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India are fourth on WTC 2025-27 points table. India can reach a maximum points percentage of 70.37 by winning their remaining seven Tests. Six wins and draw would take them to 66.67%, while six wins and a defeat would leave them at 64.81%. Historically, 60% mark is enough for qualification. However, India would also need favourable results involving other teams.

New Zealand have climbed to the top of World Test Championship 2025-27 points table following South Africa's victory over Australia in Cape Town. New Zealand lead with 72.22% of points won, followed by South Africa (71.43%) and Australia at (69.23%). India occupy fourth place with 51.52%. South Africa won the final Test by 176 runs to clinch three-match series 2-1.

Former Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher has apologised for his remarks about Aston Villa after the club announced plans to take legal action against him. "My language...was clumsy and wrong. I can assure Villa fans it was tongue-in-cheek, but I can understand it has not come across that way," he said. Carragher had stated, "Aston Villa will never be Manchester United."

South Africa have become the world's number one Test team for the first time since January 2016 after defeating Australia in the third Test in Cape Town on Saturday. The victory also handed the Proteas the three-match series 2-1. South Africa have now won four of their last six Test series against Australia.

On October 31, 2005, MS Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls against Sri Lanka in Jaipur, hitting 15 fours and 10 sixes. The innings remains the highest individual score by a wicketkeeper in men's ODI cricket. India chased down 299-run target with six wickets and 23 balls remaining. It was Dhoni's second ODI hundred.

Manisha Bhanwala, who recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at the World Wrestling Championships, will shift 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.