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India won their five-match T20I series in New Zealand 3-2. They took the first three games, sealing it in Wellington on 27 October, where Abhishek Sharma's 35-ball hundred chased down 198 with 40 balls to spare. New Zealand hit back with 259 at Eden Park and won the final match in Hamilton on 1 November by seven wickets. Glenn Phillips was player of the series with 341 runs.

With seven rounds left, 20-year-old Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli led the Formula 1 championship on 320 points, 84 clear of teammate George Russell, after eight wins. A season ago, many said he had been promoted too early. If his form holds, he could clinch the title before the 6 December Abu Dhabi finale and beat Sebastian Vettel's record as the youngest world champion.

Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has confirmed the season will finish in Qatar on 29 November and Abu Dhabi on 6 December, despite the war in the region. The war had already forced the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races off their original slots. Max Verstappen said the sport should not race there, but Abu Dhabi is 99% sold, and Kimi Antonelli could clinch the title in the Gulf.

The 2027 Wimbledon Championships, from 28 June to 11 July, mark 150 years since the first tournament in 1877, and the All England Club plans to unveil a statue of Andy Murray during the anniversary year. Tickets are already scarce and cannot be resold outside official channels. Fans should enter the free public ballot when it opens, decide early on hospitality and book London hotels soon.