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India Women chased 115 with 26 balls to spare after a top-order collapse, giving Smriti Mandhana a winning start as full-time T20I captain.

West Indies posted 247/3 and then beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad, levelling the series 2-2 before Saturday's decider.

Yuvraj Singh has taken his first formal coaching job, joining Delhi Capitals as assistant and batting coach alongside head coach Sourav Ganguly.

Hockey India named an 18-member squad, led by Harmanpreet Singh, for the Asian Champions Trophy in Jalandhar and Mohali from October 27 to November 5.

India posted 223 in Indore despite a mid-innings collapse, then Arshdeep Singh's 3/44 held West Indies to 209/7 for a 2-1 series lead.

West Indies chased 250 with nine balls to spare in the second T20I, levelling the five-match series 1-1 despite Sanju Samson's 82.

Russia scored four times, three after the break, to beat a young India side in the first of two women's football friendlies at Kishore Bharati Krirangan.

India's World Cup-winning skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has quit the captaincy in all formats after a BCCI review in Guwahati, but will keep playing.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended on Sunday with India fourth on the table at 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, its second-best haul ever.

West Indies chased 352 in New Chandigarh, their highest successful ODI chase, to deny India a clean sweep despite KL Rahul's unbeaten 129.

Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma powered India to 211/6 before Axar Patel and the death bowlers held off Hasan Nawaz's 96 to defend the Asian Games title.

Pranavi Urs survived a final-round triple bogey to win Asian Games golf gold at 15 under, India's first golf gold since 2002, and anchored a team silver.

A 10th-minute Lalremsiami strike gave India a 1-0 win over defending champions China, a first Asian Games gold since 1982 and a direct LA 2028 berth.

Lovlina beat China's Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women's 75kg final at Aichi-Nagoya, becoming only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold.

India beat South Korea 5-3 for a historic women's recurve team gold at Aichi-Nagoya, then took mixed team silver after losing to China.

India open the 2027 ODI World Cup against Australia in Cape Town on October 7 and meet Pakistan in Johannesburg three days later; the final is on November 21.

The 23-year-old lost the 97kg gold bout 4-0 to Japan's Yuri Nakazato but became the first Indian Greco-Roman finalist at the Asiad since 1962.

Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 and a ruthless bowling effort gave India a 124-run semi-final win over Sri Lanka and a gold-medal clash with Pakistan.

Fourth before the last race, India's Prince Noble and Manu Francis finished second in it to take men's skiff silver with 23 net points at Aichi-Nagoya.

Gill hit the fastest double century in ODI history as India chased 406 with 39 balls to spare to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead over West Indies.

Second-half goals from Ishika and a deflected Salima Tete cross sent India's women past South Korea and into the Asian Games final against China.

Sahil Jadhav starred as India won the compound mixed team and men's team golds in Aichi-Nagoya, sweeping all three team events and earning an Olympic quota.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi beat China 238-234 in Aichi-Nagoya, matching the world record for India's seventh gold.

Gulveer Singh clocked 13:32.75 for bronze in the men's 5000m in Nagoya, adding to his 1500m and 10,000m silvers at the 2026 Asian Games.

Neeru Dhanda shot 28 in the women's trap final at Aichi-Nagoya, setting an Asian record and winning India's fifth gold of the 2026 Asian Games.

India won eight medals on Monday in Aichi-Nagoya, seven from athletics, as Parul Chaudhary took a second bronze and Vithya Ramraj broke a national record.

The Olympic bronze medallist beat South Korea's Seong Suyeon 5-0 in the women's 75kg quarterfinal, guaranteeing India at least a bronze at Aichi-Nagoya.

Pincky Balhara beat South Korea's Lim Garam 3-0 in the women's 78kg kurash quarterfinal, guaranteeing India at least a bronze in Aichi-Nagoya.

Virat Kohli's unbeaten 139 and Shubman Gill's 110 powered India to an eight-wicket win over West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.

India lost its Open title to hosts Uzbekistan after a 2-2 final-round draw with Hungary, while the women's team held Georgia to claim bronze.

Abhay Singh took silver in men's squash singles at the Asian Games 2026 after a straight-games loss to Malaysia's Ng Eain Yow, who also secured an LA 2028 spot.

Both Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh won dramatic semifinals at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya to reach the squash singles finals, guaranteeing India at least two more medals.

India's women's kabaddi team defended their Asian Games title with a tense 37-34 win over Iran in the gold medal match in Aichi, Japan on Saturday.

Defending champions India thrashed Nepal and Thailand in the women's and men's kabaddi semifinals respectively to set up gold-medal matches at the Asian Games 2026.

