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Seventeen sports will feature at the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, which is set to be staged at around 60 per cent lower cost than previous editions as part of the Commonwealth Sport's revamped hosting model, CEO Katie Sadleir said.

Lack of funds and apathy from the sports governing body have limited Pakistan's participation in the upcoming Asian Games 2026 from 123 to 80 participants, which may further reduce in the days to come.

India's senior teams made impressive starts to their campaign at the fifth Asia Cup Bridge Championship, with both the A and B sides featuring among the top contenders after the opening day of competition.

The 5th Bonus Asia Cup Bridge Championships will feature nearly 300 players and officials representing 46 teams from 16 countries and territories, with defending champions India set to compete against the region's best in the event.

India will be represented by 125 to 130 athletes, covering eight able-bodied and four para sports, at the scaled-down Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July-August, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) CEO Raghuram Iyer said on Friday

Two of the UFC's biggest stars, Ilia Topuria and Alex Pereira, have been handed out medical suspensions following their bruising defeats at UFC Freedom 250, the historic event staged on the White House grounds in Washington DC.

President Donald Trump emerged from the Oval Office first, then fighters from around the globe followed straight into the fight cage, in part for the president's 80th birthday celebration.

UFC CEO Dana White made it clear that the White House event was a one-time thing, stating, "It will never happen again."

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President Donald Trump turned 80 on Sunday and was set to celebrate with one of the more surreal spectacles both in sports and even in the nation's capital: cage fighting on the White House lawn.

India's dominance at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships in Ahmedabad this week eloquently reflected in the medal tally

The IOC's Executive Board has proposed the introduction of a strategic dialogue stage to short-list "Interested Parties with developed projects" in its Olympic host selection process as part of an ongoing review that has paused future bids.

The event is part of the 250th anniversary of America's founding, and is scheduled for the weekend with the main attraction — seven mixed martial arts matches — on Sunday.

There is simmering disquiet in India's sporting circles these days and at the heart of it is an unprecedented delay.

It's become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions handed out at a major train station.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has praised India's outstanding performance at the World Yogasana Championships (WYC) 2026.

Pakistan has decided not to send its team for the Asian Senior Fencing Championships to be held in Delhi from June 19 despite the local organisers sending an invite to the neighbouring country.