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Ahead of the game against South Africa in the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, New Zealand right-hand batter Suzie Bates has cautioned that South Africa, despite a disappointing start to their World Cup campaign, remains a formidable side.

Cricket Australia on Monday confirmed that public ticket allocation for the Melbourne T20I between Australia and India has now been exhausted.

Indian national team duo Lallianzuala Chhangte and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu spoke about their preparations and shared their thoughts ahead of India's crucial double-header against Singapore in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round.

Striker Erling Haaland's ninth-minute goal helped the Manchester City side to register a comfortable 1-0 win over Brentford in the ongoing Premier League 2025-26 season at the Gtech Community Stadium in West London on Sunday.

India secured four medals on the final day of the World Para Athletics Championships. Preethi Pal won silver in the women's 100m T35 after a restart. Simran Sharma also won silver in the 200m T12 due to a disqualification. Navdeep Singh got silver in the men's javelin F41, and Sandeep won bronze in the men's 200m T44.

All-round India crush Pakistan by 88 runs to extend unbeaten streak

Pakistan's right-arm quick, Diana Baig, disclosed that the confusion around opening batter Muneeba Ali's contentious run-out against arch-rival India in Colombo has been 'resolved'.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was delighted with India notching up their second straight win at the Women's World Cup in Colombo on Sunday. She described the thumping 88-run victory over arch-rival Pakistan as an 'important game for all of us' that held a fair share of ripples.

India's young speedster Kranti Gaud, who dazzled with her blistering pace, revealed how her insistence on keeping a second slip, a move that was against skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's idea, proved to be valuable in Aliya Riaz's dismissal during the rivalry clash against Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday at the ongoing Women's World Cup.

The final of the men's competition took place on Sunday, while the women's competition in the league ran from September 23 to September 26.

Batter Sidra Amin's historic innings, the highest-ever score by a Pakistani batter against India in women's ODIs, went in vain as a strong show by Women in Blue's spinners, particularly Deepti Sharma kept their winning streak against the arch-rivals alive with a 88-run during their ICC Women's World Cup clash at Colombo on Sunday.

By hosting the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, India has entered a space usually reserved for elite and established organisers, and feels celebrities in the sports world. The iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium has been witness to the 2010 Commonwealth Games that included para athletics as a medal event, but this WPAC has pitchforked India's capability to seamlessly host an international event to a 'different level,' feel several international para athletes, World Champions and Indian sports icons.

During the pursuit of a daunting 317-run target, India A were comfortably placed at 262/3 in the 35th over. However, the visitors mounted a comeback by scalping five wickets for 39 runs, ensuring India A lost its grip on the contest. However, Vipraj Nigam and Arshdeep Singh rose to the challenge and stitched an unbeaten 21-run stand for the ninth wicket to take India A home with a narrow two-wicket win in the decider.

Griekspoor secured a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 3-2 win, bringing Sinner's title defence in the ATP Masters 1000 event to the most unfortunate end, as per Olympics.com.

Hemanth was named the Player of the Match, as per a PVL press release.

Singapore will host India at the National Stadium, Singapore, on October 9; the match will kick off at 17:00 IST, as per a press release from All India Football Federation (AIFF).

With this, India women's team maintains a perfect 5-0 record against Pakistan in women's World Cup. Also, in women's ODI, India's streak has now went upto 12-0. While Pakistan restricted India to 247, bundling out their rivals for the first time ever in ODIs thanks to a historic spell by Diana Baig (4/69), Sidra Amin (81 in 106 balls, with nine fours and a six) barely got support from her batters as Pakistan was bundled out for 159 all out in 43 overs. Kranti Goud (3/20) and Deepti Sharma (3/45) were the pick of the bowlers for India.

In an endeavour to provide upcoming boxers a platform to showcase their skills and established stars an opportunity to test their preparations, BFI is hosting the inaugural BFI Cup 2025 in Chennai from October 1-7, featuring competitions for both Elite Men and Women across 10 weight categories each, aligned with World Boxing standards. Gold and silver medallists from the event will earn a pathway into the Elite National Camp, as per a press release from BFI.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, led the 43rd edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle, commemorating the World Teachers' Day at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital this morning. The event simultaneously took place in over 10,500 locations nationwide, according to a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Brazil's women sprinters Jerusa Geber (200m T11) and Clara D Barros Da Silva (200m T12) won gold medals to help their country beat back a strong final day surge in the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships that drew to a close at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

The Bengaluru Bulls earned a hard-fought 33-29 victory over the Tamil Thalaivas at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Sunday night. Led by another Super 10 for Alireza Mirzaian and a High Five for Sanjay Dhull, it was a clash that could have gone either way before the season 6 winners secured the win. It was also a milestone moment for Arjun, who completed 1300 points in the PKL.

Joel Benjamin was named the Player of the Match, as per a press release from PVL.

Anisimova beat Noskova 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, recovering from a mid-match wobble which costed her a set, as per Olympics.com.

The fourth day of the Archery Premier League (APL) at the DDA Yamuna Sports Complex on Sunday saw more thrilling action. The Mighty Marathas defeated the Chola Chiefs, the Prithviraaj Yodhas secured their second consecutive win over the Chero Archers in a Shoot-Off, and the Rajputana Royals continued their strong form with a victory against the Kakatiya Knights.

India have managed to outdo their Kobe 2024 campaign, where they won 17 medals, including six gold medals, five silvers and six bronze medals, by five medals.