The Indian Awaaz

AM/ WEB DESK World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Colombias Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Top seed Sabalenkas second-round clash is against Russias Polina Iatcenko as she looks to become only the third woman after Serena Williams and Chris Evert []

In Mens Cricket, Indias 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan has been announced. Shreyas Iyer will lead the Indian side, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. Ace seamer Jasprit Bumrah returns to the squad, subject to fitness clearance, along with Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana. Bumrah missed Indias []

Indian table tennis player Ankur Bhattacharjee has won his maiden WTT mens singles title at the WTT Feeder Olomouc tournament in Czechia. He also secured the mens doubles gold with fellow Indian Akash Pal. World number 78 defeated third seed Slovenias Deni Kozul 3-1 in the singles final to complete a memorable campaign. Earlier, Ankur []

AMN/ WEB DESK Mizo footballer Lallianzuala Chhangte has been named Indian Footballer of the Year 2026. The 29-year-old, who recently moved from Mumbai FC to Mohun Bagan, received the award from Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia last night. Organised by the Football Players Association of India, the award is decided through votes from fellow players. []

Hockey India has announced a cash award of 50 lakh rupees for the Indian Womens Hockey Team for their historic fifth-place finish at the FIH Hockey Womens World Cup 2026 in Belgium and the Netherlands. India defeated World No. 5 Germany 3-1 in Amstelveen on Thursday. It is Indias best World Cup finish since the []

National Sports Day is being celebrated across the country today to commemorate the birth anniversary of one of Indias greatest sporting icons, Major Dhyan Chand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid homage to the Indian Hockey Legend Major Dhyan Chand on the occasion of National Sports Day. In a social media post, Mr Modi said []

Indias Velavan Senthilkumar won the PSA Budapest Squash Open title in Hungary after defeating home favourite Balazs Farkas 3-0 in the final. He had an impressive run to the title, beating World No. 18 and Asian Games gold medallist Eain Yow Ng 3-0 in the quarterfinals before overcoming fellow Indian Veer Chotrani 3-2 in a []