Haryana came from behind to beat Madhya Pradesh 2-1 in the final of the 16th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship in Jhansi. Uttar Pradesh took bronze with a 3-1 win over Punjab.
Amit Mishra has rejoined Delhi Capitals as spin bowling coach for IPL 2027. He joins a coaching set-up led by Sourav Ganguly, with Yuvraj Singh and Chaminda Vaas also on board.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undergo surgery after rupturing his ACL against Barcelona. PSG are top of the Champions League table with three wins from three.
Simran Sharma secured her second gold at the Asian Para Games by winning the women's 100m T12 in 12.02 seconds, setting a Games record. She had previously won the 200m title on Tuesday.
Ahmedabad will host the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship from October 23 to 31 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. Thirteen nations and more than 400 athletes will compete across 62 matches.
Nepal will co-host the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2027 alongside Bangladesh. India will open their title defence against West Indies in Kathmandu.
Temba Bavuma scored 179 against Australia in the second Test at Gqeberha after modelling his technique on Sachin Tendulkar. South Africa recovered from 110/6 to post 425/9.
Defending champions India will start their Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup title defence against West Indies on 22 January 2027 in Nepal. The ICC has confirmed a 16-team tournament with semifinals and final in Chattogram.
Praveen Kumar broke the Asian Para Games high jump record with a 2.05m clearance to win gold. Banti secured silver with a personal best of 1.92m in the men's T44/64 event.
Cesc Fabregas guides Como into their first Champions League campaign after fourth place in Serie A. Manchester United travel to Italy on the brink of a full-blown crisis after six games without a win, their worst run since 2018-19.
Praveen Kumar won gold and Banti took silver in the men's high jump T64 at the Asian Para Games 2026. Praveen cleared 2.05m to set a Games record, while Banti managed a personal best of 1.92m.
Ayush Verma won gold in the men's shot put F53 at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. It was his second medal of the edition after a javelin bronze.
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Barcelona 4-2 in the Champions League, extending their unbeaten run to 13 matches and ending Barcelona's perfect start to the season.
India defeated Zimbabwe by 92 runs in the third T20I in Raipur to win the series 3-0. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 91 not out off 41 balls, marking her return to form.
The New York Knicks have paused contract extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Deuce McBride as the season approaches.
P. Krishnan, former Senior Deputy Editor of Sportstar, passed away in Chennai on October 20 at the age of 69. He joined The Hindu in August 1980 and spent more than 30 years at Sportstar.
India enters October 21 after winning 35 medals, including nine gold, in the first two days. The October 21 schedule covers archery finals, athletics events, badminton matches, boccia semifinals and judo bouts.
Joe Cordina, 34, was cleared of assault by beating against Jamie O'Brien, 33, after a trial at Cardiff Magistrates' Court. Judge Charlotte Murphy ruled that Cordina acted in self-defence.
Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Ningbo Open because of a left thigh injury, ending her 2026 season and ruling her out of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells.
Krish Gupta won the Meco FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship senior title with 428 points after finishing third in the final round at Kartopia Circuit in Bengaluru.