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Ahmedabad set to host first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship from Oct 23

The Indian men's team will be captained by Surjeet Singh, while Nidhi Sharma will lead the women's team

Asian Para Games: Sheetal and Payal secure silver in compound archery

Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down 141-150 to the Chinese duo of Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing

Asian Para Games 2026: Sachin Khilari leads India's shot put medal sweep

Paris Paralympics silver winner Khilari defended the gold he had won in the previous Asian Para Games in China with his sixth and final throw of 15.87m, breaking the earlier Games record of 15.67m

Asian Para Games: Indian archers Sheetal, Swati set to battle for gold

The 19-year-old Sheetal, who equalled the world record and created a new Asian record in the qualification round, defeated Japan's Shinohara Aya 145-137 in the women's compound semifinal

Hockey India opens doors to fans with free entry at Asian Champions Trophy

Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar and the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali will together host a total of 20 matches

Indian table tennis players bag five bronze medals at Asian Para Games 2026

The haul also took India past its medal tally from the previous edition, where it had won two bronze medals in para table tennis

Deepthi Jeevanji breaks Games record to claim 400m T20 gold at Para Asiad

The 23-year-old from Telangana, who also holds the Asian record, is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same event

Ronaldo suspended for 30 days and fined for walking out on Portugal camp

The Portuguese Football Federation had provisionally suspended Ronaldo and on Monday called the punishment 'adequate and sufficient'

Asian Para Games 2026: Mona wins gold in shooting; India's medal tally- 11

Para athletics led India's medal charge on Day 1, contributing three gold medals and three medals across silver and bronze, while shooting para sport and para judo also added to the tally

APL 2026: Mighty Marathas clinch title with 6-2 win over Kakatiya Knights

Led by a sensational performance by their recurve star Dhiraj Bommadevara, who finished the final by sending an arrow into the inner X-ring, the Marathas beat the Knights 6-2

Tennis player Stefan Milicevic handed 24-year suspension for match-fixing

The agency said the 29-year-old Milicevic was charged with fixing six matches - including five of his own - and trying to fix six more between 2022 and 2024. He is banned from tennis until 2050

Bindra urges athletes to question their work and the systems around them

The former rifle shooter, who became India's first individual Olympic gold-medallist back in 2008, said his achievements were largely thanks to his inquisitive mind and ability to ask questions

BFI president and secretary general trade suspensions amid power tussle

Kumar, in an earlier letter to the president, had stated that Pinnacle committed Rs two crore towards sponsorship and broadcasting of the event

ACT to be final India assignment for four senior hockey players: Reports

Hockey India sources confirmed to PTI that these four players will make their last India appearances at the ACT to be held from October 27 to November 5

Hamilton apologises to Ferrari after illness following Singapore Grand Prix

Ferrari said in a statement that Hamilton had been seen by the FIA medical team at the track and given permission not to attend the driver interviews held after races

Asian Games badminton: Padukone admits India fell short of expectations

India won only a team bronze in badminton at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, a performance Padukone felt was below expectations considering the talent available in the country

Mandaviya set to meet para-shooters amid row over selection process

The shooters, who held a demonstration at the Sports Authority of India headquarters, continued the protest at the send-off ceremony for Games-bound para-athletes here on Thursday

Djokovic to contact with Sinner after injury forces early end to his season

For so long an ever-present on the ATP men's tour, Djokovic made the decision in late July 2017 to sit out the rest of that year after struggling with acute pain in his right elbow

APL 2026: Kakatiya Knights stun Mighty Marathas in thrilling season opener

Defending champions Rajputana Royals began their title defence with a 5-3 win over Prithviraaj Yodhas in a repeat of the previous season's final

Asiad selection row: Para-shooters allege corruption; PCI denies claims

Sandeep Kumar, a P4 50m free pistol SH1 shooter ranked third in Asia, alleged bias in the selection process