India’s women’s hockey team at Asian Games India’s women’s hockey team secured a medal at the 2026 Asian Games after beating South Korea 2-0 in the semifinal on Wednesday. The win assured India of at least a silver medal, but they will now aim for gold when they face defending champions China in the final…
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda added another medal to her impressive Asian Games campaign as she teamed up with Kynan Chenai to win the gold medal in the trap mixed event at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.The Indian pair finished on 34…
Umesh Yadav is set to join Punjab from Vidarbha. NEW DELHI: Punjab are turning to experience in its quest to end a 34-year wait for the Ranji Trophy, making a significant departure from their traditional approach by signing 38-year-old India pacer Umesh Yadav as a guest player for the 2026-27 domestic season. The move is…
Pep Guardiola, the then Manager of Manchester City, poses for a photo with the Premier League title trophy following his team’s victory during the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Ham United at Etihad Stadium on May 19, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Manchester City have been found guilty of serious breaches…
Sunil Kumar (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India won its first wrestling medal at the Asian Games 2026 after Sunil Kumar clinched bronze in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg category on Wednesday.Sunil produced a dominant performance against the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts, winning the bout 9-0 by technical superiority.Sunil did not allow Roberts to score a…
Kapil Pokhariya (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Kapil Pokhariya won a bronze medal after losing his semifinal bout against Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the men’s 90kg category at the Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.Kapil went down 1-4 to Khabibullaev in the semifinal and missed out on a place in the gold medal…
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to field first against West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati. India have made one change, with Auqib Nabi making his ODI debut in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy.Gill said the Barsapara pitch has “a bit more grass” and looks “a little bit patchy”, adding…
File photo of Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The higher-ranking Sports Ministry officials, including Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, have cancelled their plans to travel to Aichi-Nagoya for the ongoing Asian Games. It has been reliably learnt that the top brass will remain in the country to oversee the BRICS Traditional and…
The Indian team defeated China 238-237 in a thrilling final to clinch the gold medal. (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India continued their strong run in archery at the Asian Games 2026 as the trio of Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam won the gold medal in the men’s compound team event in…
India’s Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh, Joshna Chinnapa, Velavan Senthilkumar and others pose for photographs (PTI photo) India’s men’s and women’s squash teams marched into the Asian Games semifinals with convincing quarterfinal victories over Kuwait and Singapore respectively on Wednesday, guaranteeing the country another medal in the team events.The top-seeded Indian men’s team, which is also…
