Taniya’s beach wrestling silver gave India a first at the Youth Olympics, while Gurnoor Brar’s four wickets helped India take a 2-0 lead in New Zealand. Pranav V won the world junior blitz title, and Chennaiyin FC stunned East Bengal in the ISL.
Taniya wins India’s first Youth Olympics beach wrestling medal
Taniya won silver in the women’s 75kg beach wrestling at the Dakar Youth Olympics, losing a close final to China’s Min Zhao. She beat the American Matilda Hruby in the semi-finals. It is India’s first Youth Olympics medal in beach wrestling and the country’s seventh in Dakar, made up of three silver and four bronze.
Source: The Tribune
India beat New Zealand on DLS to lead ODI series 2-0
India beat New Zealand by four runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-hit second ODI in Wellington, going 2-0 up in the five-match series. Gurnoor Brar took 4 for 30 and won Player of the Match as New Zealand were bowled out for 134. India were 113 for seven after 26 overs when rain ended play.
Sources: Outlook India, myKhel
Dhinidhi Desinghu wins second bronze at Youth Olympics
Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won bronze in the women’s 200m freestyle at the Dakar Youth Olympics, her second medal of the Games. She clocked 2:02.28 in the final, behind China’s Chang Mohan and Croatia’s Ana Bobanović. She had earlier taken bronze in the 100m freestyle. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated her on X.
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Pranav V wins World Junior Blitz Championship
Grandmaster Pranav V won the World Junior Blitz Championship in Al Ain with 10½ points. Kyrgyzstan’s Eldiyar Orozbaev took silver on 9½, with Armenia’s Robert Piliposyan third on the same score. Russia’s Valeria Kleymenova won the girls’ title with 10 points, ahead of Uzbekistan’s Afruza Khamdamova. The event ran from 1 to 7 November.
Source: FIDE
Narang, Vijender and Dutt elected unopposed as IOA SOMs
Gagan Narang, Vijender Singh, Yogeshwar Dutt and former table tennis player Kamlesh Mehta were elected unopposed as male Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit in the IOA. Eight of 12 candidates withdrew, so no vote is needed. Six women, including PT Usha, Saina Nehwal and Rani Rampal, contest four seats on 9 November.
Sources: Deccan Herald, The Times of India
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named Bihar captain for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named Bihar captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, his first time leading the senior side. Suraj Kashyap is vice-captain in a 17-member squad. Bihar play their first two matches in Indore, starting on 14 November. Mangal Mahour and Shakib Hussain are included, subject to fitness checks after those games.
Source: ANI
Chennaiyin beat East Bengal 5-3 for first ISL win
Chennaiyin FC beat defending champions East Bengal 5-3 in Chennai for their first win of the ISL 2026-27 season. Brison Fernandes scored twice in the first 18 minutes, Ramon Tanque added a penalty and Irfan Yadwad struck twice. Ake Loba, Dani Ramirez and David Lalhlansanga replied for East Bengal, who lost a league game for the first time this season.
Source: Open
East Bengal women reach AFC Women’s Champions League knockouts
East Bengal became the first Indian club to reach the knockouts of the AFC Women’s Champions League. They lost 0-2 to North Korea’s 4.25 SC in their final group game but went through as one of the two best third-placed teams, helped by an earlier 2-1 win over Ho Chi Minh City WFC.
Source: myKhel
Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1
Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground, handing City a third straight Premier League defeat. Jair Cunha scored in the sixth minute and Liam Delap added a brace, in the 18th and 73rd minutes. Rayan Cherki pulled one back for City. Forest moved up to 16th.
Source: The Tribune