norway in the EURO Qualification Group A match at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo

Both teams are in search of their maiden win in the tournament. While Australia suffered humiliating losses against India and South Africa, Sri Lanka faltered against the Proteas and Pakistan

While this was Afghanistan's first win in the ongoing tournament after two losses, England slumped to their second defeat from three games

Another State lifters Indu and N Sowmya clinched silver medals in the U90 deadlift 100 kg and U70 deadlift Weight 125 kg respectively.

Algeria soccer player Youcef Atal, who plays for French Ligue 1 side Nice, apologized after reportedly reposting and then deleting a video that called for “a black day for Jews.”     

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden finished runners-up at the Shanghai Masters, going down to seventh seeded Spanish-Argentine duo of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 7-5 2-6 7-10

Tilak, along with his coach Salam Bayash, were felicitated by the Legala Cricket Academy, Lingampally in the presence of academy students, parents and the owners

Himateja has been named vice-captain of the side. P Ramesh Kumar has been appointed as the coach of the team

Hyderabad women’s side eased past Nirmal 9-0 on the opening day of 10th Telangana State Senior Inter-District Softball Championship

In their WC campaign opener, Australia suffered a 6-wicket defeat against hosts India, followed by a 134-run defeat to South Africa on October 12.

Secunderabad Club posted 337/4 in 35 overs with the help of Anand and Rambabu’s ton.. Later, they restricted Satya CC to 197/9 in 35 overs

Susheela won the event by scoring 6 points out of 6 rounds, while Sharjeel Sk and Sri Samanvith got second and third places with 5 points each

India fielding coach T Dilip gave the best fielding award of the game to the wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul.

The Indo-Australian pair encountered strong resistance from Granollers and Zeballos. Both teams held their serves in the initial set until Rohan and Abden secured a crucial break point in the 12th game, securing the lead.

In the ongoing ICC World Cup, India and Pakistan faced off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, renewing their age-old rivalry.

While speaking to ICC, Bumrah talked about the atmosphere at Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday and said that the team expected the atmosphere to be big but it was as big as it gets.