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IND vs WI 5th T20I: Match abandoned due to rain, series drawn 2-2
Rain washed out the fifth and final T20I between India and West Indies in Bengaluru on October 17, with India on 118/5 in 7.4 overs of a nine-over innings, and the five-match series ended 2-2.
Who is Shai Hope? The West Indies batter who hit 102* in Ranchi
West Indies chased down India's 249/5 with nine balls to spare in the second T20I in Ranchi on October 9, winning by six wickets on the back of Shai Hope's unbeaten 102 off 45 balls and levelling the series 1-1.
Who is Aman Sehrawat? The wrestler who won Asian Games gold
Aman Sehrawat won the men's freestyle 57kg gold at the Asian Games 2026 on October 3, beating North Korea's Han Chong Song 11-7 to become the first Indian wrestler to win Asian Games gold in the category.
Who is Hasan Nawaz? The Pakistan batter whose 96 fell short in the Asian Games final
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games 2026 men's T20 cricket final on October 3 to win a second successive gold, posting 211/6 before Pakistan finished on 192/6 despite Hasan Nawaz's 96.
Neeraj Chauhan wins recurve bronze in all-Indian match
Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod won the women's individual recurve gold at the Asian Games 2026 on October 3, beating South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in a shoot-off and completing a three-medal haul.
Who is Pranavi Urs? India’s first women’s Asian Games golf champion
Pranavi Urs won the women's individual golf gold at the Asian Games 2026 on October 3, finishing 15-under 265 to become the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games golf gold and end a 24-year wait for India.
Who is Lovlina Borgohain? India’s new Asian Games boxing champion
Lovlina Borgohain won the women's 75kg boxing gold at the Asian Games 2026 on October 2, beating China's Bao Ziyi 5-0 on her 29th birthday and becoming only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win Asian Games boxing gold.
Pakistan’s comeback falls short in Asian Games hockey semifinal
India's men's hockey team beat Pakistan 4-3 in a dramatic Asian Games 2026 semifinal on October 1, with Abhishek's last-minute strike completing a comeback from 3-3 and sending India into the gold medal match.
China falls to India in archery final at Asian Games
India's women's compound archery team won gold at the Asian Games 2026 on September 30, beating China 238-234 in the final and equalling the world record score of 238, India's seventh gold medal of the Games.
Tanvi Khanna’s 3-1 win sets up India’s squash team victory
India's women's squash team beat Singapore 2-0 in the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinals on September 30, with Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna both winning their individual matches to secure India a team medal.
