India recorded its best-ever performance  at the 2025 Asian Youth Games  held in Manama, Bahrain , clinching a total of 48 medals  — including 13 gold, 18 silver, and 17 bronze . This historic achievement surpassed the nation’s previous tallies from the 2009 Singapore  and 2013 Nanjing  editions, making it India’s strongest showing in the continental youth event’s history. India’s Record-Breaking Medal Tally A 222-member Indian contingent  — comprising 119 women and 103 men  

Football fans in South India can breathe a sigh of relief as Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated “GOAT Tour to India 2025”  will now include Hyderabad  as the new southern stop. The addition comes after the postponement of Argentina’s friendly match in Kochi (Kerala) , which had been originally scheduled for November 17 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium . The Kochi fixture, officially confirmed by Kerala’s Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman  earlier this year, was postponed to the next