
The 18-year-old, Chirag Chikkara clinched a gold medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg category on the final day at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania marking India’s only gold at the event. ...

Robert Lewandowski scored twice, while Lamine Yamal and Raphinha also hit the target as FC Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday night. ...

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at home to Southampton on Saturday and put the pressure on Liverpool, who visit Arsenal on Sunday. ...

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said the side should try to make skipper Ben Stokes bat at number three in upcoming Test assignments in place of Ollie Pope, who he feels is lacking in composure. ...

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has said the hosts squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series will be picked after the second Australia A game against India A concludes on November 10 in Melbourne. ...

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has acknowledged that Mohammed Shami’s absence is a big loss for India, but added his team won’t take the pacers who replace him lightly during the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy series starting on November 22 in Perth, citing the Gabba Test win of the visitors’...

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has announced his withdrawal from the Paris Masters due to a back injury. ...

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz is eyeing a perfect start in the Mexico City Grand Prix after taking a stunning pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during what had been a dramatic qualifying session featuring a red flag in Q2 and two shock exits in Q1....

Harmanpreet Kaur is back to captain India while leg-spinner Priya Mishra was handed an international debut as New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the second women’s ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. ...

China's Zheng Qinwen outclassed American Sofia Kenin 6(5) 6-3 to win the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday. ...