With the coveted berths for the Asian Games 2026 at stake, the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship got underway at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, drawing the country's finest track and field athletes for a crucial qualification event.
Fast-tracked into the senior national T20 side for the upcoming tour of Ireland and England, 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to use a separate dressing room from his teammates because of safeguarding rules in the United Kingdom, according to a report by The Guardian.
Long before she became one of India’s promising young fast bowlers, Nandni Sharma was a youngster frustrated by the lack of opportunities at her academy.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has welcomed Rishabh Pant’s return to the franchise ahead of IPL 2027, saying the wicketkeeper-batter will have complete freedom to play his natural game without any added pressure from him or the team management.
India’s top table tennis player Manika Batra has clarified that she is not seeking a place in the Asian Games squad but wants answers over her omission from the team, describing the selection process as lacking transparency.
Patna Pirates continued their impressive run after securing a commanding 46–37 victory over the Bengaluru Bulls in eliminator 2 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium on Monday. In doing so, they booked their place in eliminator 3, where they will face Telugu Titans on Wednesday.
The Indian senior women’s team suffered a 1-2 defeat against Nepal in their second match of the Women’s Tri-Nation International Friendlies at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong, on Monday.
India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav shared an update on Shreyas Iyer, who was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital after sustaining a spleen laceration, saying the batter is stable and was replying to the messages over phone.
Team India's middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, where he is undergoing treatment after he sustained an "impact injury" to his left lower rib cage while taking a catch during the third Sydney ODI against Australia, and scans revealed a laceration injury to the spleen.
The injury took place in the 21st over of Bangladesh’s innings when Sharmin Akter swept Deepti Sharma across the line. Rawal, sprinting left from deep midwicket, appeared to get her foot stuck in the turf, causing her ankle to twist as she fell awkwardly
