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The Chinese robot 'Lightning' ran the 100-metre sprint in just 9.32 seconds, beating the world's fastest human Usain Bolt's record of 9.58 seconds. The robot, built by smartphone brand Honor, was seen crashing into a cushion after the race and falling down. Lightning reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres/second during the preparatory test event for World Humanoid Robot Games.

India won the gold, silver and bronze in women's long jump at World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Meet at Odisha's Bhubaneswar. Ancy Sojan won the gold with a distance of 6.71m, Shaili Singh bagged silver with 6.56m, and Mubassina Mohammed claimed bronze with 6.31m. Ancy had recently broken 22-year-old national record in women's long jump with a jump of 6.88m.

A Panama-flagged cargo ship with 24 crew members, most of whom were Chinese, sank in the Bay of Bengal, about 444 km from Odisha's coast. The Singapore-bound ship, carrying iron ore from Odisha, made the distress call at 11:48 am. The Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy launched rescue operations, and two crew members were rescued at 8:00 pm.

India suffered a 3-1 defeat to hosts Netherlands in their first Pool E fixture of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 second round on Saturday. World number one Netherlands have booked semi-final berth, while India will need Argentina to beat England to keep semi chances alive. Earlier, India suffered 0-2 loss to Netherlands in Women's Hockey World Cup.

Twenty three-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams will team up with world number two Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open 2026. The pair received a wildcard entry into the mixed doubles event. It will be Serena's first time playing at the US Open since 2022. Meanwhile, world number one Aryna Sabalenka will partner with world number five Novak Djokovic.

India's women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured bronze at the BWF World Championships 2026. They lost 21-18, 13-21, 8-21 to China's Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning in semi-final match on Saturday. The duo became the first India women's doubles pair since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in 2011 to win a medal at the World Championships.

Bitcoin prices fell in a flash as they went from $78,510.79 to $77,018.37, falling by nearly $1,500 (₹1.42 lakh) in just 15 minutes. This is the biggest flash crash in cryptocurrencies since October 2025, as it coincided with $500 million in longs being liquidated in 30 minutes, Bull Theory reported. The crash erased ₹10.33 lakh crore in just six minutes.

Premium gap years, skipping a year of college for expensive months-long trips around the world, are becoming common among families with Gen Z children, Bloomberg reported. Parents are paying up to ₹90 lakh, more than a year's college fees, for the gap-year trips. They believe they may help strengthen college applications, improve resumes or give their children's careers a direction.

A JPMorgan report stated the shift is being driven by the lower cost of a gold loan compared with a personal loan. Rising financial literacy is prompting Indians to "monetise idle household jewellery" for education, medical needs and travel, while small businesses use them for working capital. Gold loans have a low bad-loan ratio among retail credit categories for mortgages.

US and Canada failed to reach a trade deal after three days of talks, prompting Washington to impose 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of Canadian goods from midnight. Canadian PM Mark Carney said Ottawa suspended negotiations after “last-minute changes” to US terms were deemed unfair. Canada would impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods "dollar for dollar", he added.