Kevin Yu made golf history by becoming only the third player from Chinese Taipei to win a PGA TOUR tournament following a thrilling playoff victory over Beau Hossler in the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Yu birdied the 18th hole twice at The Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi, first from 15 feet in regulation to force extra time and then from six feet to claim a “dream” victory in front of his parents who were amongst the fans gathered for the second of eight PGA TOUR FedExCup Fall tournaments.

“It's literally a dream come true,” said Yu, who joins T.C. Chen (1987 LA Open, now the Genesis Invitational) and C.T. Pan (2019 RBC Heritage) as winners from Chinese Taipei.

Yu, who turned professional in 2021, made it to the PGA TOUR through the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour University programme. He has two top-10 finishes in his first four starts.

Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar will lead India in the inaugural edition of the International Masters League (IML), in which teams from six cricketing powerhouses -- India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and the West Indies -- will be competing. The tournament is set to take place from November 17 to December 8 and the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will be hosting the opening leg of four matches.

The captains in the International Masters League are; Sachin Tendulkar (India), Brian Lara (West Indies), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Shane Watson (Australia), Eoin Morgan (England), and Jacques Kallis (South Africa). The tournament will kick off with a high-octane fixture between India and Sri Lanka on November 17, pitting Tendulkar against Kumar Sangakkara, a throwback to their legendary encounters of the past.

England captain Harry Kane has been passed fit to remain with England squad Nations League games in October but the trio of Morgan Gibbs-White, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo will miss England’s October internationals with injuries.

Kane was forced off the pitch when he clashed with an Eintracht Frankfurt player and collapsed to the ground grimacing in pain in Bayern Munich's 3-3 draw in their latest Bundesliga fixture on Sunday.

"The examination by the England football team medical staff has shown that Harry Kane does not have a structural injury. The FC Bayern striker, who was substituted in the Bundesliga match at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening, will therefore remain with the England squad for the upcoming internationals," FC Bayern Munich said.

Crystal Palace full-back Daniel Munoz has been ruled out of Colombia's World Cup qualifiers due to an adductor strain, the South American country's football federation said.

The 28-year-old has been replaced in the squad by Andres Roman, who was rewarded for his consistent performances with Colombian side Atletico Nacional, reports.

Colombia will meet Bolivia in El Alto at more than 4,100 meters above sea level on Thursday before facing Chile in Barranquilla five days later.

The Cafeteros will prepare for the rarefied air of El Alto by staying in the city of Cochabamba - at an altitude of around 2,560 meters - until the day of the match.

Manchester City have won the legal battle against Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction Rules after the league had blocked two of City's sponsorship deals from going through which was deemed unlawful by a tribunal.

This case was separate from the 115 charges that are being heard by an independent panel that Premier League have brought forward on the club.

The APT case revolves around the fair value of Associated Party deals and the APT is designed to make sure that any deals with connected parties are at a fair rate and to make sure the deals are not inflated.

"Following today’s publication of the Rule X Arbitral Tribunal Award, Manchester City Football Club thanks the distinguished members of the Arbitral Tribunal for their work and considerations and welcomes their findings," read the statement by the club on their website.

Mohun Bagan Super Giants are "considered to be withdrawn" from the AFC Champions League Two after the side failed to travel to Iran for their Group A fixture against Tractor FC on October 2.

Mohun Bagan were scheduled to play in their second fixture of 2024-25 AFC Champions League 2 in Iran. However, their players were unwilling to travel to Tabriz, citing "safety and security reasons" after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during an Israeli air strike in Lebanon.

Reports of missiles flying over a stadium during an AFC Champions League match between Sepahan and Istiklol Dushanbe on the day of the scheduled match also emerged.

Junior shooters capped off a dominant performance with a gold medal in the men’s 50m pistol team event at the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, as India topped the medal tally with 13 gold, three silver and eight bronze medals. Italy was second with five gold and four silver and bronze medals each, while Norway placed third with four gold and a total of 10 medals.

The junior men’s 50m pistol team of Deepak Dalal (545), Kamaljeet (543) and Raj Chandra (528) combined for a tally of 1616, to put it across Azerbaijan by a point. Armenia was third.

Mukesh Nelavalli also won an individual bronze in the event, his sixth medal of the competition, shooting a total of 548 over 60-shots. Azerbaijan’s Imran Garayev won gold with a score of 552.

France's World Cup winner and current Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has reportedly opened talks with the Seria A club over a mutual termination.

