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Pakistan had won the first Test by 93 runs, and are eyeing a 2-0 series sweep. Follow the live cricket scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary from the second PAK vs RSA match

Morocco topped their group against Spain, Brazil and Mexico and then prevailed over South Korea, the United States and France in the knockout stages of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup

The Indian junior men's hockey team thus claimed their fifth silver at the Sultan of Johor Cup, bettering the consecutive bronze medal finishes in the past two editions

Emma Raducanu concluded her 2025 season to recover from illness and prepare for 2026, continuing her partnership with coach Francisco Roig

Indian driver Akshay Gupta secured a podium finish in the final round of the VT2-F+4WD class in ADAC Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) 2025 on October 16. Gupta was driving the 491 Hyundai i30N for Stenle Marketing Mertens Motorsport. His team overcame several setbacks, including penalties and suspensions, to secure the hard-fought third-place finish. The young endurance racer revealed he had "tested with ProSport Racing in their Aston Martin Vantage GT4" during practice on Friday. However, Gupta admitted that it "hurts" to finish low after being "front-runners to fight for the overall championship".

Both teams were evenly matched through most of the encounter, with Vijay Malik scoring 8 points and Bharat Hooda scoring 7 points for the third-placed side