Baranica Elangovan cleared 4.15m to share bronze in women's pole vault at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, becoming India's first-ever medallist in the event.

India's women's hockey team beat hosts Japan 3-1 at the Asian Games 2026, staying unbeaten through the pool stage and booking a semifinal spot.

Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet shattered the Asian Games record with 484.6 points to win gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Aichi-Nagoya.

India's mixed 4x400m relay quartet clocked 3:14.46 to win silver at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan, finishing behind Bahrain and narrowly ahead of Vietnam.

Defending champions India thrashed South Korea 8-2 in their Pool A hockey clash at the Asian Games 2026, their best-ever result against the Koreans at the event and a third straight group-stage win.

India's men's badminton team lost 3-1 to China in the Asian Games 2026 semifinal in Aichi, with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty providing the lone win over the reigning world champions.

Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan claimed bronze in the men's double sculls final at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, India's first medal in the event.

Mirabai Chanu claimed silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the Asian Games 2026, India's first medal in the sport at the Games in 28 years.

Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill won bronze in the men's skeet team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after beating Kazakhstan in a shoot-off.

Jugraj Singh scored four as India ran up sixteen goals against Sri Lanka in their second men's hockey Pool A match at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.

India's women cricketers successfully defended their Asian Games title, thrashing Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final with Smriti Mandhana smashing a blistering 79 off 45 balls.

India's men's kabaddi team beat South Korea 63-31 in Group A at the Asian Games 2026, making it two wins from two matches for the defending champions.

India's women's hockey team crushed Indonesia 17-1 at the Asian Games on Monday to back up their opening 19-0 win, while goalkeeper Savita Punia became India's most-capped women's hockey player.

India's men's kabaddi team began their Asian Games title defence with a dominant 49-24 win over hosts Japan in their Group A opener in Aichi-Nagoya.

India's women's table tennis team beat Pakistan 3-0 to finish Group F unbeaten and reach the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinals in Aichi-Nagoya.

Shafali Verma smashed a 49-ball century as India Women thrashed Bangladesh by 114 runs in the Asian Games 2026 semi-final to set up a gold medal clash with Sri Lanka.

India's women's 10m air rifle team won silver at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, the country's first medal of the Games.

Abhishek Sharma smashed the fastest T20I century by an Indian batter, off just 30 balls, as India thrashed Afghanistan by 127 runs to complete a 3-0 series whitewash in Delhi.

India's men's doubles teqball pair Declan Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Beg were knocked out in the group stage on the opening day of the Asian Games 2026.

The BCCI announced India's ODI and T20I squads for the home series against West Indies, alongside a revised Asian Games squad, with Rishabh Pant once again overlooked for white-ball selection.

India sealed an unassailable 2-0 series lead over Afghanistan with a 7-wicket win in the 2nd T20I in Delhi, as Ravi Bishnoi replaced the injured Varun Chakravarthy.

India spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the remaining T20Is against Afghanistan with a side strain, casting doubt over his Asian Games participation.

India's junior men's hockey team defeated South Korea 4-1 in Moqi, China, to lift a record sixth Junior Asia Cup title and confirm a berth at the FIH Junior World Cup.

India's junior women's hockey team beat hosts China 1-0 in Moqi to win a third straight Junior Asia Cup title and book a Junior World Cup berth.

Supriya's hat-trick of penalty-corner conversions powered India's Junior Women's hockey team past South Korea in the AHF Junior Asia Cup semi-final in Moqi, China.

Defending champions India beat Malaysia 3-1 in Moqi, China, to storm into their fourth straight AHF Junior Hockey Asia Cup final, led by captain Anmol Ekka's brace.

Shafali Verma's half-century powered India Women to a 40-run win over Bangladesh in Dubai, sending Harmanpreet Kaur's side into a record 10th straight Women's Asia Cup final.

East Zone were crowned Duleep Trophy champions on the back of Ishan Kishan's double century and a commanding first-innings lead over South Zone in Chennai.

East Zone dominated Day 4 of the Duleep Trophy final in Chennai, riding a record double-century from captain Ishan Kishan to push South Zone to the brink.

South Zone were bowled out for 336 on Day 4, conceding a 372-run first-innings lead after Ishan Kishan's 270 powered East Zone to 708 in Chennai.

Bangladesh Women bowled out UAE for 69 to win by 34 runs in Dubai, booking a Women's Asia Cup semifinal date with India on September 10.

India Women dismissed Pakistan for a record-low 55 in 18.1 overs at the Women's Asia Cup 2026 in Dubai, extending their unbeaten run in the tournament.

Smriti Mandhana smashed a record 64-ball 124 as India Women crushed Hong Kong by 137 runs to become the first team to qualify for the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals.

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.