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Following her crucial contributions to India's maiden ICC Women's World Cup win, wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has been appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) by the Government of West Bengal.

Ravichandran Ashwin has lauded Dhruv Jurel, saying the wicketkeeper-batter is making it hard to be dropped for the upcoming South Africa Test series after he slammed back-to-back centuries in an unofficial Test against South Africa A.

GM R Praggnanandhaa led a strong Indian contingent into the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025. He was joined by Arjun Erigaisi, P Harikrishna and Pranav V. In a major upset, World Champion Gukesh D was knocked out of the tournament.

India's Ajeetesh Sandhu climbed to T-36 at the Moutai Singapore Open after a 2-under 70 in round three. Soomin Lee, Jeunghun Wang, and James Piot share the lead at 15-under heading into the final day of the USD 2 million event.

Jhulan Goswami congratulated Richa Ghosh, the first Bengal cricketer to win the World Cup, for her role in India's maiden ICC Women's World Cup 2025 victory. Ghosh was felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal for her performance.

India's Women's World Cup-winning coach Amol Muzumdar said his viral 'seven hours' speech before the final was impromptu and heartfelt, unlike his planned huddle talks. He also called the do-or-die match against New Zealand his most cherished.

Cricket returns to LA 2028 Olympics in T20 after 128 years. ICC’s new qualification favors regional balance: five teams via regional rankings, sixth via global qualifier, making India vs Pakistan clash unlikely as Pakistan may need the qualifier.

Six Indian officials have been elected to key committees of World Archery Asia, a major win for India's influence in global archery. Virendra Sachdeva was elected to the Executive Board, securing the highest number of votes.

Ravinder Singh won gold in the men's 50m pistol at the ISSF World Championship in Cairo. Elavenil Valarivan bagged a bronze in the women's 10m air rifle. The Indian squad also secured two team medals, a silver and a bronze, on day one.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu paid an emotional tribute to long-time rival Tai Tzu-ying following her retirement. Sindhu recalled their intense matches, including at the Olympics, and said Tai's brilliance pushed her to become a better athlete.