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Ahmedabad will host the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships after the IWF awarded India the rights, beating competing bids from Russia and Venezuela.

Devdutt Padikkal’s unbeaten 56 and Sai Sudharsan’s 39 kept India A in contention, but they trailed New Zealand A by 98 runs after day two.

Elena Rybakina defended her Ningbo Open title, beating Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 to claim her fourth title of the year and 15th career crown.

Yuki Bhambri and Ryan Seggerman won the Almaty Open doubles title, beating top seeds Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner in a match tie-break for Bhambri’s fifth ATP title.

India won a record 114 medals to finish fourth at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan, prompting congratulations from PM Modi and PT Usha.