Brazil’s sports court handed Neymar a two-match ban for covering his mouth while arguing with Bahia midfielder Rodrigo Nestor during Santos’ 1-1 draw, a gesture punished under Brazil’s ‘VinÃcius Law’. With a separate yellow-card ban, he will miss three matches in total.
Defending champions India beat China 5-2 in Jalandhar, with Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh scoring twice each, to make it two wins from two matches at the Asian Champions Trophy 2026.
Mumbai Indians have named former India batter Robin Uthappa as batting coach ahead of IPL 2027, as Kieron Pollard takes over as head coach in a major overhaul after a ninth-place finish in 2026.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes as Al Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3 on October 29, 2026, taking his career tally to 985 goals — just 15 short of 1,000.
Africa hosts its first Olympic event as the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games open on October 31, with almost 2,700 young athletes from 204 teams competing across 25 sports until November 13.
Elena Rybakina beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to secure the year-end world No. 1 ranking, capping a season in which she won the Australian Open and the US Open, while Naomi Osaka fell to 18-year-old Mia Pohankova.
20-year-old Tanu Sharma won 72kg bronze at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Astana on her senior debut, beating USA’s Precious Rosanna Bell 9-5, while Manisha Bhanwala reached the 59kg final.
Real Madrid apologised to China after Kylian Mbappe’s comments about Mao Zedong sparked a backlash, sponsor exits and a suspension of La Liga broadcasts in China.
India lead 3-0 and face New Zealand in the 4th T20I at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday, October 30 — match time, venue, squads, weather and where to watch.
Atlanta Dream beat Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Game 6 to force the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history. Game 7 is on Saturday, October 31, at Chase Center in San Francisco.