Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak at Wuhan to 20 matches with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over eighth-seeded Elena Rybakina on Friday to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1000-level tournament.

An unprecedented 24-member squad has been named for Delhi's opening Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, starting October 15, with Ayush Badoni set to lead the side and Yash Dhull appointed his deputy.

In one of the two blitz games of the day, Kasparov again won the first game to lead 8.5-3.5 going in to the final day of the USD 144,000 prize money event.

KL Rahul joined Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in an elite list as the experienced Indian cricket team batter completed 2000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC).

KL Rahul was bamboozled by West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican, who arguably produced the finest delivery of the series so far.

India face a tricky road ahead in the bid to qualify for the Women's World Cup 2025 semifinals.

The team planned to travel early Friday but changed plans after a weather alert was issued for southeastern Spain for the threat of heavy rain and flooding.

Every starting outfield player for Austria managed to get a goal contribution.

Mohammad Kaif minced no words as he lambasted Ajit Agarkar of Dhruv Jurel's selection over Sanju Samson in India's ODI team.

Nadine de Klerk smashed 84 runs off just 54 balls to help South Africa to a dramatic victory over India in the Women's World Cup 2025.

Richa Ghosh scripted history as he slammed an explosive 94 off 77 deliveries during the Women's ODI World Cup match against South Africa.

Shubman Gill won his first-ever toss as India's captain in Test cricket.

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India were rescued by their big-hitting wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who struck a 77-ball 94 with 11 fours and five sixes while batting as low as No 8 to take her side to 251 all out from a precarious 102 for six.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to feature in at least three, if not four, Vijay Hazare Trophy games before the New Zealand ODI series in January.

South Africa trumped Richa Ghoshs vibrant 94 through collective combativeness of Laura Wolvaardt and Nadine de Klerk to eke out a thrilling three-wicket win over India in the Womens World Cup

Aishwarya Pissay is all set to take part in the 26th edition of the Rallye du Maroc, one of the worlds most prestigious and challenging rally raids, which will run from October 1017

India beat Korea to reach the semifinals and assure themselves of a maiden medal at the World Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships on Thursday

Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bollipalli on Thursday attracted the highest bids of Rs 12 lakh each by Gurgaon Grand Slammers and Chennai Smashers, respectively, in the Tennis Premier League (TPL) auction

Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar shared his thoughts on managing Jasprit Bumrahs workload and opined that he should be rested for the second Test against the West Indies

MS Dhoni inaugurated the Velammal Cricket Stadium near Chintamani in Madurai, drawing massive crowds as fans flocked for a glimpse of one of the country's most beloved sporting icons.

West Indies cricket may be at its nadir but the only way from here is up with self belief and the right attitude, the legendary Vivian Richards and Brian Lara told Roston Chase and his team.

Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan's gunshot celebration during the Asia Cup 2025 divided opinions

A cricketing set-up founded on Test excellence will produce strong ODI and T20 sides, not vice versa, asserted Shubman Gill but side-stepped the debate on whether a two-tier system is needed in Tests.

Prithvi Shaw and domestic veteran Jalaj Saxena were included in a 16-member squad while Ankeet Bawane was named the full-time Maharashtra captain for the Ranji Trophy season, starting on October 15.

From 102/6 in 26 overs to 251 in 49.5 overs, India made a miraculous recovery in their Women's World Cup 2025 match in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, courtesy of No. 8 batter Richa Ghosh

Novak Djokovic had a relatively straightforward victory at the Shanghai Masters for a change as he beat unseeded Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semifinals.

Aryna Sabalenka raced into a fourth consecutive Wuhan Open quarter-final Thursday, having revealed she spent time on holiday last month practising with Novak Djokovic.

A 10-man India capitalised on a defensive blunder from Singapore at the fag end of play to escape with 1-1 draw and keep their Asian Cup football qualification hopes afloat.

India's Smriti Mandhana broke a 26-year-old World Record, scoring the most runs in a calendar year in women's One-Day International cricket during India's match against South Africa

Garry Kasparov stole the limelight on the opening day as he defeated Viswanathan Anand in the third game and took a slender 2.5-1.5 lead in the Clutch Chess between the two legends

Prithvi Shaw recently had an altercation with Musheer Khan, brother of Sarfaraz Khan, during a three-day match between Maharashtra and Mumbai

14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suyravanshi flourished with 257 runs in five matches across formats, while Vedant Trivedi was the standout performer with 371 runs in six innings.

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Ahead of the second Test against West Indies, India's Test captain Shubman Gill said that young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has a lot of potential and ability in him

Uncertainity looms over the future of Rohit Sharma as Shubman Gill has replaced him in the role of India's ODI captain.

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Ashwin had earlier stated that he didn't want to be a traveller with the team if he wasn't going to be picked in the playing XI.

Shubman Gill stressed on the importance 'match-winners' Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma bring to the Indian team amid debate over their place in the 2027 ODI World Cup plans.

Rinku Singh was part of India's recent Asia Cup triumph. His first game of the tournament happened to be the high pressure final against Pakistan.

Shubman Gill had nothing but praise for Rohit Sharma as he takes over India's ODI captaincy from him.

Rashid Khan has become the first Asian bowler to take 150+ wickets in T20Is and 200+ wickets in ODIs.

The PIL argued that since the BCCI is a private entity, referring to its team as the national team was misleading.

The landmark tournament, taking place at Delhi Golf Club from October 16-19, boasts the largest prize fund ever offered for a DP World Tour event in India.

The Indian men's water polo team caused a major controversy by displaying the tricolour on their swimming trunks during the Asian Championship, a move that violates the country's Flag Code.

The Indian cricket team was not formally presented with the Asia Cup trophy as Mohsin Naqvi left the stadium with the silverware and the winner's medals.

After missing out on Qatar 2022, Egypt are headed to the FIFA World Cup 26 after posting a 3-0 victory over Djibouti, punching their ticket to the global showpiece with a game to spare.

Uncanny similarities surround death of Arturo Gatti Jr. in Mexico, 16 years after his father tragically died.