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

September 21, 2026 10:09 AM

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 the singles match, Aryan Thakur fought hard but lost 1-4 to Yu-Sang Chang, giving Chinese Taipei an unassailable 2-0 lead. India's Aniket Patel and Om Yadav then featured in the second doubles match bu...

Asian Games 2026 gets underway in Nagoya; Indian women’s cricket team begins title defence against Japan

September 21, 2026 10:09 AM

Asian Games 2026 gets underway in Nagoya; Indian women’s cricket team begins title defence against Japan

India will have a busy day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Friday, with action across cricket, soft tennis and teqball. The day begins with the Indian men’s soft tennis team taking on Laos in Group C, followed by matches against Chinese Taipei and Mongolia. In teqball, Indian athletes will also be in action in women’s singles and mixed doubles events through the morning and afternoon. The main focus will be on the Indian women’s cricket quarter-final against hosts Japan. Led by...