The midfielder's current contract is set to expire in June 2026 but the 31-year-old is expected to reach a mutual agreement with Juventus to cut his contract short, according to a report.

Pogba was hit with the ban for failing a dope test after featuring for Juventus in their opening game of the 2023-24 season against Udinese on August 20.

He was tested positive for DHEA, a banned substance that boosts endogenous testosterone. However, Pogba's management team challenged the decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

America's Aaron Jones laboured hard to score 48 not out in 31 deliveries after Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad scalped three wickets as Saint Lucia Kings defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets in the final to win their maiden Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title at Providence Stadium.

The victory made Saint Lucia the fifth team to win the CPL, ending their run as the only original franchise yet to claim the title.

On a slow, tricky pitch, and after a middle-order collapse that left Saint Lucia reeling at 51 for 4 in pursuit of a modest 139, Jones turned the match around with a sudden burst of power-hitting.

The Warriors’ spinners, led by Imran Tahir and Gudakesh Motie, strangled the Kings, sending the packed crowd into a frenzy. For nine long overs, Saint Lucia couldn’t find a single boundary. Roston Chase, battling illness, was struggling, and Jones looked so out of sorts that Daren Sammy briefly considered retiring him out.

Novak Djokovic roared back into action at the Shanghai Masters as he braved past Alex Michelsen 7-6(3), 7-6(9) in straight sets in the second round on Saturday. He will face the winner between Wawrinka and Cobolli in the next round. The Serbian faced a scare in the opening matches of the game and found himself trailing at 1-4 before making a comeback in which he prevailed in the tie-breaker.

In a full reversal of roles, Djokovic grabbed an early 4-1 lead in the second set before Alex fought back to tie the score at 4-4. The 24-time Grand Slam winner then went on to once again prevail in the tie-breaker to take the 2-0 victory.

Hockey India, on Friday, announced the return of the Hockey India League after a seven-year hiatus which will feature eight men’s teams and six women’s teams, marking the first standalone women’s league in the country that will run concurrently with the men’s competition.

The league will get underway on December 28 with matches played at two venues — Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand and Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha. The women’s League will conclude on January 26, 2025 in Ranchi while the men’s final is slated for February 1, 2025 in Rourkela.

Beau Hossler missed only one green as shot 8-under 64 on a low scoring day at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He missed only one green a 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend as he chases his first PGA tour victory.

Hossler (65-64) was at 15-under 129 on the soft, still and vulnerable Country Club of Jackson. The cut was at 6-under 138. Daniel Berger (65-65) was 14-under.

Daniel Berger, out of golf for 18 months with a back injury, had another round of seven birdies and no bogeys for a 65 and was one shot behind.

The group two back included Keith Mitchell (64), Jacob Bridgeman (66) and David Skinns of England, who opened with a course-record 60 and had to rally with three birdies on the back nine just to break par with a 71.

Bridgeman and Mitchell were 13-under with David Skinns.

The Indian senior men's football team will face Vietnam in a one-off friendly match on October 12 following the withdrawal of Lebanon from the tri-nation friendly tournament, at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Định, Vietnam, with points counting towards the FIFA Rankings.

As per the original schedule, India were supposed to face Vietnam on October 9 and Lebanon on October 12. After Lebanon's withdrawal, the All-India Football Federation requested the Vietnam Football Federation to reschedule the Vietnam-India match to October 12, which was accepted by the VFF.

India will assemble in Kolkata on October 5 and have a training session on October 6. Manolo Márquez and his squad will travel to Vietnam on October 7, where they will continue training.

Inter Miami CF have won their first-ever Supporters' Shield, with 3-2 victory at the Columbus Crew, guaranteeing Lionel Messi's side will finish 2024 atop the regular-season standings.

A brace from captain Lionel Messi, a goal from striker Luis Suarez, and a penalty save by Drake Callender secured the historic 2-3 win over the Columbus Crew.

Inter Miami have 68 points with two matches remaining, ensuring they'll finish the MLS campaign as the league's best team. If they win out, they'll establish a new single-season points record.

With this victory, Inter Miami secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference and home-field advantage throughout the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs.

With Inter Miami CF capturing the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield, Lionel Messi’s trophy cabinet continues to grow.

Lionel Messi has returned to Argentina's squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia, the South American country's football association said.

Messi, 37, missed the Albiceleste's September qualifiers against Chile and Colombia because of an ankle injury but has since returned to action for his club Inter Miami.

