Hanshin Tigers infielder Teruaki Sato finished the Central League season with a .306 average, 39 home runs and 106 RBIs, the first NPB triple crown since Munetaka Murakami in 2022.

Hanshin Tigers infielder Teruaki Sato locked up the Central League Triple Crown on the final day, finishing at a .306 average with 39 home runs and 106 RBIs.

Hanshin’s Teruaki Sato finished the Central League season with a .306 average, 39 home runs and 106 RBIs. He is the club’s first Japanese Triple Crown winner.

Tampa Bay beat New York 4-3 in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. Victor Mesa Jr.'s go-ahead homer and Bryan Baker's final strikeout sent the Rays to the American League Championship Series.

The Premier League champions said Arteta, who led the club to its first title in 22 years last season, has signed until June 2030. Arsenal are second and next play Leeds at home.

Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in Buenos Aires as Lionel Messi ended a 21-year international career with a penalty and two assists in front of more than 85,000 fans.

Lionel Messi ended a 21-year international career with a goal and two assists as Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in Buenos Aires, his 208th cap and 126th goal.

Chicago beat Cleveland 4-3 in Game 2 of the American League Division Series, with Braden Montgomery's two-run double the go-ahead hit, and can close the series at home on Wednesday.

Harmanpreet Kaur resigned the India women's captaincy across Tests, ODIs and T20Is on Tuesday after leading the side to its first ODI World Cup title.

Harmanpreet Kaur resigned on Tuesday as captain of India's women's team in Tests, ODIs and T20Is after leading the side to the 2025 ODI World Cup and a second Asian Games gold.

Harmanpreet Kaur resigned the India women's captaincy across Tests, ODIs and T20Is on Tuesday, a day after meeting BCCI officials in Guwahati. Smriti Mandhana is expected to succeed her.

Harmanpreet Kaur, who led India to the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup and a second Asian Games gold, resigned the captaincy on Tuesday and said she wants to play on.

Michael Olise was central as France beat Belgium 4-1, following a 1-0 win in Brussels, to move three points clear of Italy in Nations League Group A1.

Harmanpreet Kaur resigned the India women's captaincy in all formats on Tuesday after the 2025 World Cup win and a second Asian Games gold.

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his Beijing semi-final against Novak Djokovic after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd and striking a spectator in the eye.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games closed on 4 October. China led the medal table, Japan was second, South Korea third and India fourth with 85 medals.

Yonhap published the final top-10 medal table after the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games closed. China led with 169 golds, Japan had 83 and South Korea 39. India finished fourth with 21 golds and 85 medals.

The Aichi-Nagoya Games ended Sunday after a troubled fortnight. China finished first with 169 golds and host Japan second with 83, while India placed fourth on 85 medals.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended on Sunday with China topping the gold table for a 12th straight Games and Japan second.

The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya ended with China first on 341 medals, host Japan second on 269, South Korea third on 150 and India fourth on 85.

Yonhap published final top-10 medal standings from Nagoya after the Asian Games closed, with China first, Japan second and South Korea third.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended on 4 October. Yonhap's final top standings put China first with 169 golds, Japan second and South Korea third. India was fourth with 85 medals.

The Olympic Council of Asia closed the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday and handed the next edition to Doha. China led the medal table; host Japan was second and India fourth with 85 medals.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended on Sunday with China on 169 golds and host Japan on a record 83, as organisers handed the next Games to Doha in 2030.

Lamar Jackson threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns before exiting at halftime, and Baltimore's defence closed out a 24-18 win over Tennessee.

Host Japan moved past its 1966 Asian Games gold-medal record of 78, with the Aichi-Nagoya games due to close on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the China Open semi-finals, extending his unbeaten record at the tournament, Reuters reported.

Brazil defeated India 4-0 in an international friendly in Kolkata, with Samuel Lino scoring his first two goals for the national team.

Stephen Halliday scored the tiebreaking goal as the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in their season opener at Scotiabank Arena.

Brazil closed its tour of Australia and India with a 4-0 win over India in Kolkata. Estevao, Pedro and a Samuel Lino brace made the score in front of 51,000 at Salt Lake Stadium.