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VideoDaniil Medvedev leads Daniel Merida Aguilar 1-0 in their head-to-head after winning at Wimbledon in July 2026. The pair face off in the first round of the Erste Bank Open on Centre Court.
Kajal Dhochak won silver in the women’s 76kg final at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana after losing 6-8 to Anastasiya Alpyeyeva. India Today reported she is the first Indian woman to win a heavyweight medal at the Worlds.
Mumbai Indians made budget buys at the WPL 2027 mini auction in Kochi, including Latika Inamdar, Disha Kasat, Shweta Sehrawat, Bharti Rawal and Akshita Bhagat. Sportstar listed a probable XI led by Harmanpreet Kaur.
Bengal reduced Kerala to 53 for four while chasing 355 on day three of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match. Pradipta Pramanik took all four wickets to fall.
Sri Lanka's men and women reached the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 semifinals. Uganda women will meet Kenya in one women's semifinal.
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties at Anfield after a 2-2 draw in normal time. The win extends Liverpool's winning run to five games in all competitions.
Delhi Capitals signed Uma Kashvi for ₹10 lakh at the WPL 2027 auction, making her the youngest player to secure a WPL contract at 15 years and 202 days. She was bought at base price with no competing bids.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the inaugural Ballon d’Or of All Time award ahead of Lionel Messi, with his 2008 season at Manchester United taking first place. India Today reported that Ronaldo scored 42 goals that season as United won the Premier League and Champions League.
Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko is expected to miss action until at least January because of an ongoing shin injury. The Slovenia forward last played on 16 September and has scored two goals this season.
Kabaddi is played between two teams of 12 players, with seven on court at a time. Ninh explained the rules on YouTube, while Rules of Sport and other sources detail court dimensions, scoring and all-outs.
Alex de Minaur and Learner Tien will meet for the first time in the second round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. Both players won their opening matches to reach this stage.
Uganda Women secured the final women's semi-final berth at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 after defeating Nigeria Women 65-22. India Women will face Sri Lanka Women in the last four on October 30, while Kenya Women meet Uganda Women.
Nikola Tsolov will make his first official Formula 1 session appearance for Racing Bulls at the Mexico City Grand Prix, taking over Liam Lawson's car for FP1. The move follows an Imola test in August and comes as the team's 2027 line-up remains unconfirmed.
Bayern Munich welcome Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League league phase. UEFA reported that the match is part of matchday 3 on Wednesday and Thursday. TheRealChamps reported that Bayern won a pre-season friendly 4-1 last year.
Australia reached 330 for four at stumps on day two of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands, taking a one-run lead after South Africa's first innings total of 329. Josh Inglis made 85 not out and Alex Carey was 51 not out.
Mirabai Chanu will compete in the women's 53kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China. She moved up from 48kg or 49kg after 53kg became the minimum weight category for women at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
LA28 announced Stars Align as the official slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on Wednesday, 28 October. The Olympic Games run from 14 to 30 July 2028, followed by the Paralympics from 15 to 27 August.
Neelam Sirohi won silver medal at Wrestling World Championships in 50kg category. She lost to Japan's Yui Susaki in the final.
Mumbai Indians signed batter Disha Kasat, wicketkeeper-batter Latika Inamdar and spinner Bharti Rawal for Rs 10 lakh each at the WPL 2027 auction in Kochi on Wednesday.
India’s women won 73-13 against Malaysia and the men won 46-26 against England on Friday at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championships 2026 in Ahmedabad.