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Neeraj Chopra has secured a place in the 2026 Diamond League javelin final in Brussels despite sitting out the Zurich leg, as Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage leads the standings.

Pasindu Sooriyabandara's 92 and a Kamindu Mendis fifty helped Sri Lanka claw back to 229 for 6 on Day 4, trailing India by just 16 runs in the follow-on innings.

Sonal Dinusha's third century of the series took Sri Lanka to 290 in Colombo before India enforced the follow-on and made early inroads in the second innings.

Sri Lanka showed resolve on day three of the second Test in Colombo, with a maiden fifty from debutant Pasindu Sooriyabandara before rain forced early stumps.

PV Sindhu's hopes of a sixth World Championships medal ended with a three-game pre-quarterfinal loss to China's Wang Zhi Yi in New Delhi.

R Praggnanandhaa tied for first in the classical standings but lost a tense Armageddon tiebreak to Wesley So, who won his third Sinquefield Cup title.

India completed a 165-run victory over Sri Lanka on the final day in Galle, powered by Devdutt Padikkal's twin centuries and Manav Suthar's ten-wicket match haul.

The Sports Ministry named 17 athletes across badminton, chess, athletics, hockey and para-sports for the Arjuna Award 2026, but did not confer the Khel Ratna this year.

India's women's hockey team fought back twice but had to settle for a 2-2 draw against China in their World Cup opener.

Persistent rain wiped out the first session of Day 2 in Galle, leaving India, resuming at a commanding 288/2, to wait before building on Padikkal's century.

Persistent rain held up the start of Day 2 in Galle, a day after Devdutt Padikkal's maiden Test century powered India to 288/2 against Sri Lanka.

Harmanpreet Singh's brace helped India beat Wales 3-1 in their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 opener.

A brilliant fifth-wicket stand from Ashwini Chillar and Lalit Yadav guided Purani Dilli 6 to a nail-biting win over North Delhi Strikers in the Delhi Premier League.

Assam's Ashmita Chaliha rallied from a game down to beat China's Han Qianxi and win her first BWF World Tour title in Asan, South Korea.

Ashmita Chaliha beat compatriot Rakshitha Ramraj in an all-Indian semifinal to reach her first-ever BWF World Tour final at the Korea Masters.

Sri Lanka Cricket XI batters piled on runs before India's spin trio clawed back late on day one of the three-day tour match in Colombo.

Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the men's singles first round at Korea Masters 2026, but India's women's singles and doubles contingents advanced strongly.

The government's revamped Khelo India programme is billed as India's most ambitious sports development push since Independence.

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi gets his first India Test call-up after Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the Sri Lanka tour with a knee injury.

India closed its Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign with 39 medals, led by a record haul from its boxers, as the closing ceremony formally handed over hosting duties to Ahmedabad for the 2030 Games.