Indian Women’s Hockey World Cup recorded their biggest-ever winning margin by defeating South Africa 6-1. Sunelita Toppo scored twice as India moved to the top of Pool D with four points. China also had four points, while England had three. Toppo opened the scoring in the 11th minute after South Africa defended strongly during the early stages. Navneet Kaur doubled India’s advantage early in the second quarter. Sushila Chanu then made it 3-0 in the 25th minute. India produced six shots and earned five penalty corners during a dominant second quarter. Deepika extended India’s
India has announced the National Sports Awards 2025, recognising outstanding performances across several sporting disciplines. A total of 17 sportspersons have been selected for the Arjuna Award. The list includes athletes, badminton players, boxers, chess players, hockey players, kabaddi players, and shooters. Tejaswin Shankar, Muhammed Ajmal, and Priyanka Goswami were recognised in athletics. Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand received honours for badminton. The list also includes chess players Vidit Santosh Gujarathi and Divya Jitendra Deshmukh. Hockey players Lalremsiami
Cameroon won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title after defeating Malawi 3-0 in the final in Rabat, Morocco. Marie Ngah scored twice as the Indomitable Lionesses finally lifted the trophy. Cameroon had previously lost three WAFCON finals before achieving their breakthrough. Cameroon dominated from the opening stages and led 3-0 at halftime. Ngah opened the scoring in the 20th minute after reacting to a loose ball. Naomi Eto doubled Cameroon’s advantage around the half-hour mark. Ngah struck again in stoppage time, converting an assist from Eto to achieve a flawless vic
Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh won gold in the women’s 400m individual medley at the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California. The 19-year-old finished in 4:28.01, taking nearly four seconds off the previous championship record. Australia’s Jenna Forrester won silver in 4:31.50, while Argentina’s Agostina Hein claimed bronze in 4:32.54. McIntosh completed the race across butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Her winning time erased Elizabeth Beisel’s previous Pan Pacs record of 4:31.99, set in 2014. The victory marked McIntosh’s fi
Canada is hosting the FISU World University Rowing Championships for the first time at Fanshawe Lake in London, Ontario. Almost 300 student-athletes from 20 countries are competing across four days from August 13–15. All races are being streamed live. Fanshawe Lake has a strong rowing history, having hosted the 2001 Canada Summer Games. It also previously served as the Canadian national rowing team's home training facility. The venue later hosted the 2022 Can-Am-Mex Rowing Championships and 2025 Canada Cup. The competition is taking place at the Doug Wells Training Centre within Fa
Elena Rybakina reached her first National Bank Open final after defeating Coco Gauff in three sets. Gauff won the opening set 7-5 after securing a late break. Rybakina responded strongly, winning the next two sets 6-2, 6-2. She completed the comeback in two hours, securing her seventh WTA 1000 final appearance.The victory marked Rybakina’s fourth three-set win of the tournament against Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova, and Naomi Osaka. Her latest victory also took her 2026 hard-court wins to 26, moving her past Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina for the season’s highest total.&n
Kenya has officially bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, potentially becoming Africa’s first host of the flagship event. Nairobi is competing against London, Rome, and Munich, waiting for hosts to be announced after September’s championship in Budapest. Kenya’s Local Bid Committee, chaired by legendary distance-runner, Ibrahim Hussein presented its proposal to the World Athletics Bid Evaluation Panel. The final bid documents were submitted on August 6, following an evaluation visit in May. Kasarani Stadium forms the centrepiece of Kenya’s proposal, with Nyayo Sta
At just 18 years old, Aseel Osama Abdel Hamid has made history for Egypt by winning the country’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships. She claimed the women’s javelin title at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, with a winning throw of 59.82 metres. Croatia’s Vita Barbić finished second with 56.60m to take silver, while Chinese Taipei’s Tai Yu-chen secured bronze with 54.27m. The victory caps a breakthrough year for Osama, who has already established herself as one of Africa’s promising young javelin throwers. Earlier in 2026, she threw 60.97m to win t
The CAF 2026-27 calendar has been confirmed, providing member associations, commercial partners and fans with greater clarity on major competitions, dates and host nations across African football. The biggest event on the calendar is AFCON 2027, which Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will jointly host. The tournament will run from June 19 to July 17, 2027, with qualifiers beginning in September 2026. The CAF Super Cup will take place on November 8, 2026, in Tshwane, South Africa. Champions League winners Mamelodi Sundowns will face USM Alger, the Confederation Cup holders. CAF has also con
Indian badminton star Ashmita Chaliha created history on August 9, 2026, by becoming the first Indian shuttler to win the Korea Masters title. The 26-year-old defeated China's Han Qianxi in a thrilling women's singles final at the BWF Super 300 tournament. Chaliha lost the opening game 14-21 after Han fought back from an early 9-5 deficit. However, the Indian shuttler responded strongly, taking the second and third games 21-14, 21-14 to complete a 53-minute comeback victory. Her path to the title included a major quarter-final upset over Japan's top seed Hina Akechi. She then defeated f