New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Three-time champions Patna Pirates made it six wins in six games by eliminating former champions U Mumba after a 40-31 win in Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)_at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi in Play-in 2 on Saturday.
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 25 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC went down 2-0 against Indian Super League (ISL) side Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the opening match of the AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Saturday. Fielding an all-Indian starting XI in Head Coach Clifford Miranda’s first game in charge, the Marina Machans matched their opponents for large spells despite the reverse and showed encouraging signs for the games ahead.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Aryan Kumar scored a High Five while Deepanshu Khatri got four points as the Jaipur Pink Panthers secured a close and impressive 30-27 win over the Haryana Steelers in Play-in 1 of Season 12 of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. Nitin Kumar scored seven points, and the defenders stood tall for the Pink Panthers as the match went to the wire. For the Steelers, Neeraj’s High Five was the main highlight.
Manama, Oct 25 (IANS) Team India’s young boxers continued their impressive run at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, adding four more victories to their tally as Lamchemnba, Udham Singh, and Anant Deshmukh registered commanding wins on Saturday, following strong performances by Ahaana and Dhruv on Friday at Exhibition World Bahrain.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Saturday issued an official statement on the case of molestation of Australian women cricketers ahead of their Women's ODI World Cup match in Indore, terming it as "a deeply regrettable and isolated incident".
Indore, Oct 25 (IANS) Australia stand-in skipper Tahila McGrath hailed spinner Alana King’s ‘special performance’ of 7-18 as the team cruised to a massive seven-wicket win against South Africa in the Women’s ODI World Cup match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Saturday.
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 25 (IANS) With one round of continental challenges behind them, FC Goa now turn their attention to defending domestic silverware as they begin their Super Cup 2025 campaign on home soil. The Gaurs will open their title defence against Jamshedpur FC, the side they defeated in last season’s final, at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Sunday.
Indore, Oct 24 (IANS) After a heavy defeat to Australia in their final league match of the Women’s ODI World Cup, South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt said the team would focus on the positives and quickly move on as they prepare for the semifinals despite suffering an embarrassing defeat to Australia in Indore on Saturday.
Chengdu (China), Oct 25 (IANS) India were assured of a gold medal in the girls U17 category of the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Championships after sixth seed Diksha Sudhakar and eighth-ranked Lakshya Rajesh registered straight games victories in their respective semifinals here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Former chairman of the national selection committee, MSK Prasad, was very vocal about his stance on players being selected based on their name, surname, or religion, and said that such a thing never happens during the selection process. This comes after a politician levied allegations on the Indian coach Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel, accusing them of the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan owing to the cricketer’s surname.
