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Manisha Bhanwala, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at the World Wrestling Championships, will return to the 57kg category to target qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. Notably, the 29-year-old won gold in the non-Olympic 59kg category in Kazakhstan's Astana. "Maintaining my weight (57kg) is not an issue," Manisha said.

A dog invaded the race track and began running laps around the marshals at Formula One Mexican GP 2026 between the first and second free practice sessions. F1 shared a video of the dog, calling it "Wags Furstappen" in reference to Max Verstappen. The video also showed the dog's "lap time", with the dog clocking 5:38 minutes in the zone.

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada became the fastest bowler to reach 350 Test wickets in terms of deliveries during the third Test against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Rabada reached the landmark in 13,808 balls, breaking compatriot Dale Steyn's record of 14,719. He dismissed Travis Head for his 350th wicket, achieving the feat in his 75th Test.

Actress Shriyam Bhagnani revealed she trained 7–8 hours daily for nine months, including weight training, yoga, sumo, and judo, to play India's first female sumo wrestler Hetal Dave in 'Sumo Didi'. She also noted people treated her differently after her weight gain, and that she performed all stunts herself without AI or editing.

Brazil was among six countries whose journalists voted Lionel Messi first in the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Argentina, Belarus, China, Panama and the United Arab Emirates also ranked him top. Brazilian journalist Cleber Machado said the rivalry with Argentina should be set aside when choosing the best player. Messi eventually finished fifth with 612 points, while Harry Kane won the award.

India failed to register a win at the Hong Kong Sixes 2026. India recorded a four-wicket loss to Pakistan and a six-wicket defeat against UAE in Group C matches, followed by a narrow three-run loss to England in the Bowl semi-final in the tournament. India will take on Bangladesh in a 11th-12th place playoff game on Sunday.

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne has been criticised after questioning teammate Travis Head for checking on South Africa's Marques Ackerman during the third Test. Ackerman had been struck on the helmet by Mitchell Starc's bouncer. "Heady, what are you doing mate? He's off!" Labuschagne said. Head replied, "I'm just checking if he's alright."