The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has released clear and transparent selection criteria for individuals and teams to participate in the Asian Games 2026 and other multi-sports events, ensuring only athletes with a genuine medal-winning chance represent India.
The Goa Sports Council of the Deaf (GSCD), in collaboration with Rudhra Sports Club, successfully hosted the 6th All Goa Deaf Football Tournament in Fatorda-Margao. North Goa emerged victorious with a 3-0 win over South Goa. The event also served as a talent showcase for the upcoming National Football Championship for the Deaf, to be held in Goa for the first time in October 2025.
Florian Thürler, a 60-year-old Liverpool supporter from Switzerland, has entered the Guinness World Records with an unmatched collection of 1,047 Liverpool FC jerseys, celebrating his lifelong passion with a historic display on a football pitch in Magglingen.
Hosts Goa delivered commendable performances to bag bronze in three categories—men’s, women’s, and junior boys’—as the Yonex Sunrise West Zone Inter-State Badminton Championships 2025 wrapped up at the Indoor Stadium, Campal. Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh emerged as the top-performing states in a thrilling display of regional badminton talent.
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, turned heads at the US Open as she stepped onto the court wearing a dazzling red floral outfit. Her glittering sportswear, paired with a coordinated red-and-black kit and braided hairstyle, instantly became the talk of the tournament. Facing Belgium’s Greet Minnen in the first round, Osaka’s fashion-forward appearance combined performance with powerful visual impact.
