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September 18, 2026 4:24 PM

Asian Games: Quimcy Dsouza closes in on historic Teqball medal for India

India's Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza is just a win away from securing a historic medal for the country in Teqball after marching into the women's singles semifinals at the Asian Games here on Friday. Making her Asian Games debut, Quimcy stunned top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto of Japan 2-1 (10-12 12-11 13-11) in...

September 18, 2026 4:04 PM

Asian Games: Indian men’s soft tennis team bows out in quarterfinals

The Indian men’s soft tennis team’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games came to an end after a 0-2 defeat against Indonesia in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Indian team, comprising Jay Meena, Yogesh Choudhary, Aryan Thakur, Aniket Patel and Om Yadav, lost both ties against Indonesia. Meena and ...

September 18, 2026 1:01 PM

Asian Games 2026: Charani, Shafali shine as India outclass Japan to enter semis

Opener Shafali Verma's all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani's devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women's cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, in Nisshin on Friday. Charani (4/10) and Shafali (...

September 18, 2026 12:02 PM

Asian Games 2026: Teqball debutant Quimcy Dsouza storms into SFs

Indian teqball debutant Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza continued her impressive campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, securing two wins in the Women’s Singles event to book her place directly in the semifinals on Friday. Quimcy produced a strong comeback in her Group A, Match 2 encounter against Japan...

September 18, 2026 12:01 PM

Asian Games 2026: Indian Men’s Soft Tennis team goes down to Chinese Taipei

The Indian Men's Soft Tennis Team put up a determined fight but suffered a 0-3 defeat against Chinese Taipei in their Preliminary Round, Group C on Friday. India began the tie with the doubles encounter, where Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary went down 0-5 against Kai-Wen Yu and Wei-Chieh Lin. In th...

September 18, 2026 10:00 AM

Surfing-India’s Reboul sees Asian Games as important step towards LA 2028

India's head surfing coach Samai Reboul said the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya would be an important step in the country's long-term development as it looks towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Surfing will make its Asian Games debut in Japan, with India fielding two men and two women in the shortb...