Argentina will play Venezuela away on October 10 and Bolivia in Buenos Aires five days later.

The reigning World Cup and Copa America champions currently lead the 10-team South American group with 18 points from eight games, two points ahead of second-placed Colombia.

World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz dug deep to beat reigning champion and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner to lift his first China Open ATP 500 title here on Wednesday. The Spaniard came from a set down to register a 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) triumph against World No. 1 Italian. With his title run on the hard courts of Beijing, Alcaraz became the first player to win an ATP 500 crown on all three surfaces (hard, clay and grass) in series history (since 2009).

“He could have won in two, I could win in two, he could win in three. It was a really close match. Jannik, once again, showed that he’s the best player in the world, at least for me. The level that he’s playing, it’s unbelievable. It’s a really high quality of tennis. Of shots, physically, mentally, he’s a beast," said Alcaraz in his on-court interview.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday informed that state associations will be able to access the Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) and the costs of it will be borne by the board. In a letter addressed to the president and honorary secretary of BCCI member associations, Shah highlighted the features of the AMS that allow players to monitor their workload and other performance-related data in real time via the app.

"After our recent inauguration of the new BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, I'm pleased to apprise you that the BCCI shall offer an Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) for all State Associations - with costs being borne by BCCI. The state associations can now avail the following benefits in a bid to standardize player monitoring to ensure better management and enable peak performance for the players," Shah wrote in a letter to state associations.

Pete Rose, baseball's all-time leader in hits, dies at the age of 83, at the Clark County medical examiner in Nevada.

Rose, known as "Charlie Hustle" passed with the distinction of being both Major League Baseball's (MLB) all-time hits leader 4,256 career hits, a record that still stands, and on its permanently ineligible list for betting on Cincinnati Reds games.

"The Reds are heartbroken to learn of the passing of baseball legend Pete Rose," the Cincinnati Reds said in a post on X.

A Cincinnati native who became a franchise icon for the Reds, Rose is the club's all-time leader in games (2,722), plate appearances (12,344), runs (1,741), hits (3,358), singles (2,490), doubles (601) and walks (1,210). Over his 24-year career that spanned from 1963-86 and saw him also play for the Phillies and Expos, Rose collected 4,256 hits.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid drew the first Madrid derby of the season 1-1 with goals from Eder Militao and Angel Correa, in a game that will unfortunately be remembered for reasons other than football.

The result was overshadowed by lamentable incidents in the stands of Atletico's Metropolitano Stadium in the second half of the game.

Real Madrid had taken a 63rd minute lead through Eder Militao when referee Busquets Ferrer was forced to stop the game after members of Atletico Madrid's 'Frente Atletico' ultra group, some of whom had their faces completely covered by masks, situated behind Thibaut Courtois in the Real Madrid goal, began to rain objects onto the pitch, reports

The game was suspended for 15 minutes to try and calm things down before restarting, although TV images showed further objects thrown towards Courtois in the closing minutes of the game.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) inaugurated the new National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru on Sunday. The world-class facility will now be called the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE).

The previous facility was operating out of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium premises since its establishment in 2000.

Now, spanning over 40 acres of land near Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, the BCCI Centre of Excellence features a total of three world-class grounds and 86 pitches, including both indoor and outdoor areas, highlighting its capacity to provide comprehensive training facilities. The three grounds are designed with white picket fencing and lush green seating mounds, reminiscent of English county grounds.

India's premier women’s golf tournament, Women’s Indian Open, with a prize pool of USD 4,00,000 is scheduled to take place from October 24 to 27 at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram.

This year’s tournament will showcase a star-studded line-up, including seven winners from the current Ladies European Tour (LET) season, alongside other top international players.

The tournament, founded in 2007, will also see a strong challenge from Indian players aiming to build on their impressive performance in the 2023 edition, where three Indian golfers finished in the top 10.

The notable players who have already been confirmed include three former champions: Christine Wolf (2019), Camille Chevalier (2017), and Caroline Hedwall (2011). Additionally, winners from the 2023 and 2024 seasons are expected to join, alongside India’s top players.

Ahead of the home Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) later this year, Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes that playing well against the Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be key for them.

The ace bowlers have emerged as one of the best spin-bowling pair in recent times. In the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, Ashwin and Jadeja shared 13 scalps between them across two innings to guide India to a dominating 280-run win. For the five-Test series in Australia, the duo's performance will make a huge impact on India's chances of retaining the series for the third consecutive time Down Under.

