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September 22, 2026 2:15 PM

Asian Games: India women defend cricket gold with 147-run win over Sri Lanka

India women successfully defended their Asian Games cricket gold medal with a dominant 147-run victory over Sri Lanka in the final at Korogi Sports Park here on Tuesday. Smriti Mandhana's 79 off 45 balls powered India to a record 216/3, while Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Shreyanka Patil and Sree Charani shared the wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69. This is India's first gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games and their seventh overall. India had also won the gold medal in the previous...

September 22, 2026 1:27 PM

Asian Games: Smriti Mandhana becomes first women’s cricketer to complete 11,000 international runs

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana became the first women’s cricketer to complete 11,000 international runs during the Asian Games final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park on Tuesday. Mandhana came into the final with 10,987 international runs — 788 in Tests, 5,411 in ODIs and 4,788 in T20Is — and needed 13 runs to reach the landmark. She achieved the milestone in the third over after India opted to bat first. Mandhana began with two fours in the opening over before hitting a six to...

September 22, 2026 1:34 PM

Asian Games: Sindhu loses to Yamaguchi as Japan take 1-0 lead in women’s team QF

India's PV Sindhu lost the opening rubber of the women's team quarterfinal against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Tuesday, handing the hosts a 1-0 lead. Sindhu, after winning a closely fought opening game, went down 23-21, 18-21, 11-21 against three-time world champion Yamaguchi. Unnati Hooda will look to level the tie for India when she takes on Tomoka Miyazaki in the second rubber. Sindhu had entered the contest with a 16-14 head-to-head record against...

September 21, 2026 1:24 PM

Savita Punia becomes most-capped women’s player, Hockey India announces Rs 10 lakh reward

Hockey India on Monday congratulated goalkeeper Savita Punia on becoming the most-capped player in the history of Indian women's hockey and announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for the veteran. Savita surpassed former India striker Vandana Katariya's record of 320 senior international appearances during India's Pool B match against Indonesia at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan. Known as 'The Wall of India' for her shot-stopping abilities and performances in penalty shoot-outs, the 36-year-old...

September 21, 2026 10:53 AM

Asian Games: Himanshu wins silver, Rudrankksh bags bronze as India claim double podium in men’s 10m air rifle

India secured a double podium in the men's 10m air rifle at the Asian Games on Monday, with Himanshu Dhillon winning silver and Rudrankksh Patil claiming bronze after an intense final. Himanshu finished with 252.4 points, while Rudrankksh scored 230.9 to take third place. China's reigning Olympic champion Sheng Lihao won the gold with a Games Record score of 254.2, successfully defending his title. Both Indians remained in medal contention throughout the eight-shooter final, with Rudrankksh ma...

September 21, 2026 10:11 AM

Suchika Tariyal wins historic MMA bronze for India at Asian Games

Suchika Tariyal scripted history on Monday by becoming India's first Asian Games medallist in mixed martial arts, securing bronze in the women's traditional -60kg category at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Tariyal's campaign ended in the semifinals, where she suffered a narrow defeat to Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo in a bout that went into overtime. The Indian lost by the barest of margins, missing out on a place in the gold-medal contest but securing a podium finish in MMA's Asian Games debut. The 36-ye...

September 21, 2026 10:11 AM

Asian Games: Indian women’s table tennis team sweeps past Pakistan to enter QF

The Indian women's table tennis team swept past Pakistan 3-0 to top Group F and qualify for the quarterfinals of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. Sutirtha Mukherjee, who won a bronze medal in women's doubles at the previous edition in Hangzhou, gave India a winning start by defeating Aleena Khan 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 in just 10 minutes. Asian Games debutant Syndrela Das then beat Kalsoom Khan 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 to put India within touching distance of victory. Sreeja Akula completed the cl...

September 21, 2026 8:42 AM

India win silver in men’s 10m air rifle team; Rudrankksh, Himanshu make individual final

India clinched a silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games on Monday, with shooters Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon also qualifying for the individual final. Rudrankksh, Himanshu and Parth Mane finished with a team total of 1890.1. China claimed the gold with a world record team total of 1899.0 points, bettering their previous mark by 0.6 points. South Korea produced a strong fightback but had settle for bronze with a total of 1884.2 points. Rudrankksh fin...

September 21, 2026 10:10 AM

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 her opening Group A match that lasted 43 minutes at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center. The young Indian carried the momentum into her second group match and defeated Cambodia's Koemyean DY 2-0 (...

September 21, 2026 10:10 AM

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 Choudhary went down 2-5 to Tio Hutauruk and Fernendo Sanger in the opening men's doubles tie, before Thakur lost 3-4 to Bagus Pradewa in the singles. The men's team campaign has thus come to an end, ...