Egyptian squash player Amina Orfi has become the youngest woman to reach the world No. 1 ranking at 19 years and two months. She moved to the top of the rankings after defeating compatriot Hania El Hammamy in the final of the Qatar Classic last week. Orfi won the five-game final 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10 to claim her first PSA Platinum title. The victory was also her 15th career title and ended El Hammamy’s spell at the top of the women’s rankings. The 19-year-old has now broken the previous record for the youngest women’s world No. 1, held by New Zealand’s Susan
India opened their Asian Games men’s hockey campaign with a 13-1 victory over Indonesia in their Pool A match at the 2026 Games in Japan. The defending champions scored eight times through different players, with Dilpreet Singh leading the attack with four goals. Shilanand Lakra opened the scoring in the sixth minute before Abhishek doubled India’s lead in the 12th minute. Dilpreet then scored twice in the space of two minutes, finding the net in the 18th and 19th minutes. Rajinder Singh added another in the 19th minute before Mandeep Singh scored in the 21st. Harmanpreet Sing
India’s teqball campaign at the Asian Games got underway on September 19, with three events scheduled ahead of the opening ceremony at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya. Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza competed in the women’s singles semi-final against Indonesia’s Sumaya at 6:30am IST. Dsouza had reached the last four after topping Group A, defeating Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto 2-1 before beating Cambodia’s Koemyean Dy 2-0. India also featured in two doubles events, with Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg competing in the mixed doubles, while Beg and Declan Marshall Gonsalves took part in the m
India made its Asian Games debut in teqball at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games, with Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg competing in the men’s doubles event. Teqball is being introduced as a medal sport at the Asian Games for the first time in 2026. Gonsalves and Beg were placed in Group B and faced Vietnam and South Korea in the opening stage. They lost both matches 0-2 and finished at the bottom of the group, ending their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals. The Indian pair began against Vietnam’s Truong Giang Ba and Anh Khoa Le. They lost the opening ga
Canada, Cuba and the United States have secured places at the 2027 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Cup after finishing on the podium at the NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Moncton, Canada. The tournament concluded on September 16, with the three teams taking the continental qualification spots available. The United States won the championship after beating Canada 3-2 in the gold-medal match. The Americans took the first two sets 25-19 and 26-24 before Canada responded by winning the next two 27-25 and 25-17. The United States then secured the title with a 15-13 victory
UEFA has selected Munich Football Arena for the 2028 Champions League final and Camp Nou in Barcelona for the 2029 edition. The decisions were made by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece. Munich was the only city to submit a bid for the 2028 final, while Barcelona’s Camp Nou was selected ahead of London’s Wembley Stadium for 2029. Munich hosted the final in 2012 and again in 2025. Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties in 2012, while Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan in the 2025 final. The stadium also hosted six matches during UEFA EURO 20
India opened its campaign at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad with a 3-1 victory over Thailand in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Nihal Sarin was the first Indian to finish, beating Thanadon Kulpruethanon on board two. Gukesh then defeated Faris Rashid Alriyami on board three, while Vidit Gujrathi beat Tupfah Khumnorkaew on board four. Arjun Erigaisi produced Thailand’s only point. Playing on the top board against 20-year-old International Master Prin Laohawirapap, Arjun lost despite having a rating of 2759 compared with his opponent’s 2363. Arjun had held the better position for much of the
Malaysia will host the Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B for the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from October 8 to 14. Matches are scheduled at Bayuemas Oval, UKM Oval and Selangor Turf Club, with Malaysia joined by Maldives, China, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong-China and Singapore. The teams will play each other once in a single round-robin format. The Malaysian Cricket Association is organising the tournament, while the same three venues are also being used for Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A from October 3 to 15. That competition features Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Thailand, Bhutan, Mongolia and Myanma
Malaysia's Rachel Arnold defeated eight-time world champion Nour ElSherbini at the 2026 Qatar Classic in Doha, losing the first game 9-11 before winning the next three, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10, in 43 minutes at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. ElSherbini is the tournament's third seed and had won the Qatar Classic in 2024, making her the defending champion going into this match. This was Arnold's first win over a top-10 player, and it puts her into her first Platinum-level quarter-final on the PSA Squash Tour. Arnold said after the match that she had never beaten a top-10 pla
Lionel Messi is set to make one final appearance for Argentina after being named in the national squad for an October friendly against Benin. The 39-year-old announced his retirement from international football last month. The match is scheduled for October 6 at River Plate’s Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. Argentina Football Association president Claudio Tapia said the game would give Messi the farewell he deserves after two decades with the national team. Messi has accepted the invitation and will join the squad for Argentina’s final friendly of October. Before facing Benin, t