The Madras International Karting Arena (MIKA), inaugurated last week, will host its maiden competitive event, the fifth and final round of the FMSCI National Karting Championship Rotax Max Classes 2024 commencing on Saturday. With 54 entrants in the fray and titles up for grabs, the two-day event is expected to dish out high-octane action.

The big incentive for the participants is that the championship winners in each of the three categories – Micro Max, Junior Max and Senior Max – will represent India in the 24th Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals 2024 to be held at Sarno, Italy from October 19 to 26.

Considering that it would be the first competitive outing at the MIKA track, not counting a three-day unofficial practice sessions previous weekend, it will be a fresh start for all the racers as they will have to learn and master the track layout in quick time.

Dwayne Bravo has confirmed his retirement from all cricket after his final season in the CPL was cut short by injury.

Bravo sustained a groin injury during the Tobago Knight Riders, match against the St Lucia Kings in Tarouba on Tuesday while attempting to catch St Lucia captain Faf du Plessis in the seventh over. Immediately pulling up in pain, Bravo left the field and didn't bowl a single over

The West Indies great had earlier retired from international cricket in 2021 and stepped away from IPL.

Bravo, who had already announced at the start of the ongoing CPL that it would be his last season, shared a post on Instagram, "Dear Cricket, today is the day I say goodbye to the game that has given me everything. From the age of five, I knew this was what I wanted to do- this was the sport I was destined to play. I had no interest in anything else, and dedicated my entire life to you. In return, you gave me the life I dreamed of for myself and my family. For that, I can't thank you enough."

Teams from Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra and Karnataka registered wins in their respective matches on Day 4 of the 14th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men's National Championship at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Sports Complex, Sector 42, here on Thursday.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey defeated Hockey Gujarat 11-2 in a Pool G fixture. Pawan Yadav (8’, 29’), Anuj Singh (25’, 58’), Ritesh Pandey (36’, 48’) and Shubham Rajbhar (39’, 47’) had lucrative outings with two goals each while Mithlesh Singh (20’), Jitin (26’), and Mayank Kumar Yadav (60’) scored a goal each for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey. Meanwhile, Mahendra Bhatt (28’) and Tushal Sosa (56’) were the scorers for Hockey Gujarat.

India U20 men’s national team is not ready to sit on its laurels just yet. While the team seems to have put past disappointments with a confident 4-1 victory against Mongolia in the first Group G match of the AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Facing Iran, considered a powerhouse of Asian football, in their next game at the Lao National Stadium KM16 in Vientiane on Friday, with the kick-off slated for 2.30 pm IST, India will be looking to iron out the rough edges.

Head coach Ranjan Chaudhuri said on the eve of the Iran test, “The last match was a big motivation for our team. I’ve always maintained that winning the first match of a tournament is crucial, and the boys stuck their heads in and played extremely well against Mongolia.

Manchester United were forced to settle for a point in the opening match of their Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Erik ten Hag's former club FC Twente.

Manchester United took a deserved lead when Christian Eriksen's first European strike for the club flashed into the net but good industry from Bart van Rooij paved the way for Lammers to equalise midway through the second half.

The equaliser gave the Eredivisie outfit an injection of confidence and United had to stay focused as the contest opened up again. Zirkzee came close to his first European goal for the Reds as he exchanged passes with Dalot and forced a save from Unnerstall, before Harry Maguire saw his header from Eriksen’s resulting corner deflect wide – despite a goal-kick being awarded.

FC Barcelona continued their 100 percent start to the season in La Liga with a 1-0 win at home to Getafe, who remain in the bottom three and without a win

Inaki Pena made his first appearance of the season in the Barcelona goal after Marc-Andre ter Stegen's knee injury at the weekend, but had little work to do against a rival that created little danger until the last minute of the game.

Robert Lewandowski put Barca ahead after 19 minutes when he hooked home a loose ball after Getafe goalkeeper David Soria made a mess of a Jules Kounde cross from the right, reports.

Arinesto Vezha, Brandon Mavuta, George Linde and Salman Irshad put in remarkable performances at the Harare Sports Club on the fifth day of Season 2 of Zim Afro T10, as the Harare Bolts, Cape Town Samp Army and Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers picked up wins, keeping the race for the top 4 alive.

