India's senior men’s national team, as part of their preparation for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round, will participate in the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup 2025, scheduled to be held from August 31 to September 8.

Central Asian Football Association has invited India to take part in the tournament after Malaysia withdrew from the tournament, which is outside the official FIFA calendar, due to logistical challenges and the unavailability of players.

India have been drafted into the biennial Central Asian tournament, jointly hosted by Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and have been placed in Group B, which will be played in Dushanbe. India will play hosts Tajikistan on August 29), Iran on September 1) and Afghanistan on September 4.

The top two teams from each group will progress to the play-off stage, which will see two matches being played on September 8. The third-place match will be played between the two group runners-up in Dushanbe, while the two group winners will play the final in Tashkent.

Top seed Alexander Zverev began his Canadian Open campaign by ousting Adam Walton 7-6(6), 6-4, during which the 28-year-old survived a lung-busting exchange to crucially earn set point in the opener.

After trailing 3/5 in the tie-break, Zverev seized momentum following that lengthy rally at 5/5 and found more rhythm from the baseline to advance. Zverev was broken when he served for the match at 5-3, yet quickly regrouped to close out the one-hour, 42-minute match the following game, ATP reports.

A seven-time ATP Masters 1000 champion, including a triumph in Canada in 2017, the No. 3 player in the ATP Rankings will continue his quest to add to that haul against 32nd seed Matteo Arnaldi, who defeated Australian Tristan Schoolkate 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Zverev leads Arnaldi 1-0 in their ATP head-to-head series, with their lone meeting coming in Acapulco this year.

As the LEGEN-Z T10 League prepares to light up India with its high-octane cricket action, Royal Challengers Delhi have unveiled a compelling squad headlined by former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor and ex-India pacer Praveen Kumar.

Alongside them are domestic stalwarts like Anureet Singh, Fazil Ali and promising names unearthed from grassroots trials such as Abhishek Yadav, Kohinoor Turki, Ravi Kumar Dixit and Mohammad Yasir.

With an eye on both seasoned experience and untapped potential, the team promises to be one of the most exciting line-ups in the tournament.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir found himself at the centre of an unexpected controversy on Tuesday after a verbal altercation with The Oval’s pitch curator, Lee Fortis, during India’s optional training session ahead of the fifth and final Test against England.

According to media reports, the confrontation occurred in the nets when Indian bowlers were marking their run-up areas. Gambhir, known for his intense on-field persona, was seen shouting at Fortis in full public view.

The exact cause of the dispute remains unclear. The exchange quickly escalated before India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak intervened. Kotak stepped in to pull Fortis away, while Gambhir, visibly agitated, continued the argument from a distance.

Australia wrapped up their Caribbean tour in style with another commanding win, sealing the final T20I in St Kitts. After sweeping the West Indies 3-0 in the Test series, the Aussies maintained their dominance in the T20Is, completing a 5-0 series sweep.

Chasing a target of 171, the middle-order trio of Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen and Tim David once again played pivotal roles. Green’s consistent performances across all five matches earned him the Player of the Series accolade.

Australia made an ideal start in the powerplay after choosing to bowl first. Returning to the lineup, Ben Dwarshuis made an immediate impact by dismissing both openers. Keacy Carty followed soon after with a mistimed shot, departing for a scratchy 1 off 8 balls, leaving the hosts in early trouble. It was only Sherfane Rutherford’s aggressive, boundary-filled start that prevented the West Indies’ powerplay from turning into a complete collapse.

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word ‘superpower’ has two primary definitions: a highly influential nation, and an extraordinary or superhuman capacity or skill in a normal human being.

From a cricketing perspective, Rishabh Pant has already performed feats on the field that have left many convinced he possesses some kind of superpower — hitting a six through his falling sweep shot, sweeping fast bowlers for boundaries, breaching long-standing fortresses, and chirping with his trademark lines while donning the keeping gloves.

But there’s one particular superpower, which is deeply admirable, that truly defines Pant — the 'never giving up' attitude. “Chahiye hi nahi yaar superpower, already hai – never giving up,” Pant once said in a video posted on the Lucknow Super Giants’ Instagram account on March 19.

The Indian men’s cricket team paid a visit to the Indian High Commission in London on Tuesday, and captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir presented a signed bat to Indian High Commissioner to UK Vikram Doraiswami and Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh.

Skipper Shubman Gill presented a signed bat to Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami, while head coach Gautam Gambhir handed over a signed bat to Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh.

Sharing the glimpses from Team India's visit to the Indian High Commission, BCCI shared on X, "The Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir presented signed cricket bats to Honourable High Commissioner Mr Vikram Doraiswami and Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Sujit Ghosh respectively."

The 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard, who announced earlier this month that the Canadian Open will be her final career tournament, defeated Emiliana Arango in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in Tuesday (IST).

The former World No. 5, who last played a tour-level main draw match in 2023, is playing on a wild card -- and currently doesn't have a ranking in the WTA Rankings.

She will next play No. 17 seed Belinda Bencic

In the second-round meeting. Bouchard's victory was the 300th match win of her career -- though she hopes it won't be the last one. She has never beaten Bencic in three prior matches, according to WTA stats.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has advocated for the introduction of injury replacements in Test cricket, suggesting that teams should be permitted to bring in a substitute player in the event of a serious external injury during a match, while England captain Ben Stokes expressed a contrasting viewpoint, calling it a 'ridiculous' idea.

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant retired hurt on the first day of the drawn fourth Test in Manchester but courageously returned to the crease the next day with a broken right foot and added a further 17 runs to score a half-century. India were able to use Dhruv Jurel, a substitute, as their wicketkeeper in Pant's place, but he would not have been available to bat in their second innings.

A double-strike from Chris Woakes, after England skipper Ben Stokes smashed his 14th Test century, has left India in all sorts of trouble at lunch on day four of fourth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Stokes hit 141 off 198 balls, his first Test century since 2023 Ashes, as England posted 669 in 157.1 overs and took a first innings lead of 311 runs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets while Washington Sundar had two scalps in a largely ineffective bowling performance.