India Eye More Medals as Women’s Cricket Team Faces Sri Lanka in Asian Games Gold Medal Clash

September 22, 2026 12:09 PM

India Eye More Medals as Women’s Cricket Team Faces Sri Lanka in Asian Games Gold Medal Clash

Indian athletes will look to add more medals to India's tally at the Asian Games 2026, with the women's cricket team taking centre stage as it faces Sri Lanka in the gold medal clash on Tuesday. India, the defending gold medallists, opted to bat first in the gold medal clash on Tuesday. India have made no changes to the playing XI that secured a semifinal victory over Bangladesh. Sri Lanka have also retained the same playing XI as they look to avenge their recent losses against India. It is al...

BWF World Junior Championships 2025: Tanvi Sharma becomes first Indian female in 17 years to be assured of a medal

October 17, 2025 7:24 PM

BWF World Junior Championships 2025: Tanvi Sharma becomes first Indian female in 17 years to be assured of a medal

Tanvi Sharma became the first Indian female player to be assured of a BWF World Junior Championships medal in 17 years when she fought back from a game down to beat Japan’s Saki Matsumoto and reach the girls singles semifinals at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati on Friday. The 16-year-old kept her nerves under pressure and found winners with her cross-court slice hits to beat Matsumoto 13-15, 15-9, 15-10 in a 47-minute quarterfinal clash that kept the spectators on edge. The las...