Batting first Harare Bolts got off to a brisk start before Oshane Thomas brought the NYS Lagos right back into the contest with a couple of wickets. After that though, Jimmy Neesham (18) and Dasun Shanaka (31) took charge, and scored freely in the middle overs.

Once they were dismissed, the Zimbabwean Sean Williams’ (22) lusty blows helped the Bolts get to 117/7 in their 10 overs.

The Senior India Men’s team will play a friendly match against Malaysia during the FIFA Window on November 19, however the venue will be announced later.

Malaysia are currently ranked 132rd in the FIFA ranking, while India are ranked 126th. The last time the two teams met was in October 2023 in the Merdeka Cup semi-final. The Blue Tigers lost 2-4.

In their most recent match of the month, Manolo Marquez's Indian team faced up against Syria 0-3 after being held to a goalless draw by Mauritius in the Intercontinental Cup.

Harry Brook (110 not out off 94) slammed the maiden ODI ton as England halted Australia's winning streak in the format, ending a 14-match run at Chester-le-Street, with a 46-run win by DLS Method in the third ODI at Chester-le-Street.

England were 254-4, on course for victory, needing 51 runs from 74 balls, when rain curtailed the finish in Chester-le-Street. The result also ended England's seven-game losing streak to their rivals in the format.

With Alex Carey's unbeaten 77 along with Steve Smith's (60 off 82) hard-fought half-century and cameos from Cameron Green (42 off 49) and Aaron Hardie (44 off 26), Australia set a 305-run target.

In response, England looked on the back foot as they as they lost openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett early - to Mitchell Starc fell to 11/2 early. But a 156-run partnership between Brook and Will Jacks (84) turned the tide for the hosts.

Real Madrid suffered a late scare to pocket a 3-2 home win against Alaves in the seventh round of matches in La Liga.

A strong Real Madrid starting line-up was having few problems as they led 3-0 against a rival who rested the majority of their regular starters ahead of a trip to play Getafe next weekend.

Lucas Vazquez put Madrid ahead inside the first minute after a good pullback from Vinicius Jr, and Kylian Mbappe's fifth goal in five games doubled the lead five minutes before halftime, reports.

Rodrygo looked to have ended any slight doubts about the final result when he cut inside from the right to score with a low shot three minutes into the second half.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced its squad for the Irani Cup 2024, with veteran Ajinkya Rahane set to lead the team against the Rest of India, scheduled to be played from October 1 to 5 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Ajinkya Rahane, who played a pivotal role in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy triumph, returns to captain the side after skipping the Duleep Trophy 2024. Joining him is opener Prithvi Shaw, who is set to make an impact after a successful stint in the County Championship.

The match will be crucial for both Shaw and Shreyas Iyer, as they aim to revive their international careers with strong domestic performances. Shaw, eager to showcase his potential after impressing in county cricket, and Iyer, under scrutiny following recent struggles in red-ball cricket, are eyeing this game as a stepping stone back to the Indian national team.

Manchester City have now left Delhi following a whirlwind trip which included community visits and activations across the capital city where fans were able to interact with club's legend Shaun Wright Phillips, as well as see the Premier League, Club World Cup, and Community Shield trophies.

As part of the Champions 4-in-a-row Trophy Tour, the club organised a coaching day in Delhi, bringing together coaches and volunteers with the aim of providing them with a platform to experience the Manchester City methods of coaching in the community.

Through workshops and football drills, the activities encouraged cross-learning and understanding the importance of factors such as adaptability when delivering sessions in the community.

As well as this, Shaun Wright Phillips also visited the community at Sultanpuri to launch the “Healthy Heroes” project. The project aims to harness the power of sports to equip adolescents from underprivileged communities with critical life skills and support them in their journey to school completion and future aspirations. The day finished with a special visit from the City’s Official Supporters Club members from a variety of the 20 OSCs across India.

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has undergone a successful surgery on Monday after suffering a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee in the game against Villarreal, the La Liga club said.

The Barca keeper had to leave the field in the Estadio de la Ceramica at the end of the first half. The injury came as the goalkeeper landed awkwardly after catching a Villarreal cross. The German international was visibly in pain and was quickly replaced by Inaki Pena.

"The first team player Marc ter Stegen has undergone a successful surgical intervention on the patella tendon injury in his right knee by Dr. Joan Carles Monllau under the supervision of the Club’s Medical Services at Barcelona Hospital. The player is unavailable for selection and his recovery will dictate his return," FC Barcelona said in a statement.