Afghanistan beat Australia to win their first Hong Kong Sixes title on November 1, 2026; Pakistan won the Plate and India finished 11th of 12 teams.
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I at Eden Park on 30 October 2026, as Glenn Phillips hit 107 and Jacob Duffy took a record 4 for 23.
India beat Japan 4-1 in Jalandhar on 30 October 2026 for a third straight win at the men's Asian Champions Trophy, securing a semi-final place; Abhishek scored twice.
Rashid Khan took his 200th T20I wicket, a first in men's cricket, as Afghanistan recovered from 5 for 4 to beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs in Sharjah on October 29, 2026.
Neelam Sirohi (50kg) and Kajal Dhochak (76kg) won silver at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana after losing their finals on October 28, 2026.
India beat China 5-2 in the Asian Champions Trophy in Jalandhar on October 29, 2026, with braces from Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh.
Fans voted Cristiano Ronaldo's 2008 Ballon d'Or season the best of all time, ahead of Lionel Messi's 2012, in a France Football poll announced October 28, 2026.
WADA has moved the International Cricket Council to its strictest Tier 1 from January 1, 2027, citing cricket's Olympic return; India stays in the top country tier.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 41, retired after losing 7-5, 7-6(2) to Jiri Lehecka at the Swiss Indoors in Basel on October 27, 2026.
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