The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, currently underway across India and Sri Lanka, has shattered every conceivable benchmark for women's cricket viewership and stadium attendance, signaling an irreversible transformation in how India consumes and celebrates the sport.

The Indian junior men's hockey team displayed courage and determination but ultimately fell short in the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 final, losing 1-2 to Australia at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru on Saturday. Ian Grobbelaar emerged as the match winner for the Australians, scoring twice in the 13' and 59', while Anmol Ekka netted India's solitary goal in the 17'.​

India secured a place in the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 final by edging hosts Malaysia 2-1 in their final pool match at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru on October 17, 2025. Gurjot Singh gave India the lead in the 22' and Sourabh Anand Kushwaha struck again in the 48', while Naaveenesh Panicker had earlier levelled for Malaysia in the 43'.​

India produced a remarkable comeback to draw 3 3 with Pakistan in their third group stage match of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on October 14, 2025. Araijeet Singh Hundal, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha and Manmeet Singh scored for India, while Hannan Shahid and Sufyan Khan netted twice found the net for Pakistan.​

India registered their second consecutive victory at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 with a convincing 4 2 win over New Zealand at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on October 12, 2025. Arshdeep Singh, PB Sunil, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Rosan Kujur scored for India, while Gus Nelson and Aidan Max found the net for New Zealand.​

India began their Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 campaign with a hard fought 3-2 victory over defending champions Great Britain at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on October 11, 2025. Captain Rohit emerged as the match winner with a crucial brace, while Ravneet Singh opened the scoring for the junior Indian team.​

South Africa secured a dramatic three wicket win over India in their Women's World Cup match at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Chasing a target of 252, the visitors completed the chase with seven balls remaining, handing India their first defeat in the tournament.

Ten man India battled back to secure a crucial 1-1 draw against Singapore at the National Stadium in Kallang on Wednesday, keeping their AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualification hopes alive. Substitute Rahim Ali scored his first international goal in the 90' to cancel out Ikhsan Fandi's opener and earn the Blue Tigers a valuable point.

Eighteen year old Sheetal Devi created history on Saturday by becoming the first woman armless archer to win a world championship gold medal. She defeated Turkey's world No.1 Oznur Cure Girdi 146-143 in a thrilling final at the Para World Archery Championships 2025 in Gwangju, South Korea.

Be it school children, college students or office goers, life has taken a toll on the "metro" cities and staying associated with football, the game they love, has been difficult to say the least. That is when, the concept of turfs came into existence and it changed the picture. Now, for a limited budget, people were able to book the turf for a certain amount of time and play. Now, futsal has rules and regulations but the type of futsal that is played in the rooftop turfs is s