Teenage Iranian table tennis player Benyamin Faraji has triumphed over the world number one, Wang Chuqin from China, in the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan issued a public apology after facing criticism over staying silent during the political tensions in Bangladesh. Shakib was earlier accused of murder after Rafiqul Islam, whose son Rubel passed away in the protests, filed a case against him back in August. Calls to withdraw Shakib from Bangladesh’s Test squad against Pakistan were also made.

England cricket team star batter Joe Root scripted history by achieving a mammoth feat on Day 2 of the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan on Tuesday.

West Indies have announced their squad for T20 International (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka, which will get underway from October 13 in Dambulla.

Australia began their T20 World Cup defence with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka, who slumped to a second defeat in less than 48 hours to leave their semi-final hopes hanging by a thread.

At the 50th Berlin Marathon on Sunday, more than 54,000 runners crossed the finish line–one of them doing so for the 43rd time.

Virat Kohli etched his name in the history books during the fifth day of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur and became the first active player in the world to complete the rare feat.