From the cricketing world to the latest action from all the other sports, here are the top ten stories from the sports universe that are trending on August 24

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are World No.2 and are expectedly the favourites to win the World Championships. In another update, Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also entered third round of the competition.

Shreyas Iyer is set to return to international cricket after almost six months following a long injury layoff as he has been passed completely fit before the Asia Cup.

India's mission to the moon was successful as Chandrayaan-3 landed on the surface on Wednesday, August 23. As the first images of the moon were shared by ISRO, reactions galore on social media.

Yuzvendra Chahal was the biggest name to not feature in India's Asia Cup squad and former tweaker Harbhajan Singh has questioned his non-selection ahead of the continental tournament.

Like Jasprit Bumrah, Krishna was also injured for a long time and proved his fitness in the Ireland T20Is. He has been picked in India's Asia Cup squad alongside Mohammed Shami, Siraj and Bumrah.

Zaka Ashraf, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in July, is likely to be removed as the country's election commission has urged the government to withdraw all political appointments.

Vishwanathan Anand's comments have come at a time when Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is competing in the final against Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing Chess World Cup in Baku.

India will look to register a clean sweep and a historic one as they take on Ireland in the third T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday.

Cricket South Africa has announced pay parity across genders and the landmark announcement makes South Africa the third country to take the historic step.

Election Commission of India has appointed Sachin Tendulkar "National Icon" as a part of its campaign aimed at raising awareness among voters.

Heath Streak's former teammate Henry Olonga confirmed that the former captain is alive and well.

From the cricketing world to the latest action from all the other sports, here are the top ten stories from the sports universe that are trending on August 23.

The incumbent skipper of the Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam equaled an unwanted record of former captain Imran Khan in ODIs.

The manager of Manchester City Pep Guardiola has undergone back surgery and will rejoin the team after rehab.

New Zealand have made some valuable additions to their coaching set-up ahead of the ODI World Cup in India.

It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent at the BWF World Championships in Copenhagen as HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen advanced to the next round while PV Sindhu's poor run in 2023 continued.

Rohit Sharma will be leading Team India for the first time in a home ODI World Cup in October-November having missed out on the tournament narrowly in the 2011 World Cup.

Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer movie is wreaking havoc at the box office worldwide and Sanju Samson, who is a self-confessed fan of the superstar, couldn't miss the opportunity to watch his latest film, despite being in Ireland.

Captain Rohit Sharma on Monday, August 21 during the Asia Cup squad announcement press conference also joked about he and Virat Kohli rolling their arm over if need comes, on the lack of multi-utility players in India's squad.