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.
Milwaukee will celebrate its first World Series title on Friday, October 30, with a 10 a.m. parade from North 4th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue to Henry Maier Festival Park, followed by a rally and fan festival.
World Triathlon and HYROX have partnered to seek Olympic and Paralympic recognition for hybrid racing, recognising the running-and-fitness discipline under World Triathlon with three new formats — but Games inclusion is not yet confirmed.
The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to close out the series four games to one.
Kajal Dhochak and Neelam Sirohi have both reached the World Wrestling Championships finals in Astana — the first time two Indian women have competed for gold at the same edition.