Glasgow, Scotland, has been formally nominated as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, succeeding the Australian state of Victoria, which withdrew in 2023 owing to rising expenses. The future Games will follow a more simplified style, with the number of sports decreased from 19 at the 2022 Birmingham Games to 10 in 2026. Athletes will compete in track and field, swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling, para track cycling, netball, weightlifting, para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowling, para bowling, 3x3 basketball, and 3x3 wheelchair basketball. Notably, sports including badminto
Deepika Kumari, an Indian archer, won silver in the women's recurve event at the Archery World Cup Final 2024 in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Deepika lost 0-6 in the final to China's Li Jiaman, who was part of the silver-medal-winning team at the Paris Olympics. The prestigious competition featured eight archers competing in the men's and women's solo recurve and archery categories. Deepika started her campaign with a 6-0 win over China's Yang Xiaolei in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she defeated Mexico's Alejandra Valencia 6-4, who had a mixed team bronze medal from Tokyo 2020 and a women's
With his 536th appearance in the first Test against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, senior batter Virat Kohli surpassed former skipper MS Dhoni to become India's second-most capped international cricketer across all formats. Dhoni, who retired in 2019, played 535 appearances for India from 2004 to 2019. Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2008 and has since played 116 Tests, 295 ODIs, and 125 T20Is, totalling 27,041 international runs. He has also captained India in 213 matches, including 68 Tests and 95 One-Day Internationals. Kohli currently trails just Sachin
Following England's decisive inning victory over Pakistan in Multan, Joe Root has achieved a career milestone by entering the ICC Test batting in the all-time top 20. England scored 823-7, their fourth-highest Test score, with career-best efforts from Root and Harry Brook (262 and 317, respectively). Root, the world's top Test hitter, saw his rating rise from 899 to 932, putting him 17th all-time. He is now one point behind Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf and is on track to break Yousuf's record from 2006. Root has joined an elite group, overtaking noteworthy names such as Virat Kohli and AB de
Former Indian spinner Neetu David, who has the greatest bowling stats (8/53) in a women's Test innings, became the 10th Indian and second Indian woman to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. David, now chair of selectors for the Indian women’s team, joins cricket legends AB de Villiers and Alastair Cook in the 2024 inductees. David played over 100 ODIs for India, taking 141 wickets and becoming the country's second-highest wicket-taker in this format. She was also the first Indian woman to take 100 wickets in ODIs. Her most memorable performance came in 2005, when she topped the World
Ruth Chepngetich, a Kenyan marathon runner, broke the world record for women's marathon running on Sunday at the Chicago Marathon, finishing in an incredible time of 2:09:56. Chepngetich became the first woman to ever finish the 26.2-mile course in less than two hours and ten minutes, breaking the previous record by almost two minutes. Only nine male racers finished ahead of the 30-year-old, who finished 10th overall in a contest that men dominated. Chepngetich's win was particularly meaningful because she finished just 14 seconds and narrowly missed the world record in the 2022 Chicago Ma
During the final Twenty20 International match against Bangladesh in Hyderabad on October 12, Suryakumar Yadav became the second Indian player to score 2,500 runs in the format. He beat Babar Azam's record of five years and 65 days by completing this feat in three years and 212 days. Yadav took 71 innings to attain this milestone, making him the fourth fastest to do so, behind Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Muhammad Rizwan. In the ongoing game, Suryakumar showed off his incredible prowess by reaching his half-century in just 23 balls. Following Abhishek Sharma's early exit, he and Sanju Sa
To cap off an incredible year in tennis, Janik Sinner is poised to become the first Italian to finish a season ranked #1 in the world. With six championships, including the Australian and U.S. Open, the 23-year-old's incredible season led him to the top of the ATP rankings. His remarkable 16-match victory streak at the start of the year laid the foundation for his ultimate 64-6 record. In June, after the French Open, Sinner's quick ascent also included him topping the standings. Sinner added, "I didn't expect to achieve the top ranking, as you can't predict the future," as he thought back
With a convincing 133-run victory over Bangladesh in Hyderabad, India created history by becoming the men's T20 cricket team with the most 200-plus totals ever. After scoring an incredible 297/6, India has surpassed Somerset with 37 such totals. With 111 runs off of just 47 balls, Sanju Samson, the game's star, became the first wicketkeeper-batter in Indian history to hit a century in T20I cricket. At a scorching strike rate of 236.17, he smashed eight sixes and eleven fours during his innings. Samson's T20I century is the second fastest by a player who is a full member of the team, after
Joe Root has established his legacy in cricket by becoming the first England player to reach 20,000 international runs. This milestone was achieved during the ongoing first Test against Pakistan in Multan, where Root is demonstrating his ability on a flat surface. Root has now become the second active cricketer with more than 20,000 runs. Root's incredible effort also earned him his sixth double century, tying Sachin Tendulkar's record. Root's brilliance, paired with Harry Brooks' superb innings, has put England in a good position. Brook is closing up on a double century, increasing Pak