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Canelo Alvarez beat Christian Mbilli 115-112, 116-111, 117-110 in Riyadh on October 31, 2026, regaining the WBC super middleweight title.

Alexander Zverev becomes tennis world No. 1 for the first time on November 2, 2026, replacing the injured Jannik Sinner, despite losing to de Minaur in Vienna.

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.

India beat China 5-2 in the Asian Champions Trophy in Jalandhar on October 29, 2026, with braces from Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh.

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.

Defending champions India beat Bangladesh 13-0 in Jalandhar on October 27, 2026, to open the men's Asian Champions Trophy; Mandeep Singh scored a hat-trick. China are next.

Mitchell Starc took 6 for 72 as South Africa slid from 158 without loss to 329 all out on day one of the deciding Test in Cape Town on October 27, 2026.

The IWF on October 25, 2026, gave Ahmedabad India's first senior World Weightlifting Championships, for 2029, and awarded the 2030 edition to Moscow.

Mumbai Indians named Kieron Pollard head coach for IPL 2027 on October 24, 2026, replacing Mahela Jayawardene after a ninth-place finish in 2026.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou on October 25, 2026, ending Barca's nine-game winning start to La Liga.

Kimi Antonelli won the US Grand Prix in Austin on October 25, 2026, and needs ninth place in Mexico City next weekend to clinch the F1 title.

Frederick Richard beat Jake Jarman by 0.033 for the men's floor title at the gymnastics worlds in Rotterdam on October 24, 2026; Andrade, Nemour and Lan also won gold.

An Se Young beat PV Sindhu 16-21, 21-11, 21-12 in the French Open women's singles final in Paris on October 25, 2026, her 11th straight win over the Indian.

The World Wrestling Championships begin in Astana on October 24, 2026; India sends 30 wrestlers led by Asian Games champion Sujeet Kalkal, without Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal.

At the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad, India's men beat England 46-26 and the women beat Malaysia 73-13 on October 23, 2026.

South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs in Gqeberha on October 22, 2026 to level the series 1-1; Bavuma made 179 and Starc reached 450 wickets.

Sri Lanka chased 430 to beat England by two wickets in Rawalpindi on October 22, 2026, the second-highest ODI chase ever, after Harry Brook hit 202.

Pakistan's over-50s team pulled out of the January 2027 Masters Cricket World Cup in India after the PCB refused permission, its association said on October 21, 2026.

Como beat Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League on October 21, 2026, Nico Paz scoring twice, leaving Michael Carrick's side 20th and winless in seven.

PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 in Paris on October 20, 2026 to reach nine points and top the Champions League standings, handing Barcelona their first defeat.

India women beat Zimbabwe by 92 runs in the third T20I at Raipur on October 20, 2026 to sweep the series 3-0; Harmanpreet Kaur hit 91 not out.

India's tour of New Zealand runs October 22 to December 1, 2026: five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests, starting at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

Portugal's football federation suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for 30 days and fined him €255 on October 19, 2026 for leaving the national squad after a row with coach Jorge Jesus.

West Indies Champions beat England Champions by nine wickets in Sharjah on 18 October 2026 to win the World Championship of Legends; Simmons made 77*, Bravo took 3/21.

Rory McIlroy rejected Kevin Kisner's claim he played in India for a $10m fee, as Eugenio Chacarra won the DP World India Championship in Delhi on 18 October 2026.

Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in round two at The O2 in London on October 17, 2026, to retain the WBO heavyweight title, and now targets Hrgovic.

Gabby Williams scored 26 as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-64 on 17 October 2026, the franchise's first WNBA Finals win in only its second season.

The UCI cancelled Riyadh's Urban Cycling Worlds, a 2028 Olympics BMX qualifier, on October 16, 2026; golf, tennis and esports events were also moved.

Rain postponed ALCS Game 4 between the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays on October 16, 2026; it moves to Saturday with Cleveland 2-1 up.

India opener Punam Raut, who top-scored with 86 in the 2017 Women's World Cup final, retired from all international cricket on 15 October 2026.

Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council on 15 October 2026 over the abandoned World Cup stake sale; European FA heads still want him to go.

West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad on 14 October 2026, with Shai Hope scoring 102 not out and Keemo Paul taking 5 for 41.

PSG beat Manchester City 4-2 at the Etihad on 14 October 2026, scoring three times in the first 32 minutes; Erling Haaland's two goals were not enough.

East Bengal led twice through David Lalhlansanga but lost 3-2 to Iraq's Al Shorta in the AFC Champions League Two in Kolkata on 13 October 2026.

Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 7-4 on October 12, 2026, to lead the NLCS 2-0; four relievers retired all 15 batters they faced, a postseason record.

Marco Bezzecchi won the Indonesian MotoGP on 11 October 2026 as Aprilia swept the top four; Jorge Martin retook the title lead, two points ahead of Marc Marquez.

Denmark Open starts in Odense on October 13, 2026: Sindhu faces world No. 1 An Se-young, Lakshya Sen meets third seed Chou Tien-chen.

India's men's football team lost 6-1 to Uruguay on 6 October 2026, ending a three-match friendly window that also included a Panama draw and a 4-0 defeat to Brazil.

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix on 11 October 2026, his first win there, ahead of Leclerc and Antonelli, who still leads the title race by 102 points.

India beat West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20I in Indore on 11 October 2026 to lead the five-match series 2-1; Arshdeep Singh took 3 for 44.

Max Verstappen won the wet Singapore sprint and took his first Singapore Grand Prix pole on October 10, 2026, just 0.054s ahead of Charles Leclerc.