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Rohit writes for Apex Sports News. To get in touch, email contact@apexsportsnews.in. Covers cricket, football, tennis, hockey, kabaddi, badminton, Formula 1, basketball and Olympic sports, with a focus on Indian athletes and teams. Every story is compiled from official sources (governing bodies, teams and federations) and at least two independent reports, prepared with the help of research tools, and checked by an editor before it is published. Corrections are made openly under our corrections policy.
VideoIndia thrashed Bangladesh 13-0 in their opening match of the Hero Men's Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026. Mandeep Singh scored a hat-trick, while Dilpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored braces, according to Sportstar and India Today.
RC Lens fans were banned from buying tickets for Champions League away games at Leipzig and Liverpool after flares disrupted the match at Club Brugge. Lens lost that game 3-0 and were fined 80,000 euros.
Bengal’s Shahbaz Ahmed scored 121 and took two wickets while Mohammed Shami took three for 20 as Kerala reached 101 for six at stumps in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match.
EuroLeague has confirmed the Final Four will return to Abu Dhabi in 2027 and 2029. The 12,000-capacity Etihad Arena will host the event after Abu Dhabi staged the first non-European Final Four in 2025.
Valorant patch 13.09 went live on October 27, 2026, adding the Duelist Hush and reducing Clove’s Pick-Me-Up speed boost from 15% to 10%. The update also introduces Haste and Snapshot as official status-effect terms.
The NBA has named Kalshi and Polymarket as preferred prediction market exchanges and signed a memorandum with the CFTC. The deals include integrity safeguards and ban league and team personnel from trading NBA event contracts.
Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 123 points and Lewis Hamilton by 124 after winning the United States Grand Prix. He can secure the 2026 drivers' championship at the Mexico City GP by scoring two points.
Pakistan have named a 15-member Under-19 squad for the Asia Cup title defence in Oman, opening against the UAE on November 6 before facing India and Nepal.
Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 in overtime on Monday night. Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and hit the winning shot with 48 seconds left.
Chennai Super Kings have appointed Mohit Sharma and Albie Morkel as assistant coaches for IPL 2027. Both are former CSK players who return to the franchise in coaching roles.
India A came close to a comeback win against New Zealand A after being bowled out for 113 in the first innings, but bad light stopped play with 18 overs left. Devdutt Padikkal scored 199 and Auqib Nabi took three wickets in the second innings.
Day 5 of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 features India men against Tanzania at 8:00 PM IST. Pro Kabaddi reported that Day 5 scores go into the tables below.
Former India hockey captain Sardar Singh says India matches top rivals in ball possession but lacks discipline in man-to-man marking. He made the comments at the Women's India Open golf event ahead of the World Cup.
Ayush Badoni scored his sixth First Class hundred as Delhi reached 309 for five at stumps on day one against Jharkhand at JSCA International Stadium. Sumit Mathur made 50 in an unbroken 128-run sixth-wicket stand.
Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or 2026 Awards. He finished first above teammate Pau Cubarsi and France’s Warren Zaire-Emery.
The 2026 Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship is underway, with India competing in the men's and women's tournaments. The championship features 13 men's teams and 10 women's teams from across the Commonwealth.
Jannik Sinner is set to return from a knee injury at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia, now scheduled for December 27-30. The Italian won both previous editions of the non-ATP event.
Ralphie Albert captains an 18-player England Under-19 squad for a December tour of Pakistan. Farhan Ahmed is vice-captain, and Neil Killeen oversees the tour as interim head coach.
Emmanuel Imanishimwe has signed for Chennaiyin FC in the 2026-27 Indian Super League. The 31-year-old Rwandan defender previously played under Stephen Constantine and alongside Moroccan stars who later moved to India.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan scored hundreds for Mumbai. Mumbai reached 290/3 against Haryana.