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In tennis, India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth won the men’s doubles title at the Bonn Open 2026. The unseeded Indian pair defeated Scott Duncan (England) and Adam Heinonen (Sweden) 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final. They reached the final by defeating Ignacio Carou and Federico Agustin Gomez in the semi-finals. The title is Ramkumar Ramanathan’s second ATP Challenger doubles title of 2026. Earlier, he won the Texas Spine and Joint Challenger Men’s Championship with Rithvik Bollipalli in June.

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England’ s fast bowler John Turner announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 25 due to recurring injuries. Turner represented England in four international matches in 2024 — two One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). He took three wickets during England’s 2024 tour of the West Indies. The Hampshire pacer had been sidelined since June 2025 after suffering a back stress fracture.

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Lagos, Nigeria, hosted the 2026 U-23 Commonwealth Fencing Championship in August 2026. India had a strong opening-day performance, winning 17 medals—4 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze. Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city and was the country’s capital until 1991, when the federal capital shifted to Abuja. Lagos remains a major financial, commercial and economic centre of Africa.

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World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen won the Esports World Cup chess title 2026 for the second consecutive year. Carlsen defeated Belarusian Grandmaster Denis Lazavik 2–0 in the final held in Paris, France. Representing Team Liquid, the 35-year-old Norwegian remained undefeated throughout the tournament. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States secured third place after defeating Alireza Firouzja 4–1. The bronze-medal match was disrupted by technical issues and internet disconnections. The championship followed a best-of-three sets format.

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Kajal Dhochak of India won her second consecutive U20 World Wrestling Championship title in the women’s 76 kg category. She defeated China’s Jingru Sun 7–0 in the final to secure the gold medal. Tanu Sharma won a silver medal in the women’s 72 kg category after losing 3–5 to Japan’s Chisato Yoshida. Savita also secured silver in the 62 kg category after losing to Japan’s Sakura Onishi by technical superiority (2–12).

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FIFA has officially announced Brazil as the host country for the 10th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, scheduled to take place from June 24 to July 25, 2027. This landmark event marks the first time a South American nation will host the prestigious tournament. Matches will be played across several key Brazilian cities, including Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, São Paulo, and Salvador. The historic Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro will be one of the prominent venues

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Indian athletes Rohit Yadav and Murali Sreeshankar won the javelin throw and men’s long jump titles respectively at the World Athletics Silver Level Continental Tour 2026 in Bhubaneswar. Rohit Yadav recorded a personal best of 87.68 m, the fourth-best mark globally in the 2026 season at the time of the event. Murali Sreeshankar won the men’s long jump with 8.07 m. Ancy Sojan won the women’s long jump with 6.71 m, leading an Indian sweep. Abinaya Rajarajan won the women’s 100 m in 11.34 seconds and reclaimed the Indian U-20 national record. The event was held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

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Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the Lausanne Diamond League 2026 javelin throw. He recorded a season-best throw of 88.05 metres. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the gold medal with a throw of 88.14 metres. Chopra finished just 9 centimetres behind the winner. Anderson Peters secured the bronze medal with 86.69 metres.

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India’s squash player Abhay Singh won the men’s singles title at the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy 2026 in Seremban, Malaysia. The top-seeded Indian defeated Hong Kong’s Henry Leung 3–2 in the final of the PSA Challenger Tour 15 event. The victory marked Abhay Singh’s 13th PSA Tour title and his second title of 2026, following his Indian Open victory in Mumbai. Ranked World No. 24, Abhay is currently India’s highest-ranked men’s squash player.

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The 6th World Nomad Games officially opened on 31 August 2026 at the new Bishkek Arena in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The Games are being held from 31 August to 6 September 2026. Around 3,000 athletes from 112 countries are participating in the event. Athletes are competing across 43 traditional sporting disciplines. Major traditional sports include Kok-boru, belt wrestling, horseback archery and falconry. The Games aim to showcase the traditional sports, culture and heritage of nomadic communities.