India’s batting trio of Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur will be pivotal in the women’s cricket final against Sri Lanka at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as India seeks a second consecutive gold medal. The match takes place on Tuesday, just days after the two teams contested the Asia Cup title. Shafali … Read more
India’s shooting stars delivered a double podium finish in the men’s 10m air rifle at the Asian Games on Monday, with Himanshu Dhillon winning silver and Rudrankksh Patil taking bronze in a gripping final. China’s Sheng Lihao claimed gold with 254.2 points. Rudrankksh made a blazing start, taking the early lead before Himanshu joined the … Read more
India’s Suchika Tariyal secured a historic bronze medal in the women’s traditional 60kg MMA event at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday (Sep 21). However, the 36-year-old Haryana athlete was left heartbroken after her closely contested bout against Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo ended in a controversial result. Suchika broke down on the mat and did … Read more
Aichi-Nagoya: India began their men’s kabaddi campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in dominant fashion, defeating Japan 49-24 in their opening match on Monday. Japan opened the scoring with a bonus point, but India quickly responded as Ayan Lochhab levelled the scores with a touch point. India soon took complete control of the contest. Ashu … Read more
Savita Punia remains as grounded as ever. This is despite her becoming India’s most capped women’s hockey player on Monday. With 321 international caps, surpassing retired great Vandana Katariya’s previous record of 320, the seasoned goalkeeper has rewritten Indian women’s hockey history. She broke this record during India’s dominant 17-1 victory over Indonesia in a … Read more
Suchika Tariyal won India’s first medal in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) at the Asian Games 2026, clinching bronze on Monday, though it was not without drama. The 36-year-old went down against Singapore’s Teo Hui Hoon in the women’s traditional -60kg semi-final. The seasoned Indian campaigner fought hard, taking the bout into overtime, but the judges … Read more
Himanshu Dhillon has emerged as one of the new faces of Indian shooting after a memorable outing at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. The 20-year-old from Jind, Haryana, first helped India win silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team event, alongside Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Mane. The Indian trio scored 1890.1 points, finishing … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a revised men’s squad for the Asian Games after Salman Mirza was sidelined due to an injury. In an official update provided by the board, it was confirmed that the left-arm pacer was ruled out of the event due to a fracture in his left thumb. He’s now undergoing … Read more
New Delhi: An incident of eve-teasing when she was just 12 changed the course of Suchika Tariyal’s life. What began as a painful experience that prompted her to learn self-defence eventually became the foundation of a remarkable sporting career. Twenty-four years later, Tariyal has created history by becoming India’s first Asian Games MMA medallist at … Read more
India have added three specialist net bowlers to their Japan-bound cricket contingent ahead of the men’s T20I against Japan and the Asian Games campaign. Former Jammu & Kashmir pacer Rasikh Salam Dar, Maharashtra spinner Vicky Ostwal and Uttar Pradesh fast bowler Kartik Tyagi have travelled with the Shreyas Iyer-led side as unofficial members of the … Read more