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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.
Alisha Palmowski became the youngest F1 Academy champion and the second British winner after finishing second in Saturday’s reverse-grid race. BBC Sport and UA.News reported the title was sealed before Sunday’s feature race.
Formula 1 awards points to the top ten finishers in each Grand Prix. Tie‑breakers are settled by the number of wins and subsequent placings.
RS Berkane secured CAF Champions League group stage qualification after a 1-0 home win over Star Sport Academy. The aggregate score was 3-0 following the earlier first-leg victory.
Sheetal Devi beat Nur Syahidah Alim 142-139 to defend her Asian Para Games women’s compound title. China topped the para archery medal table with nine gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
Chennedy Carter starred for Sichuan Yuanda Meile with 31 points in a 93-74 semifinal win over KB Stars. Sichuan will face Denso Iris in the final on Sunday.
Cole Palmer was sent off as Chelsea lost 0-2 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League 2026-27. Mike Penders scored an own goal before Palmer's dismissal in Saturday's match.
Bristol defeated Exeter 20-7 at Ashton Gate in difficult conditions, moving up to third place in the Premiership. Gabriel Ibitoye scored a try and Luca Ivanishvili added a late score as James Williams kicked two penalties and two conversions.
Ravi Singh, a 25-year-old ticket collector from Howrah, averages 58.2 after seven Ranji Trophy innings for Railways and was bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹95 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction.
Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in the WTA Ningbo semifinal and will face Leylah Fernandez in the final. Fernandez reached the decider after beating Ekaterina Alexandrova in Wuhan.
Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of South Africa's series decider against Australia after scans confirmed a mild groin injury sustained in Gqeberha. The series is tied at 1-1 ahead of the final Test starting on October 27.
Cadillac’s F1 boss dodged questions about the team’s driver line-up during the US Grand Prix weekend. Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are on multi-year contracts.
India opened its FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival campaign with a 4-2 victory over Laos in Azerbaijan. The Blue Colts will next face Cameroon and Grenada on Sunday.
Lancashire will not offer James Anderson, 44, a new contract despite his 50 County Championship wickets in 2026. Opinion: performance, not age, should have decided it.